After taking a quick trip to the cheesemonger and the butcher, it’s time for raclette! Everyone loves to enjoy this winter dish because depending on tastes and food preferences, we can all find what we’re looking for. Vegetarians will favor vegetables, meat lovers will enjoy the charcuterie and those who don’t like raclette cheese can choose morbier or tomme. It is an ideal dish to make with friends or family and even alone, because there are small appliances. In short, it’s delicious. Except that once the meal is finished, you have to move on to cleaning and that’s not the same story. Between the sticky potato, the residue of grilled cheese and the fat from cold cuts, washing the raclette grill is not an easy task.
How to clean the inside of the raclette grill?
Once you have finished the meal and are preparing to clean your appliance, wait until it has cooled down. You shouldn’t burn yourself while washing it. Once it is cold, you can remove all the elements that are not the base, i.e. the pans, the top of the appliance (plancha, grill, etc.) but also the spatulas which are used to empty the pans. If there is melted cheese on the appliance, then you can use the spatulas to remove the excess. Then there are several techniques to clean it. For example, you can take some dishwashing liquid and use the non-abrasive side of a sponge to scrub lightly. One of the other tricks is to use half a lemon and rub it against the device.
Plancha, grill: how to clean it above a raclette machine?
To clean the top of a raclette grill (plancha and grill), you have several options. One of them is to soak the plancha or grill in water with soap for an hour. The other works very well if the top of your appliance has been very dirty: just put a mixture of baking soda and water on it. The mixture should not be liquid, so for the quantities, choose two parts of bicarbonate for one part of water. Apply this kind of paste for an hour then rinse with a damp cloth.
How to clean a blackened stonework ?
If the top of your raclette grill is stone, then cleaning will be a little different. Avoid immersing your pierrade in a large volume of water as this could damage it. For example, use white vinegar. To do this, dilute it with a little water and pour everything onto the pierrade then wait a few minutes. You can then take a brush and scrub to remove the residue. You can also rub with half a lemon.
How to successfully clean the elements of the raclette machine?
For the pans, you can soak them in a mixture of water and baking soda for a few tens of minutes. This will allow you to remove most of the residue. You will then only have to clean with the non-abrasive side of the sponge and dishwashing liquid.