This clever method makes cleaning your pans easier and reduces splatter in the kitchen. It’s magical!
In the kitchen, one of the most time-consuming and tedious tasks remains cleaning the pans and the kitchen after preparing a good meal. Whether it’s stuck-on food residue or stubborn grease stains, scrubbing pans often requires time, energy and degreasing products.
Fortunately, a simple and effective tip could revolutionize your routine: using parchment paper. Not only will you save time, but you will say goodbye to long cleaning sessions! This still little-known practice is extremely effective and will be of great help to you in the kitchen.
Parchment paper, also called baking paper, is designed to withstand high temperatures while preventing food from sticking to the surface of utensils. Typically used to line baking trays in the oven, it can also be deployed in a pan.
When you place parchment paper in a pan before adding your food, it acts as a protective barrier between the surface of the pan and the ingredients. Thus, the food cooks normally without sticking to the pan, and without having to add too much fat.
While this technique is ideal when you pay attention to your oil or butter consumption, its real benefit becomes apparent after cooking. Instead of ending up with a pan covered in stuck-on residue, all you have to do is remove the parchment paper, which will have collected any grease splatters and bits of food. This will give you a practically clean pan, requiring at most a quick wipe with a sponge. No more intensive rubbing to get rid of burnt and stubborn deposits!
Adopting this technique allows you to save precious time in the kitchen. You will no longer have to spend several minutes scraping and scrubbing your pans after each use. Plus, as you’ll use less oil, there will be less splashing on the splashback and worktop, and you won’t have to scrub the entire kitchen after each meal. Less time spent cleaning means more time to enjoy your meal or focus on other tasks.
While this tip is incredibly handy, it’s important to take some precautions. Firstly, make sure your baking paper is suitable for use on baking trays, as some types may not be designed to withstand the direct heat of a pan. Likewise, you must be careful with gas stoves, ensuring that the paper does not protrude from the pan, as it could come into contact with the flames and cause a fire.
Finally, this tip is ideal for cooking foods that do not require long periods of cooking at high temperatures, such as vegetables, fish, or eggs. For dishes requiring very high temperatures or intense browning, the technique may not be suitable.