Archive Category: 'Kitchen Cleaning'

• How To Clean Household Sponges: Did you know your household sponges should be cleaned at least every other day? They are nice for scrubbing and wiping up, but make sure to wash frequently to help prevent spreading grubbies around your home. According to Simmons Center for Hygiene and Health in the Home: ”A sponge that’s been in use for no more than [...]
• How To Clean Stainless Steel Appliances: Tips: Gleaming stainless steel appliances look lovely in the kitchen, but the downside is the ever-present fingerprint marks and smudges (especially around refrigerator and oven door handles). There’s no getting around the extra effort it takes to keep these appliances shining, but here’s how you can get rid of those pesky smudges easily. How To Clean Stainless [...]
• How To Remove Stains From Marble & Granite: Marble and granite countertops are gorgeous but they are porous and will soak in liquids that can leave stains (even sitting water can cause stains!). Here are some poultice recipes & stain removers that can help remove those. Many types of liquids and sauces can stain the stone including fruit juices, wine, coffee, tea, water, [...]
• Tips For Cleaning A Dishwasher: Cleaning the inside of dishwashers isn’t high on To-Do lists since they do a great job cleaning themselves while they wash dishes. Sometimes though there may be a few rust stains, detergent or mineral buildup or even an off-smell inside your dishwasher that you want to get rid of. Here are few quick & easy [...]
• Cleaning A Microwave: How To & Tips: Dried, crusty insides of a microwave are voila! a problem no more with these easy cleaning methods. Here are a few tips to easily clean the grunge from inside your microwave: How To Clean A Microwave Tip #1 Place a bowl of water in the microwave (with a non-metal object such as a wooden spoon or stir stick [...]
• Pantry Pests: Getting Rid Of Flour Bugs: Opening a bag of flour and noticing the contents crawling with little bugs is horrifying, but it happens. Throwing out the bag will not necessarily solve the bug problem and you may find frequent occurrences. The secret is starving the pests and their access to food and a thorough cleaning job. Here’s how to reclaim your [...]
• Homemade Oven Cleaner Recipes: With the exception of one of the recipes below, you can make oven cleaners that are much safer for the environment than commercial oven cleaners containing harsh chemicals. They’re also much more frugal! Homemade Oven Cleaner Recipes Recipe #1 Baking Soda Water Dish Detergent Directions: Fill a spray bottle with water and spray oven generously. Generously sprinkle baking soda over the water. Leave [...]
• 20 Ways Vinegar Can Help Your Kitchen Sparkle: Microwave Cleaner: Use vinegar & water to clean your microwave–cleans up easily no matter how grungy it is! See How To: Microwave Cleaning Tips). Coffee Pot & Kettle Cleaner: Clean scum and lime deposits from your coffee pots & kettles (see How To Clean A Coffee Pot). Pots & Pans Stubborn Stain Scrub: mix 50/50 flour and [...]
• Quick Tips For Kitchen Cleaning: Cracked Egg Cleanup: If you’ve ever dropped an egg on the counter or floor, you know what a sloppy, slimy mess it is to clean up! Next time try drizzling salt generously over the egg, wait a few minutes until it’s dry–then the mess sweeps up easily. *ETA: Careful not to leave the salt sitting [...]
• Tip: Clean The Refrigerator Daily In 10 Minute Chunks: If you dread the chore of a thorough refrigerator cleaning job that should be done regularly (or your fridge turns into one funky mess), here’s an easy way to avoid the big task: Break the job down into 10 minute daily chunks of time. To get started, divide the fridge into a maximum of 7 sections: The inside [...]
• How To Speed Clean Your Kitchen: Today’s tip is from RealSimple with How to Speed-Clean Your Kitchen: The best timesaving tips, techniques, and to-do lists for polishing off the kitchen The tips include: Start with your sink, keep it empty and shining (this helps motivate you to keep the rest of the kitchen clean)…also see How To Clean A Stainless Steel Sink Do quick cleanup [...]
• Cookware Cleaning & Stain Removal Tips: Copper Cookware: Sprinkle tarnished area with salt then drizzle fresh lemon juice to cover. Gently rub clean, rinse then towel dry. Also see the Copper Cleaner Mix listed towards the bottom of this post. Cast Iron Cookware: To remove rust, slice a fresh potato in half and cover the cut end in liquid dish detergent. Rub [...]
