More and more housewives are using a multicooker for cooking. With the help of which you can prepare various dishes in a short time and please your family with tasty and healthy food. With its help you can cook soup, stew the main dish, and also bake aromatic pastries with tea.
After purchasing a household miracle pan, you may smell rubber or plastic. Its pungent spirit is absorbed into the prepared dish. Most often, the unpleasant aroma goes away after several times of use. A smell in a multicooker can appear in two cases: when using a new device and subsequently after cooking.
What to do if there is an odor in the new device
- Before preparing food for the first time, pour a little water into the multicooker bowl and put a slice of lemon in it and turn it on for 30 minutes. Instead of lemon, you can use half a teaspoon of citric acid. Then boil ordinary water, usually after this procedure, the rubber and plastic odors evaporate.
- If this advice does not help, then you can use the following: take 9% vinegar, wet a cloth and wipe the bowl, lid and silicone gasket, which can absorb odor. It is not recommended to wipe heating devices.
- Pour a liter of water and a tablespoon of 9% vinegar into the thicket, and boil the water for 30 minutes. Then wash and dry the bowl thoroughly.
- An excellent natural way to get rid of odors in a slow cooker: add chopped celery roots to a liter of water and boil for 40 minutes.To enhance the effect, you can add a few slices of citrus fruits. Afterwards, thoroughly wash the bowl of the device and leave it to dry.
- Chopped ginger root will also help remove the smell in the multicooker. It is also necessary to boil with water for 30 minutes, then rinse with running water and dry. To improve efficiency, add ground black pepper.
- Wash the multicooker bowl thoroughly with detergent.
After cooking and cleaning the pan, the smell may not go away and may transfer to other cooked food, which will significantly reduce its taste. The fact is that when the drug is working, its lid with a rubber seal comes into contact with food and therefore absorbs the smell. To remove it, after finishing work, you must thoroughly wash the lid with detergent and soda. Usually the smell disappears after several uses of the device.
Tips for eliminating odors after cooking
- Immediately transfer the cooked food to another container; do not store it for a long time.
- Store the pan with the lid slightly ajar and the steam release valve removed.
- After finishing work and clearing away any leftover food, place a handful of natural ground coffee into the bowl overnight, which will absorb the unpleasant odor.
- After cooking, treat the bowl with the used tea leaves and rinse thoroughly. Do not use this method if the saucepan is ceramic, it may darken.
- If, after using the multicooker, the smell of any dish remains, you need to rinse it several times with a saline or soda solution. To do this, add 1 teaspoon of salt or soda to one liter of water and boil for half an hour.
- Apple cider vinegar also removes odors after cooking.
- Place coarse sea salt on the bottom of the pan and heat for about 10 minutes, cover with a lid and leave to cool overnight. In the morning, wash and dry the cooking bowl.
You can use all the products together to remove the smell forever. So, boil the celery root in a bowl, to which we add ground black pepper and a whole lemon. Then wipe dry with dry cloths.
It is important to properly care for the multicooker; after cooking, you need to clean it outside and inside of fat and food debris, washing and drying it. It is advisable after each use to boil water in a saucepan with a slice of lemon, then when preparing another dish, there will be no food smell. Always open the lid of the device, do not forget to clean the valve from any liquid absorbed during cooking. Do not store the pan near chemicals or strong odors.
How to properly wash the lid and the multicooker itself
You need to remove any remaining food from the multicooker bowl, then pour warm water and detergent into it and leave to soak for 10 minutes. Remove the rubber seal and odor valve from the lid, soak them in a bowl of water and detergent. The outside of the multicooker is not washed, but wiped with a damp cloth to remove stains. After some time, wash with a soft sponge and rinse with running water. Then wipe dry with a dry cloth. Dry well and put back in place. After the next meal preparation, we also carry out the procedure. Usually the smell will go away on its own after some time.
Care instructions
- As soon as you cook your food, immediately transfer it to the pan.After the multicooker has cooled down, wash it with detergent and wipe the body itself with a slightly damp cloth. Dry with the lid open to remove the smell.
- Do not store the multicooker near heating appliances; it is better to store it in a well-ventilated area; for this purpose, allocate a place in an open cabinet or on a shelf. Do not use the bowl for other purposes; you cannot marinate meat in it, knead dough or put it in the refrigerator with food.
Original advice: store the zest of dried lemon or orange in a slow cooker, then the musty smell will not ruin your mood. Some housewives buy several cups for a multicooker, in one they cook soup, in another they cook fish and meat, and the third is used for baking. This method also helps, and the food does not absorb the flavor of the previous dish.
A proven method: soak the parts of the multicooker, except for the heating body, in a basin of water for a day. Then wipe with a dry cloth, the aroma will disappear.
How to choose the right multicooker so that an unpleasant odor does not appear later when cooking
When purchasing an assistant, make sure that there is no specific smell when opening the lid. Carefully inspect the model; the silicone seal should also be made of high-quality material. Cheap models usually smell; it’s better not to buy them, because when cooking, the smell will be absorbed into the food. Carefully compare all the models you like so that you don’t have to suffer later. There are cases that when purchasing an appliance, a plastic smell appears during cooking, most often it is a defective pan. When heated, the plastic case melts, which causes a burning smell.Choose proven models, avoid purchasing cheap Chinese models from an unknown company. It's better to choose a multicooker with a removable lid, it is better to wash and disinfect it.
First of all, read reviews about the multicooker on the Internet, study the reviews, which company is recommended to buy, and so that there is no foreign smell. Then you can safely go to the store to buy. You can find out the opinions of acquaintances, friends, relatives, what model they have, and whether it smells. Such information will help you choose a high-quality model, without unnecessary odors, which will subsequently bring pleasure from cooking.
