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25 ways to clean with vinegar
The cleaning aisle at just about
any grocery store is stocked with a
dizzying array of options—and
when it comes down to it, there are
a lot of expensive, toxic,
superfluous products crowding the
market. Chances are, you already
have one of the best, all-purpose
cleaning agents in your pantry:
white vinegar. As noted earlier,
vinegar actually works as a great
laundry booster, stripping away the
chemical build-up that detergent
leaves behind (and gets rid of
clingy odors in the process). And
beyond that, there are tons of other
applications for the stuff around
your home. Here, from
vinegartips.com and frugalfun.com,
25 ideas for making the most of
vinegar:
1. Deodorize the sink: Pour 1 cup baking soda, followed by 1 cup hot vinegar, down the drain. Let sit
for at least 5 minutes, then rinse with hot water.
2. Deodorize the garbage disposal: Make ice cubes out of vinegar. Run the disposal with a few
vinegar ice cubes and cold water.
3. Clean countertops: Wipe down surfaces with a rag dipped in vinegar.
4. Clean the fridge: Use a mixture of half water, half vinegar to wipe down the interior shelves and
walls.
5. Remove soap build-up and odors from the dishwasher: Once a month, pour 1 cup of vinegar into
an empty dishwasher and run the machine through its entire cycle.
6. Bust oven grease: If you’ve got grease spots on the oven door, pour some vinegar directly on the
stains, let it sit for 15 minutes, and wipe away with a sponge.
7. To make old glassware sparkle: To get rid of the cloudy effect, wrap a vinegar-soaked towel around
the glass and let it sit. Remove and rinse with hot water.
8. Get rid of l ime deposits on your tea kettle: Fil l the kettle with vinegar and let it boil. Allow it to
cool, and rinse with water.
9. Remove stains in coffee cups: Create a paste using of equal parts vinegar and salt (or in l ieu of
salt, baking soda) and scrub gently before rinsing.
10. Treat Tupperware stains (and stinkiness): Wipe the containers with a vinegar-saturated cloth.
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