• Tipnut Mailbag: Clip Sponges & Cloths Used For Dirty Jobs: This tip was sent in from Margie and it’s a great way to keep sponges & cloths used for nasty cleaning jobs separate from your good stuff: Clip Your Cleaning Sponges & Cloths If you are going to use old face cloths, dish cloths, tea towels or sponges as dust rags or for messy cleaning jobs cut [...]
• How To Clean Stains From Teapots: Teapot Cleaning Soaks Fill a teapot with boiling water, squeeze the juice from a wedge of lemon (1/4 lemon) and toss in the peel, add 1/8 cup of baking soda. Soak overnight, wash well in the morning. Fill teapot with boiling water and add 1/4 to 1/2 cup Realemon juice, soak overnight then wash well in the [...]
• Tips For Clogged Drains & Homemade Drain Cleaner Recipe: Here’s a tip sheet listing a few methods to clearing out clogged drains in the kitchen sink (plugged bathtub drains can benefit from these too). At the bottom you’ll find a suggestion for monthly drain maintenance and a homemade drain cleaner recipe to keep your drains as trouble free as possible. How To Unclog A Drain Flushing: Remove [...]
• Cheese Grater Cleaning Tips: I’m sure we all do fine cleaning our cheese graters, but here is a collection of tips that will help make the job easier for the stubborn hole cloggers, one or two might be new to you. Standard Way To Clean A Cheese Grater Brush off as much of the loose bits as you can, both on [...]
• Crusty Crockpot Cleaning Tips: General Cleaning Tips To prevent damage to the ceramic crock, allow the slow cooker to completely cool before adding water to clean. If you’re in a hurry and need to clean it right away, make sure to use warm/hot water instead of cool water to protect the crock from cracking. Use a nylon scrubber to protect the [...]
• How To Clean A Coffee Pot: If your coffee pot is looking a little grungy lately, here’s an easy way to clean it: Fill the coffee tank with 6 cups of vinegar, then top up the tank with water. Turn on the coffee pot as you would when making coffee (minus the coffee grounds). The machine will heat the vinegar and water [...]
• How To Clean Cast Iron Cookware: Keep your eyes open for neglected pieces of cast iron cookware offered at garage sales and auctions. With a little elbow grease you can bring the cookware back to gleaming shape and they will last a lifetime with proper care, the tips below will help clean and prepare these pieces. For cleaning tips, see How [...]
• George Foreman Grill Cleaning Tip: Here’s a cleaning hack for those of us with George Foreman Grills (as well as similar grills): After cooking, unplug the grill and lay three layers of wet paper towel across the hot plates (completely cover the plates). Close the lid and enjoy your meal. When ready for cleanup, remove the paper towels and wipe the grill [...]
• Enamel Cookware: Stain Removal Tips: Method #1 Fill enamel pot 3/4 full with water and bring to a boil. Toss in a bunch of peels from lemons and/or oranges. Boil for 15 to 20 minutes. Pour out water and rinse. Wash with hot soapy water. Method #2 Apply a baking soda/water paste to stains and let sit for an hour. Fill with water [...]
• Easy Refrigerator Deodorizer Ideas: After cleaning the refrigerator, keep it smelling fresh with one of these deodorizer ideas: An open box of baking soda or an open bowl/container filled with baking soda A small muslin or cloth bag or open container filled with fresh coffee grounds Keep an open container of charcoal briquettes in the fridge Open dish with 1/2 cup baking soda [...]
• How To Remove Coffee & Tea Stains From Mugs: If that favorite coffee mug of yours is getting a nasty brown ring inside, here are a few different methods for making your mug look brand new again: Method #1 Wet a cloth then rub the inside of the mug with baking soda. If the stains are stubborn, soak overnight in hot water and baking soda. Method #2 Soak [...]
• How To Clean Roasting Pans: Here are a few different methods for cleaning roasting pans with seriously cooked on crud that won’t budge. These aren’t recommended for non-stick pans, try just soaking in dish soap and water overnight for those. How to Clean Roasting Pans Method #1 Fill the pan a couple inches deep with hot water, add a cup of laundry detergent (powdered) [...]
• 8 Cleaning Tips For Crusty Stove Tops: Here are several different tips for cleaning stove drip pans, burner element rings and porcelain enamel tops that have caked on crud that won’t budge. If things are a real mess, you may need to try a method a few times to remove it all. Cleaning Tips For Crusty Stove Tops Method #1 – Stove Top Remove stove [...]