I love creamy casseroles, covered in golden, bubbling cheese but I loathe cleaning the dish. Well, I did until I worked this method out.This method works wonderfully for stuck on food in anything. Like congealed sauces in saucepans, soggy cereal that has adhered to the bowl and dough from mixing bowls.
Fill the offending dish with hot water and a squirt of dish washing liquid. Let it sit for a few minutes while you attend to other dishes.
Grab a spatula. The kind that are flexible but firm, made out of thin plastic work the best. More flexible or thicker spatulas are not a match for baked cheese. Use the spatula to scrape the crud off the dish. You may need to tip out the water and refill the dish so that you can see the stuck bits from the floating bits you’ve scraped off. Once all the chunky bits are dealt with, wash as normal.
It only takes a few seconds and it works a treat. I have a dedicated ‘dish spatula’ by the sink. As the spatula is plastic, it’s safe for almost every surface. This also reduces the problem of balled up cheese in scourer sponges (gross). Now you can feel free to cook up a storm without fearing the dishes!
On the topic of easy cleaning, try my lazy way to clean a blender! xxx
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