/ck/ - Food & Cooking

[Anonymous No.19370343]

>Use sponge twice
>It gets logged with grease and makes things dirtier instead of cleaner

How the hell do people deal with this? I just use steel wool and paper towels for everything

[Anonymous No.19370351]

I use brushes and replace them every few months, like one would with toothbrushes.

[Anonymous No.19370355]

>>19370343
use a paper towel to remove excess grease before washing. you don't want that grease congealing in your drains

[Anonymous No.19370364]

>>19370343
If something is really greasy i rub the excess off with my hands before using the sponge
Or if the sponge is getting old anyways i sacrifice it then throw it away

[Anonymous No.19370374]

>>19370343
we use dish soap, it breaks up and isolates the grease and grime and leaves the sponges (mostly) clean

[Anonymous No.19370401]

>>19370343
>Skill issue
Typically I keep a dirty and clean sponge, anything super messy gets the dirty sponge, and then finished with the clean, I also do hand wash items with the clean sponge.

Also you should rinse your sponges through and wring them out a few times, then throw them in the dishwasher with your dishes to keep them clean and sanitized.

[Anonymous No.19370439]

>>19370355
>you don't want that grease congealing in your drains
not my problem

[Anonymous No.19370458]

>>19370343
use the sprayer with hot water before you scrub.

[Anonymous No.19371162]

>>19370343
I've got this plastic scrubbing brush thing which I use to get the shit off my plates, then I just use the sponge to apply soap to the plate before rinsing it off. Then it goes in the dishwasher, because I'm a bit OCD about cleaning.

[Anonymous No.19371176]

>>19370439
you don't use your drains?

[Anonymous No.19371182]

Sponges are bacteria traps, shed microplastics and don't last very long. We use steel scrubbers.

[Anonymous No.19371183]

>>19370374
what are you a Dawn commercial

[Anonymous No.19371262]

>>19371182
>We use steel scrubbers
Same here, 60 seconds in microwave to sterilize every few days too

[Anonymous No.19371293]

>>19370343
>Use a dish towel once
>rinse it out really well
>throw it in the washing machine
>???
>always have clean towel to wash dishes, never scrub dishes with moldy sponge or toilet brush

[Anonymous No.19371298]

>>19371262

[Anonymous No.19371544]

>>19370351
> he replaces his toothbrush every few months

[Anonymous No.19372081]

clean your sponges, idiots

[Anonymous No.19372125]

>>19371176
a drain snake rental isn't that much money and you only have to do it like once every 10 to 20 years and that's if you're really just pouring oil down it constantly

[Anonymous No.19372466]

>>19370343
If you have greasy things you put dish soap into sponge, squeeze it till there is foam and then scrub.
I can't believe I am explaining how to do dishes to zoomers.

[Anonymous No.19374246]

>>19370343
Rinse your greasy pots, pans and plates with hot water before you actually use the sponge to wash them. It's literally that easy.

[Anonymous No.19374291]

My parent would always use steel wool to clean me in the bathtub. Scrubbed too hard and i would usually end up very red and be painful for several days

[Anonymous No.19374301]

These are thin, inexpensive, never get smelly and last long. I cut them in half.

[Anonymous No.19374473]

>>19374291
Did they give you bleach enema too?

[Anonymous No.19374485]

Who here is a /scrub daddy/? I thought it was a meme but I love the grit to it. Pretty fun to facefuck it with my chef knife

[Anonymous No.19374510]

>>19370343
i don't have anything fatty in my whole food plant based kitchen, and i live alone so i scrub the sink a few times a year

[Anonymous No.19374590]

>>19371544
... you don't?

[Anonymous No.19374610]

Best purchase. I bought a cheep store brand one which was trash and I almost gave up on brushes altogether until I bought this reputable brand one and ho-lee-phuc it has changed everything. I can blast my dishes with the hottest possible near-boiling water and scrub them with safety. And the brush can be cleaned so you don't have to worry about grease and morsels. I rarely even use a sponge anymore but when I do it's after I've used the brush and just do a final polish with it, so now my sponges don't get soiled anymore either

[Anonymous No.19374616]

>>19374291
You kid but Cambodians, Thais, Indonesians and especially Viets, among other SEAsians, scrape their loved ones with coins, often to the point of drawing blood, in the belief that it will scrape away sickness, especially the common cold.
Like all stupid medicinal beliefs held in East and Southeast Asia, it originated in China.

[Anonymous No.19374622]

>>19370343
Let grease harden first and then scrape it off to toss into the garbage, then run hot water while scrubbing with a textured silicone scraper pad.

[Anonymous No.19374624]

>>19374291
better than just leaving you to soak for days

[Anonymous No.19374629]

>>19374610
Hello Aussie.
In Ameriland, Sabco is called Libman and they are precisely the brush I (>>19370351) use for the exact reasons you said. This is one of the few products I have brand loyalty for.

[Anonymous No.19374652]

>>19374629
Huh I never knew any of this. I love a good fun fact. I also buy Sabco mops and dusters and shit. I got one of their manual carpet cleaner things that you just push around and it collects all the dust and fuzz crumbs and shit. It's fucking great.

[Anonymous No.19374671]

>>19374652
Yeah, total tits. Like I said: one of the few things I have any sort of brand loyalty for. No others have even gotten close.