How to remove scale from the pan at home

The water is now not very good quality. And over time, using it, a dirty color bloom appears on the kitchen utensils. This is the beginning of scaling.

If the dishes are not cleaned, scaling will turn into solid deposits. To deal with it will become much more difficult. And then you will need to resort even to chemistry. That is not entirely good for health.

In addition, the scale itself is harmful to the body. Once in the gastrointestinal tract along with food, it splits and penetrates the blood. After there is a blockage of blood vessels. The formation of kidney stones is not excluded.

Descaling Methods

Before you start cleaning the walls of dishes, you need to know that enamelled and aluminum pots are cleaned differently.

The first enemy of the formation of salt deposits on dishes is an acidic environment. How to use it to remove scale in an enamel saucepan:

1. Using citric acid - for this, fill the contaminated dishes with water. Then pour into it citric acid in the ratio of 1 liter of liquid two teaspoons. Put on the fire and boil water. Let it boil for a couple of minutes and turn off the heat. Do not immediately drain the water, leave it all for one hour. Then repeat the procedure.
2. Remove scum with vinegar (use vinegar essence only diluted). Pour clean water into the dishes. It should be enough to cover the level of education of scale. After adding 9% vinegar (1 liter of water - half a glass of essence). Bring the solution to a boil and set aside the dishes. If the scale does not immediately remove, turn the water to a boil again for 30 minutes. When using acetic acid, the room should be ventilated so as not to injure the person's airway.
3. Well helps to cope cucumber pickle or diluted tomato juice. They also have acid. Only such a tool should not be boiled. Pickle should be poured into contaminated dishes and leave for 24 hours.

After such means, the pots should be well rinsed under running water.

Descaling with alkaline products
Baking soda is an economical and good helper. It is necessary to put soda in a saucepan (100 gr. Per 1 liter of liquid), gently rub its walls. The scale will move a little, the dishes will be more efficiently cleaned. Then pour water into the container to be cleaned and put on fire. As soon as the water boils, fasten the burner, leave to boil for 1.5-2 hours, depending on the amount of scale.

After boiling, drain the dirty water and rinse the pan well under water.

Soda ash is mixed 1: 1 with coffee grounds. Apply this mixture on a thick cloth or cotton pad and wipe the inside of the pan with it. No need to use for cleaning, sponge for dishes. All contents will leak into its pores and it will be difficult to achieve the desired effect.

Purifying pots from what's on hand

1. If the house has gathered potato or apple peel, no need to hurry to throw it away. Oddly enough, but they also have acid. She will help to cope with a scum. Even our great-grandmothers cleaned the pans in this way. Clean up thoroughly from dirt and put into a pan to the very top. Pour water into them and put on fire. When the liquid boils, leave to boil for half an hour. If the pan is too dirty, repeat the procedure.
2. Well washed all the scum of all known carbonated beverages. Sprite, Cola and Fanta cope with it especially effectively. They contain phosphoric and citric acids. After removing the pre-gases from the drink, it is poured into a saucepan. Then over a high heat bring to a boil. As it boils, set aside the dishes and leave the liquid in it for half a day. During this time, the scale will depart.
3. Plaque from low-quality water and stains can be removed with a bleach for fabrics "Whiteness". Bay in a 3 liter pot of water. water, 100 gr. bleach. Leave for 12 hours. All old stains and scum will be quickly removed. Then wash the pan well and boil clean water in it so that there are no traces of chlorine left.
4. In a 3-liter pot with water, add 250 grams. glycerol and half a cup of sugar. All boil for 10-15 minutes.

How to remove scum in an aluminum pan

Aluminum, quite delicate material. Therefore, during the cleaning, experts do not recommend the use of metal brushes. Sand and soda are also not suitable for removing any contaminants.

The acidic environment and alkaline cleaning products are oxidized.At the same time they leave spots on the surface of the dishes. The aluminum saucepan loses its original shine.

Dishwashers are also contraindicated. After them, aluminum dishes lose their aesthetic appearance.

How to remove scum in an aluminum pan:

1. The most proven and effective way is boiling utensils in a solution of soda ash and silicate glue. Pour water into a saucepan, add ingredients, boil on very low heat for 1 hour. After cleaning, rinse the dishes well under running water.
2. To the pan is not too oxidized, you can remove scale with serum or kefir. Having poured them above a level of a scum and having left for 10 hours to stand.
3. Well removes scum onions. It is necessary to pre-clean it from the husk, otherwise it will stain the dishes. Then cut the onions into four parts, put in a saucepan with water and boil for one hour.
4. Tooth powder copes well with scum and soot. You need to mix the powder with a drop of liquid dish detergent. Then apply this gruel on the walls of the dishes and leave for one day.

In order not to suffer from the purification of the old salt raids, you need to regularly clean the saucepans.For cooking, it is advisable to use only soft, purified water. It happens that folk remedies do not help, and the scum is too old. In this case, you can not do without the purchase of chemicals for domestic use.

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