How to clean oil bottle | How to clean sticky oil can

By Latha on Sept 29th, 2020

how to clean oil bottle

Learn how to clean oil bottle or oil can at home with step by step pictures and a video. This is an easy way to clean oil bottle or oil can without using any fancy ingredients. You can clean the old, sticky oil using very minimum ingredients which are normally available in the kitchen. I have used hot water, dish wash liquid (or washing powder), vinegar and cooking soda. This is a proven method to clean oil bottle or oil containers.

If the oil stains are pretty old, then use this method. This will definitely help you to get rid of sticky oil from your oil can. But if you are cleaning the oil bottle regularly, just rub some flour all over the oil can and then wash.

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Or if you are looking for more Karnataka style breakfast recipes, then do check our breakfast recipes page. I have also made a video on this how to clean oil bottle or container, which I have embedded below. Please have a look.

How to clean oil bottle

Preparation time: 1 hour
Cooking time: 0 min
Serves: 3 oil cans

Ingredients: (measuring cup used = 240ml)

  1. 2 - 3 oil bottles
  2. 2 tsp dishwash liquid or 2 tbsp washing powder
  3. 1/4 cup vinegar or 2 large lemons
  4. 1 tsp cooking soda
  5. Hot water as required

Instructions for cleaning oil bottle:

  1. Wipe out the excess oil from the oil bottle using a tissue paper or old news paper.oil botles for how to clean oil bottle or container
  2. Take hot water in a tub or wide container. Add in 2 tsp of dish wash liquid (or washing powder)soaking tamarind for how to clean oil bottle or container
  3. Add in 1/4 cup vinegar.squeezing tamarind for how to clean oil bottle or container
  4. Next add in 1 tsp cooking soda. Give a good mix.straining the tamarind pulp for how to clean oil bottle or container
  5. Soak oil bottles and lids in this hot water for about 15 minutes.straining the tamarind pulp for how to clean oil bottle or container
  6. Brush the edges using detergent soap (or dish wash liquid) and a brush.tamarind pulp for how to clean oil bottle or container
  7. Change the water. Fill it again with hot water.boiling tamarind pulp for how to clean oil bottle or container
  8. Soft scrub all the bottles and lids using dish wash liquid. Rinse it well.boiled tamarind pulp for how to clean oil bottle or container
  9. Keep it open for drying and is done.keeping the milk container for how to clean oil bottle or container

Below are some important points to be noted:

  1. You can replace dish wash liquid with washing powder.
  2. Use lemon juice from 2 lemons if you don't have vinegar.
  3. No need to use boiling hot water.
  4. Use a soft scrubber in the last step to avoid scratches.
    1. Dear reader, We have a Kannada version of this process. Click here to read this recipe in Kannada.

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