Getting Rid of the Smoky Smell in just 15 minutes!!
Friday, October 30, 2009
We have tried three simple treatments to remove smoky smell by using onions, potato and bread. Those are materials that are easily found in the kitchen.
Sample preparation
The burnt rice was prepared as below:
The burnt rice was prepared as below:
The rice was rinsed to remove impurities.
The rice was rinsed until the water was clear and not cloudy.
Boiled the rice until it burnt.
Unburned rice was transferred from cooking pot to another lidded bowl.
A crust of burned rice at bottom as observed.
Treatment 1
Ingredients:
Two Onions
Apparatus:
Large, lidded bowl
Clean Cloth
Knife
Knife
Procedure:
1.Two onions were sliced after wiping with clean damp cloth.
2.The papery outer peels were removed from the onions.
3.The onion peels were spread completely over the surface of the rice.
4.The bowl of unburnt rice was covered and left it for 15minutes.
5.The onion peels were discarded and the rice was served.
Treatment 2
Ingredients:
Potatoes
Apparatus:
Knife
Large, lidded bowl
Procedures:
1. Potato was washed and cut into slices.
2. The potato slices were spread completely over the surface of unburned rice.
3. The bowl was covered with lid and heated with low flame for five minutes until the potato turned soft.
4. Slices of potato were discarded and the rice was served.
Treatment 3:
Ingredient:
Bread
Apparatus:
Tupperware
Procedure:
1. The burnt rice was transfered into lidded tupperware.
2. A slice of bread was placed on top of the burnt rice.
3. The lid of tupperware was closed and left it there for 10 minutes.
4. The slice of bread was discarded and the rice was served.
Preference of Majority
The three treated rice were labelled as:
- onion-treated --- 1
- potato-treated --- 2
- bread-treated --- 3
Then liking test was carried out and 10 persons were approached to evaluate the intensity of smoky smell. Credit goes to our beloved Dr Wong :) Dr Ivan, Ms Carolyn, Ms Chan, Mr Tai, Ms Jonice and our coursemates for being supportive.
Result
9 out of 10 rated the Onion-treated burned rice as the best remedy followed by potato-treated then bread-treated burned rice.
