Reply #16: Depending on how much you use them

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......I scrub them in hot soapy water, using a dobie pad. I air dry them and I store them by hanging them on the wall, not in a cabinet, so that may help some.


If I'm using them a lot, I toss them and buy new. We have tons of Asian supermarkets around here (with fantastic veggie prices), so I can get them cheap and in any size. I also use leaf lettuce to line them for a lot of things I make, so that makes clean up easier.


How do you do tamales in yours? Just lay them on the wood slats or do you put something under them? I've never made tamales but I would think you could use extra corn husks to line the bottom of the steamer. You could probably also put the steamer outside in the sun to get baked dry. I know Heloise has said many times that putting old cabinets and trunks out in the sun gets rid of any musty odors. But truthfully, I've never tried to save a steamer.

Mary