Maintaining kitchenware tips please!

[Shazzer]

I need some advice on:
1. Cleaning my induction stove surface
2. Wooden chopping board

My brand new induction stove is the type that has a smooth black surface. Problem is that it's starting to stain from the spills of cooking. I usually use a wet sponge with some dishwashing liquid to wash the top but it doesn't really work and now the whole surface looks quite bad with lots of splotches and discolouration. Please help!

I have bought two wooden chopping boards and both have warped and the first one even had a whole panel of wood drop off!!! My wooden chopping boards are not very thick and made of straight jointed panels. The first one was a Stockmann Casa house brand and the other was from Citymarket. I use them for cutting fruits and veg. I wash them by hand and let them dry out on the draining board. Should I just revert to my old hardy plastic board?

Thanks guys!

[EP]

Induction stove needs its own cleaning fluid. Every supermarket sells that: keraamisen keittotason puhdistusaine.

Rinse wooden chopping boards with cold water, not hot.

[Jukka Aho]

I need some advice on:
1. Cleaning my induction stove surface

Smooth glass-like surface? Try ikkunaskraba (could have a variety of names) – basically a handle with a blade; primarily intended for removing dried-up paint splashes from windows... you can usually find those near paintbrushes and other painting tools.

An old-fashioned razor blade could work too but it’s not as easy to handle and it’s rather difficult to apply force to it.

[Rosamunda]

I have had an induction stove since we renovated our kitchen in 2003 and I have always used Universal Stone - nothing else. It works great and is now available in Prisma. A tub of Universal Stone is expensive but it lasts for ages and ages and is eco-friendly. If I want a nice smear-free shine then I finish off with a soft, dry cloth (Lidl sells some nice micro-fibre ones).

When you are using your induction stove, if you spill something, wipe it up straight away. The hob itself is not very hot so it is quite easy to wipe up fat, sugar whatever, even when the "hot-plates" are turned full on. That's one of the big advantages of induction over regular ceramic.

As for the chopping boards.... I gave up using wooden boards a long time ago. They are difficult to clean, maintain and I'm not sure they are so hygenic. I do have one large old-fashioned board which I occasionally use for a big roast but all my other boards are plastic and I wash them in the dishwasher. I have maybe a dozen, all different colours (ideally you should have different boards for fish, veg, bread, chicken, red meat etc). I also like the flexi boards, they are great for fruit and veg.

I also have a glass chopping board but I don't like it.

[Shazzer]

Oh hey everyone! You are lifesavers! Thank you very much for all the replies.

[Rosamunda]

A tub of Universal Stone is expensive but it lasts for ages and ages and is eco-friendly.

A big for this product. Never used it on my ceramic stove-top, but it's the only product that works efficiently when
cleaning the soot off the glass doors on the fireplace. It's also great for whitening countertops!

I bought it at the messukeskus - the woman on the stand was doing a demo... on a ceramic hob. Since then I have used it on plenty of other things. Yes, it's great for getting soot off the glass doors on the fireplace and even for washing down the walls (eg in the kids' bedrooms) as long as you use quite a bit of water so it is sort of soapy-sudsy-ish.

[Rosamunda]

In the demo the way they used it was to add a small amount of water to the "stone" inside the tub. Then you use the sponge to froth up some suds (as thick like a paste or as thin like suds as you like) in the tub. You then use this foam to clean whatever. Mine has never dried out probably because I put the lid on before the stone has had time to fully dry.

I reckon if you add a small amount of water and stick the lid on it will do the trick.


http://www.universalstone.fi/kayttoohjeet.html or in Canadian: http://www.universalstone.ca/learn.php

[Keravalainen]

Hi!
I agree that Universal Stone is the greatest for many cleaning jobs, but "getting soot off the glass doors on the fireplace" the best (and cheapest) detergent is just the ashes in the fireplace itself.
- Take a wet kitchen tissue, and with that gently touch the ashes in the fireplace. With the small amount of water and ashes in the tissue, it's easy to remove all soot and tar from the fireplace glass doors surfaces. Wipe the surfaces clean with a dry tissue.
- - This piece of advise was given by Tulikivi in the instructions that came with the new fireplace. It works!

[Rosamunda]

Aha! Thanks. And wet newspaper works well too for cleaning glass.

[magenta22]

We always oil the wooden utensils. Find that this helps to keep them in good condition.