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I have been meaning to do this for a while, as this has been a big change in the kitchen, with all forms of low-carb-high- fat ways of eating I have done, but particularly Keto - is how to look after your dishwashing applicances and plumbing with dealing with all the extra fat going down the drain, and through your dishwasher. And in your oven and on your food prep and cooking surfaces.
We had a clogging problem with our new otherwise great dishwasher, and I asked our wonderful appliance repairer (that took a lot of hard work getting him I promise), if the high volume of fat had anything to do with the issue. He said no, but we were not convinced. (In the present low-fat world - I just don't think they get what high fat cooking and eating is. And we cook a lot at home, and use the dishwasher often.)
So, now we make a big effort to soak anything with fat residue in hot soapy water first, make sure we do really hot water maintenance washs more regularly - like once a fortnite rather than once a month as the instruction booklet suggests. And - I wash the sink/rinse the kitchen pipes out with a good plant-based surfecant - my favourite laundry soak in the same time frame. And it has made a huge difference. No more clogged dishwasher. And I feel more confident about treating the kitchen plumbing better too.
It cleans cooking stains from the bench and deposits in the oven, and the sink cleans up beautifully of course, as well.
I attach a pic of my favourite degreaser/surfecant/laundry soak with the ingredients just to illustrate an example of what works really well. But of course - any degreaser does the job. I'm a big aloe vera fan (no!!) and am very pleased this one has this great all rounder ingredient in it, for instance. And I have a preference for easier-on-the-waterways/ environment surfecants.
Baking soda seems to be a common main ingredient, along with white vinegar if you want to do it yourself at home. Baking soda and vinegar is truly wonderful for dealing with fat and cooking residue, and very cheap to boot.
Any other kitchen cleaning tips for dealing with all the fat residue welcomed...
We had a clogging problem with our new otherwise great dishwasher, and I asked our wonderful appliance repairer (that took a lot of hard work getting him I promise), if the high volume of fat had anything to do with the issue. He said no, but we were not convinced. (In the present low-fat world - I just don't think they get what high fat cooking and eating is. And we cook a lot at home, and use the dishwasher often.)
So, now we make a big effort to soak anything with fat residue in hot soapy water first, make sure we do really hot water maintenance washs more regularly - like once a fortnite rather than once a month as the instruction booklet suggests. And - I wash the sink/rinse the kitchen pipes out with a good plant-based surfecant - my favourite laundry soak in the same time frame. And it has made a huge difference. No more clogged dishwasher. And I feel more confident about treating the kitchen plumbing better too.
It cleans cooking stains from the bench and deposits in the oven, and the sink cleans up beautifully of course, as well.
I attach a pic of my favourite degreaser/surfecant/laundry soak with the ingredients just to illustrate an example of what works really well. But of course - any degreaser does the job. I'm a big aloe vera fan (no!!) and am very pleased this one has this great all rounder ingredient in it, for instance. And I have a preference for easier-on-the-waterways/ environment surfecants.
Baking soda seems to be a common main ingredient, along with white vinegar if you want to do it yourself at home. Baking soda and vinegar is truly wonderful for dealing with fat and cooking residue, and very cheap to boot.
Any other kitchen cleaning tips for dealing with all the fat residue welcomed...