How to degrease the bottom of pans: the potato method | May 18, 2025
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Italian holidays are times of culinary joy, where guests are treated to traditional Christmas, New Year’s Eve, and Epiphany dishes. However, after the celebrations come the cleaning, and often, there’s the tough grease and burnt-on residue on the bottom of pots and pans to deal with. But have you ever heard of the potato method used by chefs to solve this problem?
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