KOMPAS.com – A blender is a piece of equipment in the kitchen that is useful for mixing and softening food ingredients.
Frequent use can make the blender knife dull so it needs to be sharpened. You can re-sharpen the blender knife with leftover cooking ingredients.
One of them is egg shells, here are tips for sharpening blender knives quoted from the Thekitchn page.
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1. Freeze egg shells
Store used cooking egg shells inside freezer. This way, you don’t even have to wash it and there is no organic material on the surface to rot.
Place the egg shells in a labeled bag lined with kitchen tissue.
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If you feel that the blender blade is not sharp, remove the frozen egg shells. Put a handful of egg shells in a blender container then add water.
Close the blender then turn it on until the egg shells are crushed.
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3. Do not dispose of remaining shells in waterways
Don’t flush eggshell water down the drain because the shells can clog pipes.
Instead, throw them in the trash or put them to better use by sifting them and adding them to the compost pile.
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4. Clean the blender
Finally, wash the blender container with soap and see how well the blender works the next time you make a smoothie.
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