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This all-natural cleaner will deodorize and sanitize your pressure cooker so your monkey bread doesn’t take like chili. Learn how to remove cooking odors from the Crockpot Express (or other pressure cooker) and keep food tasting great!
I love my Crockpot Express. Which means I use my Crockpot Express. I love Mexican food. Which means I cook a lot of it…in my Crockpot Express. But things like pepper, cumin, and chili leave strong odors behind after cooking! If you’re cooking similar recipes it’s no big deal, but if you want to make a dessert, for example, you’re going to want to know how to remove cooking odors from the Crockpot Express.
There are several different ways to combat those cooking odors. The silicone sealing ring inside the lid is where a lot of the odors hide, so try cleaning it first. There are a few ways to do that:
- wash it in the dishwasher
- boil it in a saucepan with 1-2 tbsp baking soda
- store the lid upside down to keep the cooking odors from getting trapped
- buy several replacement gaskets here to allow them to be cleaned and air out between uses
If you’ve tried cleaning the gasket and you’re still stuck with cooking odors, this is a quick and natural way to clean the whole Crockpot Express. It will help clear out any debris and lingering smell in the steam release valve, too.
How to Remove Cooking Odors from the Crockpot Express
What you’ll need:
- 1 cup water
- 1 cup white vinegar
- orange rinds (from 1-2 oranges)
- 1 large lemon, sliced
What to do:
- Pour the water and white vinegar into the cooking pot. Add the orange and lemon.
- Cover, lock the lid and close the steam valve. Press “steam” and set for 5 minutes.
- Allow to naturally release pressure for 3-5 minutes after the cook time is over. Open the steam release valve (careful!) and do a quick release for the rest of the pressure. There will be a little spluttering, but you want to force that water and air through there to get the valve clean as well.
- Rinse out the cooking pot (pour the contents down the garbage disposal to clean and deodorize it, too!) dry, and store with the lid upside down.
Looking for more tips and recipes for the Crockpot Express? Join our Crockpot Express Community Facebook group here! In the meantime, check out this Crockpot Express Cooking Guide and FAQ’s.
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Dorothy Waddell says
I just won a raffle and it was a 6qt crock pot express with pressure cooking. I have been wanting to try one but like so many i was afraid to. Thanks for this write up it has helped allot and now i want to try it out.
Nicole Burkholder says
Congratulations! If you are on Facebook, be sure to join our group, Crockpot Express Community. You’ll get lots of help there. If not, read through all the content here and you’ll be ready to go! http://simpleandseasonal.com/crockpot-express-recipes
Paula Wray says
Thanks. You have well written recipes, great ideas and a nice sense of humor! Thanks for getting the stink out of my CPE.
Nicole Burkholder says
Thanks so much! 🙂