Tips of the Month

24 Ways to Clean with Vinegar!

1. Deodorize the sink: Pour 1 cup baking soda, followed by 1 cup hot vinegar, down the drain. Let it 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 the surfaces with a rag dipped in vinegar.

4. Clean the fridge: Use a mixture of half water, half vinegar to wipe down the 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 a full cycle.

6. Bust oven grease: If you have 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 get rid of cloudy effects on glassware, wrap a vinegar-soaked towel around the glass and let sit. Remove and rinse with hot water.

8. Get rid of lime deposits on your tea kettle: Fill the kettle with vinegar and let it boil. Allow it to cool and rinse with water.

9. Remove stains in coffee cups: Create an equal paste using vinegar and baking soda, and scrub gently before rinsing.

10. Treat Tupperware stains: Wipe the containers with vinegar-saturated cloth.

11. Remove stains on aluminum pots: Boil 1 cup of Vinegar and 1 cup of water.

12. Deter ant infestations: Spray outside doorways and windowsills, or anywhere you see the trail of critters coming in, again with vinegar!

13. Clean can openers: Scrub the wheel of your can opener with vinegar using an old toothbrush.

14. Remove stickers or labels: Cover the sticker with a vinegar soaked cloth. Let it sit over night, by morning it should just slide right off.

15. Shine porcelain sinks: A bit of vinegar and a good scrub should leave them sparkling!

16. Clean grout: Pour on some vinegar, let it hang out for a few minutes, and buff with an old toothbrush.

17. Clean the shower door: Spray them down with vinegar pre-shower, or post to remove hard water deposits.

18. Clean a grimy showerhead: To get rid of scum, fill a Ziploc bag with 1 cup vinegar and ½ cup of baking soda and tie it to the shower head. Let it sit for an hour until the bubbling stops, remove the bag and run the shower.

19. Make the toilet sparkle: Pour a cup or two into the bowl and let it sit over night before scrubbing with a toilet brush.

20. Clean paintbrushes: Soak paintbrushes for an hour before simmering them on the stove to remove hardened paint.

21. Clean grills: Spray vinegar on I ball of tinfoil, then use it to give the grate a firm scrub.

22. Disinfect wood cutting boards: Wipe down wood cutting boards with a wash of vinegar.

23. Clean the microwave: Fill a microwave safe bowl with 2 cups water and ½ cup vinegar. Heat it on high for 3-4 minutes until it comes to a boil. Keep the door closed for a few minutes longer to let the steam fill the microwave, and loosen the grime. Remove the bowl (carefully) and wipe down the inside with a cloth.

24. Polish patent leather accessories: Rub them with vinegar soaked cloth. Buff with a dry cloth.