Cooking oil is often reused many times during food processing, but housewives need to be used properly to avoid harm to health.
Therefore, the cleaning and preservation of cooking oil should be specially concerned to ensure delicious food processing, as well as ensure health safety for family members.
Some of the following methods that housewives can refer to the effective way to clean and reuse cooking oil.
Tapioca or corn starch
The housewives dissolve a spoon of tapioca or corn starch with about 100ml of water. Heat the cooking oil, then pour this mixture and stir your hands. Fry the flour mixture until it emerges, dirt will stick to the dough. Remove this dough and filter the oil through the filter paper to remove the residual sediment.
Towel paper or coffee filter paper
After the oil cools down, use a paper towel or coffee filter paper on the clean bowl and then slowly pour the oil through the filter paper to remove the dirt. Besides, it is possible to heat the cooking oil, then drop a few slices of lemon into the dirt will stick to and help the oil cleaner. Remove lemon slices and oil filter through filter or paper towels will make the oil more cleaner.
However, housewives also pay special attention not to reuse cooking oil 2 times, because after each use, oil may have harmful compounds for health. At the same time, avoid boiling oil at too high heat, as this can make the oil smoke and create toxic compounds. Each type of oil has different smoking points, so it is necessary to choose the right oil for cooking.
After cleaning, preserve used oils and leave in a cool place and avoid direct light to prevent oxidation. If the oil is dark, smelly or foam appears, it should not be used to continue using health.
The proper cleaning and reuse of cooking oil not only helps housewives save but also ensure safety for health. Try to perform cleaning methods and note when reusing will help maintain cooking oil quality and prevent potential risks.
