Anyone who ever experimented making artisan
breads knows that sticky dough is notoriously difficult to get off surfaces.
One would think the best way to clean off sticky dough is to
put every bowl and utensil into hot, soapy water. Except heat makes the sticky
dough even stickier, and you end up smearing the gloppy mess everywhere. Someone
said put the dough in the composter not to clog up your sink. But composting dough in the backyard is a bad idea. The
one advice every composter kit comes with, and we have three, is 'never put
carbohydrate or protein into the composter' for the simple reason it brings rodents to the yard.
So after cleaning up huge messes and throwing away brand new dishcloths or soaking bowls for days, I decided to share my experience on this sticky
subject.
CLEANING OFF STICKY DOUGH
- The cutting board is the easiest to clean. Leave it to dry and just scrape the dough off with a plastic dough scraper. Metal scraper can scratch the surface so use it with caution.
- Fill the bowl part of the way with COOL water and place all non-wood utensils inside for 15 minutes. Don’t leave them soaking too long though.
- Wearing a plastic glove, rub the loosened dough off the utensils .
- Then with a rigid plastic spatula, scrape the loosened dough off the bowls.
- Let the water down the drain and scoop up the accumulated dough with paper towel.
- Use more cool water to wash off everything.
- Finish cleaning the bowls and the utensils with hot, soapy water just as you would wash the rest of the dishes.
