How to clean second hand kitchen utencils?

miss_emmajane · 25 February 2012 at 5:07PM

Hi,

I went to my local salvation army shop today and got a quiche dish and potato masher - thing is they look like they need a good clean, so was wondering how to clean them fully?

Moved out last month for the first time, and didn't realise how much we would miss a potato masher so chuffed to find this good quality one for 50p! Just needs some love

kittycat204 · 25 February 2012 at 5:10PM

i would use steradent. liquid or tablet form.

gibson123 · 25 February 2012 at 5:41PM

yes or milton fluid, or soak them in strong washing powder solution overnight and then rinse thoroughly

Dunroamin · 25 February 2012 at 6:08PM

If you have a dishwasher, I'd just put it in with your next load.

esmf73 · 25 February 2012 at 6:23PM

Definately dishwasher - but you could give it a soak in washing powder first if you needed to.

Pitlanepiglet · 25 February 2012 at 6:47PM

Err maybe I'm a bit grubby, but I'd just wash them in hot water with washing up liquid!! The most I'd do is soak them in hot water for an hour or so...

Alison_Funnell · 25 February 2012 at 7:11PM

I agree with piglet and I have a dish washer. The quiche dish would be OK in a DW but if the masher has a wooden/painted handle I wouldn't risk it in a DW.

tryingtoruletheworld · 26 February 2012 at 2:57AM

If they are really grubby and you would prefer to give them an extra going over, you could wash them and then put the quiche dish in the oven next time you are using it, that would certainly get it hot enough to kill most things left on it! You could also put the masher in boiling water as long as you don't submerge any wooden handles. (I have done this with some bits and bobs after seeing a particularly horrible house clearance!)

valk_scot · 26 February 2012 at 12:30PM

Unless the items are made of some sort of porous material like wood or unglazed pottery they won't be carrying anything nastier than the same type of item stored in your kitchen cupboard. So they just need a hot wash, in dishwasher or sink. I personally wouldn't buy second hand wooden utensils or unglazed pottery to cook with or eat from because of the possibility of mould spores within the item, which no amount of washing will remove. Fine for display though.