Paleo Diet and Paleolithic Diet Questions & Answers

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So, I'll admit that I'm a bachelor and I'm fairly certain that my particular paleo ancestors didn't carry the gene for cleaning dishes, pots, and pans. Everything I cook gets my dishes greasy. I soak things in hot soapy water but still find it a pain to get things squeaky clean. Sometimes I get things "clean enough" then use a dry paper towel to get that last bit of grease off.

What are your best kept family secrets for de-greasing things?

flag	asked May 10 2012 at 23:18 Sol 6,420●1●9●36

	Sometimes if i burn something (happens if i steam something and run out of water) and need to clean the pot, i soak it in overnight bath of food grade lye. Then just rinse it with dish soap. I dont want to scratch my expensive stainless demeyere pots. – Jan May 11 2012 at 5:58
	My ceramic GreenPan stays clean without much cleaning. – Wisper May 11 2012 at 21:34

Susan · Accepted Answer · 2012-05-11 00:19:42Z UTC

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Baking soda! Soap and hot water work for most, but the baking soda helps get anything difficult off without scratching. I don't use a scrubby...just a dish cloth.

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Susan
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yep, baking soda is the best. Use it on a fairly dry dish with a cloth just damp enough to make the baking soda stick, and scrub away. It's awesome. – MyDogRick May 12 2012 at 2:07

Aughra · Answer 2 · 2012-05-10 23:32:47Z UTC

Interesting... ever since I switched to traditional fats I haven't had issues with stuck on grease. That was a huge problem for me when I used to cook with olive oil and canola oil but any time I cook with butter, lard or tallow it seems to come off with a short hot water soak and a scrubby brush in the case of my cast iron or a a hot water soak and scrubby sponge and a little soap on my stainless steel.

ulcova · Answer 3 · 2012-05-11 21:09:00Z UTC

I cook on Silit Silirgan cookware, pour water in pot/pan right after cooking so nothing really sticks. I handwash the dishes once a day with ecover or other friendly soap and for any hard jobs that happen every now and then, or tiny residue just builds up over time I use Bon Ami powdered cleaner that works instantly and has 5 ingredients: limestone, feldspar, biodegradable cleaning agents from coconut and corn, soda ash, baking soda.

Dragonfly · Answer 4 · 2012-05-11 02:11:00Z UTC

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Our Primal dog licks our dishes, then we wash them in hot soapy water, using ECOVER dishwashing detergent.

answered May 11 2012 at 2:11

Dragonfly
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My paleo dog licks many of my dishes as well :) – Sol May 11 2012 at 2:22

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Does your dog also lick his balls? – Dangph May 11 2012 at 8:55

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Any proof that dog balls are harmful? – eric May 11 2012 at 9:31

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Our dog has no balls to lick. – Dragonfly May 11 2012 at 9:38

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I'm so glad I'm not alone in letting the dog lick the dishes. – zoomia May 11 2012 at 14:29

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Josh M · Answer 5 · 2012-05-11 15:39:46Z UTC

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I only cook with cast iron & stainless steel, I use warm water and salt to scrub anything stubborn. My stainless pans are easy to clean with just hot water & a stiff plastic brush. I do not use soap on my pans.

answered May 11 2012 at 15:39

Josh M
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How do you get those pots and pans squeaky clean?

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