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How to clean & maintain your plancha?
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Plancha cooking Plancha cooking has no secrets for you... But do you know how to clean your plancha like a real pro?
As you can imagine, cleaning and maintaining your plancha griddle is essential if you want to keep your plancha in optimal conditions over time.
This will allow you to maintain the cooking performance of your plate and thus avoid higher than normal energy consumption. Indeed, if you do not clean your griddle well, food residues will end up creating a layer of grease that will prevent your griddle from heating properly. These residues being burned, they may also peel off to attach themselves to your food, which will strongly alter their taste and can therefore represent a health hazard.
To properly maintain your plancha, you must take into account these 3 essential operations:Clean your plancha griddle
Depending on the type of plate you have, discover below how to easily clean and maintain your gas plancha or your electric plancha
Plancha hart chrome
Hard chrome is the easiest to maintain because food does not adhere to the surface of the plate. The cleaning of the plate is done by de-icing on the still hot plate. Since hard chrome does not oxidize, there is no need to pass a layer of oil after drying the griddle.
Carbon rolled steel and ground steel planchas
This type of plate should be cleaned when it is still hot to simplify the cleaning. The cleaning is done, too, thanks to a de-icing on the still warm plate. But when the plate is clean, you will need to dry it and cover it with a thin layer of oil.
Empty and clean the grease container
Do not forget to empty and clean the grease container after each use. Made of stainless steel, it is dishwasher compatible. You can also clean it by hand with a sponge and dishwashing liquid.
Effectively protect your plancha
In addition to the maintenance tips mentioned above, to keep your plancha in optimal condition it is recommended to equip your plancha with a lid and a cover that will protect it from dust and bad weather.
This will also save you from having to clean it before any new use.