I ground some cloves a few days ago and I can't find a way to clean it now. It still stinks of cloves.
2006-12-03 03:30:06 · 4 answers · asked by twertyto 4 in Food & Drink ➔ Cooking & Recipes
If your mortar and pestle has an unglazed interior, the best way to clean it is to rinse it out and let it drip dry. If it is especially gunked up, you can use a hard brush to scrub, but I wouldn't even use soap because the porous nature of the ceramic will take on the scent/taste of the soap. For this reason, you only want to use your mortar and pestle to grind spices and herbs. I wouldn't mash any oils in there, for example.
2006-12-03 03:34:30 · answer #1 · answered by Smurfetta 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Use bleach diluted in water about 1 ounce to a gallon of water, in other words very little bleach. This will sanitize the mortar, and remove the odor. Air dry it. If it still smells, you can use lemon juice or white vinegar.
2006-12-03 11:39:46 · answer #2 · answered by Ask the Chef 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
clean it out with pure lemon juice allowing the juice to "sit" in it for about 20 mins. then simply wash normally this will get rid of any leftover smell or taste.
hope this helps
PHIL M
2006-12-03 12:07:04 · answer #3 · answered by PHIL M 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
White vinegar cleans just about anything.
2006-12-04 01:49:06 · answer #4 · answered by JubJub 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