Electric rice cookers are used quite a lot and often in every Vietnamese family. When used a lot, electric rice cookers are unlikely to avoid dirty stains, causing a foul smell that affects the quality of rice. In particular, in humid weather, if not treated thoroughly, it will easily cause diseases such as abdominal pain, enteritis, stomach pain, etc.
Some detailed instructions below will help housewives easily deodorize and clean the rice pot effectively.
Lemon
When mentioning natural deodorization methods, lemon will bring quite effective benefits. According to some studies, lemon water contains nitric acid, which is enough to help remove odor on all items. Not to mention, when using lemon to deodorize, bacteria will also be eliminated to help protect the health of family members.
To use lemon in deodorization, add about 300-400ml of hot water to the rice pot and put 5 to 6 pieces of lemon and cover. turn the heat on and simmer for at least 3 hours. Then, pour the water and do the above operation to boil it again. At this time, the rice pot will be completely deodorified, and the stains on it will also be easily washed.
White vinegar
Similar to lemon, white vinegar also has the ability to deodorize the rice cooker very well. All housewives need to do is put about 500ml of water in the rice pan, and add about 50 - 60ml of white vinegar.
turn on the cooking mode and when the rice pot is turned to a warm mode, pour all the water and rinse the pot with clean water, then complete.
Baking soda
The use of baking soda also quickly cleans stains or deodorizes objects due to their high acidity. This is also an effective way to quickly and conveniently remove the odor of an electric rice cooker at home.
Not to mention, they also help soften stains that stick for a long time, as well as can protect the non-stick layer in the rice cooker to increase the product's lifespan.
Accordingly, put a tablespoon of baking soda in the pot and add about 300ml of water and turn on the cooking mode. When the pot changes to heating mode, pour water out of the pot and rinse with clean water to get the rice cooker clean as new.
