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Wednesday, August 26, 2009

Vinegar is your friend!


Don't you just love a good household product that has many, many purposes? Vinegar just might be the Queen of Multipurpose around the house. There are just so many great things you can do with vinegar! Here are a few favorites, and maybe a few you haven't thought of.

DID YOU KNOW?

Vinegar is environmentally safe and very economical.
Vinegar is great at killing germs, bacteria and most mold.

AROUND THE KITCHEN

My vinegar lives in the kitchen pantry, so it truly makes it convenient to grab for these quick clean up solutions. I've tried all of these and they work like a charm!

Clean and deodorize a drain by pouring in 1 cup baking soda, then one cup hot white distilled vinegar. Let this sit for 5 minutes or so, then run hot water down the drain.

Deodorize and clean the garbage disposal with white distilled vinegar ice cubes. Make them by freezing full-strength white distilled vinegar in an ice cube tray. Run several cubes down the disposal while flushing with cold water.

Clean the microwave by mixing 1/2 cup white distilled vinegar and 1/2 cup water in a microwave-safe bowl. Bring it to a rolling boil inside the microwave. Baked-on food will be loosened, and odors will disappear. Wipe clean. This works like magic!!

Remove soap buildup and odors from the dishwasher by pouring a cup of white distilled vinegar inside the empty machine and running it through a whole cycle. Do monthly.

Cut the grime on the top of the refrigerator with a paper towel or cloth and full-strength white distilled vinegar.

To clean a grease splattered oven door window, saturate it with full-strength white distilled vinegar. Keep the door open for 10 to 15 minutes before wiping with a sponge.

So, grab your vinegar bottle next time you have a clean up job to do in the kitchen. And don't worry, that vinegary smell actually goes away and leaves your kitchen smelling great! Thanks, Vinegar. You've made my life a little easier.

And don't forget! Clean is good!

Source: http://www.vinegartips.com (for lots of other great tips for using vinegar, check it out!)

1 comment:

  1. The microwave cleaning tip is my favorite! Thanks! Brick House Carpet Cleaning is my fav!

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