My elderly father who has cognitive impairment has been using cooking spray to grease dishes such as CorningWare before cooking his Jiffy cornbread. This has cause a sticky yellow residue to build up on the dishes. It appears that the ingredient Lecithin is the cause. I've used vegetable oil spreads/sticks that contain lecithin to grease pans and they never caused this sticky residue. Why do the sprays cause it but not the spreads/sticks?
Are there any easy alternatives to these cooking sprays? I've been wondering if I could put some canola oil in a spray bottle and have him use that? I don't think I could get him to use a stick of butter or anything like that.
Does anyone know how to safely clean CorningWare and Pyrex dishes with the sticky cooking spray residue on them? I've been scraping them with soap and my fingernails, but it doesn't get it all off. I tried soaking them in bleach, but that doesn't work very well. Then I found out my mom has been using an SOS pad to clean them after she's the one who taught me to never use abrasives in those dishes. If I don't clean them before my father gets to them, he'll clean them with a harsh lemon cleaner that is not meant to be used on dishes. The label clearly states it's not safe to use on food services like dishes, but he does it anyway. He also doesn't dilute it and the toxic fumes are horrendous and he can't smell them at all.
Are there any easy alternatives to these cooking sprays? I've been wondering if I could put some canola oil in a spray bottle and have him use that? I don't think I could get him to use a stick of butter or anything like that.
Does anyone know how to safely clean CorningWare and Pyrex dishes with the sticky cooking spray residue on them? I've been scraping them with soap and my fingernails, but it doesn't get it all off. I tried soaking them in bleach, but that doesn't work very well. Then I found out my mom has been using an SOS pad to clean them after she's the one who taught me to never use abrasives in those dishes. If I don't clean them before my father gets to them, he'll clean them with a harsh lemon cleaner that is not meant to be used on dishes. The label clearly states it's not safe to use on food services like dishes, but he does it anyway. He also doesn't dilute it and the toxic fumes are horrendous and he can't smell them at all.