Removing mould from kitchen items?

Slinky_Malinky

Hi,

I seem to have a condensation problem in my kitchen - no mould on the walls but I am finding things in my cupboards that are covered in mould. My electric griddle is covered in the yucky stuff ( outer surface, inner plates and even the cord and plug), also some baking trays have patches of mould and a bottle of sherry is binned because it had a set of white whiskers around the top that Santa would be proud of. I am thinking that hot water and Stardrops are probably not enough and that I need to somehow kill the mould spores to stop them returning and ensure it is safe to use? I keep thinking that if there are patches of mould that I can see then surely there could be mould spores on other things that are not visible to the naked eye? I am not a clean freak by any means but I don`t know how far I need to go to clean things up....would Stardrops and a dash of bleach be the right thing, or the Stardrops with ammonia or something else altogether? I am particularly worried about the electric grill being sufficiently clean without making it dangerous to plug in. I have anti-bac spray but can you use this on electrical appliances? Ex-hubby says I am partly to blame for keeping way too much stuff especially foodstuffs crammed in the cupboards and he could well be right. I can see a few spots of mould on some old emergency jars of cook in sauce, they live in the cupboard with all my tinned goods - so should I wash all the jars and tins? Being frank I hope to do the minimum amount of work without putting our health at risk

If anyone has any advice to offer on humidifiers I`d be grateful if you could pop over to the In My Home forum to reply to my post there. I`d like to get one ordered ASAP.

Thanks,
Slinky

Mrs_Thrify

Hiya, for mould I find 50/50 white viniger and water realy works.

allydowd

http://www.stainexpert.co.uk/GettingRidOfMouldAndMildew.html

Slinky_Malinky

Thanks both, I`ll be having a big clean up once I have dried out the house with my new dehumidifier.

amalis

Hi all,


Used the slow cooker a few times. After each time mould/ fungus grows inside the SC. I clean it, and i mean scrub with very hot water, before storing it back, but the mould still returns.

Its not stored in humid conditions either.

Have anyone had same problem?

Butterfly_Brain

I have never had a problem but here are a few tips that I follow :

1. Wash with Hot water and lemon juice (Lemon juice is a natural mould killer)
2. Dry thoroughly (leave the SC out overnight if you can)
3. Store with the lid off to allow for air flow

pigpen

I leave mine on the worksurface ready to use... try keeping it in a different cupboard.. just because your kitchen isn't damp doesn't mean the cupboard isn't!

amalis

I do dry it very well- using the dishwasher- and kept in on worksurface at night, albeit I kept a lid on. Will try lemon and lid off, otherwise my SC is pure disappointment :-( and I did not buy it cheap!

zippychick

Hi Amalis:D

Sorry i have no specific advice to offer. The closest thread i could find with ideas was mould on kitchen items - but it is a very small thread:(

I'll keep an eye as I am interested to learn more about this myself.:D

I'll merge your thread later
Thanks
Zip

amalis

Thx Zippychick, I believe I have a problem with the SC ,because no other items which are stored in same place have got a mould.

zippychick

amalis wrote: »

I do dry it very well- using the dishwasher- and kept in on worksurface at night, albeit I kept a lid on. Will try lemon and lid off, otherwise my SC is pure disappointment :-( and I did not buy it cheap!

I honestly don't think it's the slow cookers fault though - I would say it's the storage. I really can't see how a certain type of slow cooker would have a tendency to mould, but I would love to be proven wrong. I hope you get it sorted