Cleaning Tips For Your Kitchen

- To rid the yellowing from white appliances: Mix- After the freezer has been defrosted, coat the
together 1/2 cup bleach, 1/4 cup baking soda and 4inside with glycerine. The next time you defrost, the
cups of warm water. Apply with a sponge and letice will loosen quickly and drop off in sheets.
set for 10-15 minutes. Rinse and dry thoroughly.- To help eliminate odours in the refrigerator, fill a
- To clean a greasy blender: Fill with a little hot watersmall bowl with charcoal and place it on a shelf in the
and add a drop of detergent. Cover and turn it onfridge. It absorbs odours rapidly. An open box of
for a few seconds. Rinse and drain dry.baking soda will also absorb odours from the
- To rid cutting boards of onion, garlic or fish smell,refrigerator for at least a month or two.
cut a lime in two and rub the surface of the board.- For a sparkling white kitchen sink, place paper
You can also apply a paste of baking soda and watertowels across the bottom of your sink and saturate
and rinse.with household bleach. Leave for an hour or so. Scrub
- To clean copper and brassware, dip lemon halves inand rinse.
salt and rub. A solution of vinegar and salt sprayed- Spots on stainless steel sinks can be removed with
liberally will also do the trick.methylated spirit or with white vinegar. Club soda can
- For a fast and thorough clean-up of the grater, usealso shine up your sink in minutes.
a toothbrush to brush lemon rind, cheese, onion or- To renew and freshen a cleaning sponge, soak
whatever out of the grater before washing it.overnight in salt or baking soda water. Wash out in
- Before washing a meat grinder, run a slice of breadthe morning.
through it.- To remove lime deposits from a tea kettle, fill with
- To open a clogged drain: either use a couple ofequal parts of vinegar and water. Bring to a boil and
denture tablets, or pour a cup of salt and a cup ofallow to stand overnight.
baking soda into the drain followed by a kettle of- To keep a thermos flask free of foul odours while
boiling water. The grease will usually dissolve andstoring, wash with warm soapy water. Rinse and dry
open the drain.well in the sun if possible. Place a tablespoon of sugar
- Following a spill in an oven or on a stove, sprinklegranules in it and store.
with salt immediately. When oven is cool brush off- To remove rust from tin pie pans, dip a raw potato
burnt food and wipe with a damp sponge or cloth.in cleaning powder and scrub.
- Burners of gas stoves can be cleaned by soaking- To eliminate strong or pungent odours from a
them in a solution of warm water mixed withmicrowave, heat four tablespoons of vanilla for a
ammonia. Use a wire brush to clean the burner holes.minute in the microwave and leave overnight.
Rinse and dry.- To remove the smell of burnt food from a pan,
- Coffee or tea stains from plastic cups can besimmer a few slices of lemon in water in it.
scoured out by rubbing with baking soda. Rinse and- If a cup of coffee is placed in the refrigerator, it
dry.helps in keeping the fridge smelling fresh.
- To rid plastic containers of foul smell, place- To avoid strong smells of fish, garlic etc from filling
crumpled newspaper (black and white only) into it.up your home, place white vinegar in a small bowl
- Cover tightly and leave overnight. Wash and dry innext to the stove while cooking.
the normal way.- To clean and freshen dusty artificial flowers, put
- To prevent mildew from forming in a refrigerator,them in a paper bag with a handful of salt and shake
wipe with a cloth dipped in vinegar. The acidwell. The flowers will look as good as new.
effectively kills the mildew fungus.