How to clean stone coated cookware
Stone-coated pans are very popular today because, in addition to being non-stick, they also allow you to optimize the cooking quality of food. However, these tools are a little delicate, so it is necessary to take some precautions to avoid damaging them after use. In this regard, here is a guide with some practical advice on how to clean the aforementioned pans.
Wash with soap and water
After cooking food such as meat in the stone-coated pot, it is important to cool it to room temperature and then wash it with soap and water. In this way, the superficial grease patina is eliminated, and if small incrustations remain, proceed as described in the following steps.
Use vinegar and baking soda.
Owning a pot made of stone means excluding a priori using abrasive materials such as sponges or metal flakes. In addition to damaging it from a structural point of view, both tend to thin the internal surface, making it no longer non-stick.
In the presence of encrustations released by cooking food, it is good to use a mix based on vinegar and sodium bicarbonate. Both products can perform a good emollient and slightly abrasive action.
The vinegar specifically breaks up the grease particles that have generated the encrustations, while the bicarbonate properly rubbed with a non-abrasive sponge (preferably the sea one) optimizes the result. After the intervention with the aforementioned products, a simple rinse is sufficient.
Polish the pot with paraffin oil
Before storing a stone pot, must protect it with an oil capable of keeping it shiny and oxidation-proof. In this case, the advice is to use a cotton ball soaked in paraffin oil. The latter is a non-harmful, odorless, and colorless product and ideal for creating a protective film resistant to aggression by atmospheric agents.
Once the procedure is finished, wipe off the excess oil before placing the pot back in the cabinet or on the plate rack. As an alternative to liquid paraffin, it is also possible to use beeswax as long as it is natural and does not contain additives such as solvents present in the one used for polishing marble and parquet.
