What's the trick of using an iron pot?

1. When cooking in a new iron pan, it often produces an unpleasant iron smell. You can take a piece of sweet potato skin and boil it in a pot for a while, then wash it.

2. After the new pot is bought back, pine branches can be used to ignite and smoke the bottom of the pot, so that the bottom of the pot is covered with small particles of pine charcoal, which can slow down the oxidation process and prevent peeling. You can also use 1: 1 cement and paint (any kind of paint can be used) to paste the bottom of the pot once or twice, or you can prevent the cement from rusting after drying. You can also wash the pot with some alkali every day.

There is a layer of black dirt and rust on the surface of the newly bought wok, which is rough. The removal method is to heat the pot, add proper amount of vinegar, and brush it with a kitchen broom after boiling. When the vinegar turns black, pour it out, add some vinegar and wash it again, then wash it with clear water. You can also add a few spoonfuls of salt to the pot and use it to wipe the pot after frying. After wiping, put some tea leaves in water, pour them out, rinse them with water and cook them again, so that they won't turn black and discolor. The burr and roughness on the edge of the new pot can be polished once with emery cloth or grinding wheel to avoid cutting hands.

4. Cleverly remove the fishy smell of the iron pot: Cooking fishy food such as fish and shrimp in an iron pot will easily make the pot stink. At this time, you can wipe it with white wine or add some water to the tea to remove it.