Why should a new product be wiped with cooking oil before washing dishes?
When opening new metal kitchenware to wash it with water right away, one encounters instructions to wipe it with oil first. One wonders why cooking oil, rather than water and dish detergent, should be used.
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This is because foreign substances from abrasive components left on the metal surface during the manufacturing process do not dissolve well with water alone, so they must be dissolved and wiped off with oil first before being washed.
Oil is applied first instead of water. Because the abrasive substances used when shaping metal utensils and finishing their surfaces are oily, they are not easily washed away with just water or detergent. The reason you are told to wipe the inside and outside with cooking oil applied to a paper towel when first taking out an Ottinetti product is also to dissolve and remove the foreign substances remaining on the surface with oil[1][2].
The choice of scrubber also affects the surface condition. After removing foreign substances with oil, finish washing with water using detergent and a soft scrubber[3][4]. Applying a rough steel scrubber will scratch the surface, so it should not be used[5][6]. Aluminum is a relatively soft metal, so its outer surface can also be damaged when using detergents containing abrasive components specialized for copper or stainless steel[7].
The standard for how many times the initial cleaning process of wiping with oil must be repeated until residues are completely gone has not yet been confirmed.
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[오티네티] 투티 프루티 과일 스탠드
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| Part | Value |
|---|---|
| 무게 | 565g |