Wednesday, 29 May 2013

How to Make Your Griddle and Barbeque Experience Less Messy?

Since adding aesthetics and customizing the structures especially personal spaces have become the most sought after jobs these days, outdoor kitchens has evolved as the latest waves for the modern homes. Depending upon the place where you live, an outdoor kitchen certainly adds to the value of the property. This, however, is an expensive business and may cost you a lot of dollars.

Accommodating the high prices…

Nevertheless the higher prices can easily be accommodated, if you go for a perfect selection of the cooking and cleaning kits designed specifically for outdoor kitchens. Since outdoor kitchens are the best place to prepare barbeque, bake pizzas and of course spend a leisurely evening with the friends and family, they need to be complimented with the best suitable kitchen kits.

Outdoor Kitchen Kit

Significance of the Kits…


The kitchen kits are available in variety of sizes, shapes and styles. Once may choose depending upon the kitchen aesthetics, their taste and other requirements.  The kits are also vital for the food preparation and cleaning.  The outdoor kitchen kits are one of the essentials of the Griddle preparation and consist of high heat scrubbers that do not deflate when used to clean even the hot griddle.

Handling the undesired drops and spills…

Since barbeques and grills can be quite messy, a cleaning kit can be a considerable help in minimizing the hassle and stress. A cleaning kit is not really a hard one to find or perhaps you can make one for yourself. Here is all you require for a DIY cleaning kit
  • Few rolls of paper, a microfiber cloth or a sponge,
  • An oxyclean solution or the one with hydrogen peroxide and dawn detergent to deal efficiently with the wine falls. If you don’t have all these you may just try salt and soda water,
  • Make sure that you have an all-purpose cleaning solution for countertops and table spills,
  • And of course a brush and dust pan.

Wednesday, 15 May 2013

How to Ensure a Longer Life for the Griddle Utensils

Food preparation certainly leaves a number of utensils and equipments to be cleaned. Cleaning is not only important to make them ideal for the next use but also to keep them working for years and years to come.

Cleaning different tools and equipments used for cooking…

Utensils can be made of a variety of materials, requiring it essential to ponder upon certain factors prior to cleaning. It is ideal to look at the users manual of the cookware to find out the best method of action. Griddle pans, for an instance, are cleaned employing abrasive cleaners. The use of harsh cleaners is at times ideal to clean the pans whereas it can scratch certain utensils.

Since each griddle is different, it is important to clean it with a best possible course of action for the optimum performance. This will allow any old food or grease accumulated in the pan to go off and maintain the working of the utensil.

Every day and heavy Cleaning…

Cleaning griddle  after each use is highly required. Try to wash it when it is still warm so that left food and oil can be easily cleaned. While cleaning gently scrub vinegar or the club soda on the griddle and mop it dry for a swift and less exhaustive cleaning.
Griddle Cookware
Griddle Cookware

For heavy cleaning, it is essential to prepare the griddle by scuffing the food off using a spatula. You can use a soft scrubber, pumice screen or stone to remove the residue; the type of scrubber used is reliant to the type of griddle used.

Some Important Tips…

Avoid the use of cold water for washing griddle cookware, the temperature should either be equivalent to that of the room or even warm.

Avoid the use of cooking spray as well, since they get burnt onto the surface of the griddle and are hard to remove.

Re-seasoning is also important to make the griddle surface slick. Besides you can also use griddle cleaning kit for comprehensive cleaning.