Cleaning & Home Hacks

Vinegar is a great cleaner for a lot of jobs, but not for everything. These eight surfaces can be dulled, etched or damaged by it.

Most pots and pans have a small hole at the end of the handle. It’s there for hanging, but cooks use it for a second trick that keeps the counter clean.

The foil roll that jumps out of the box every time you pull? Many foil and plastic wrap boxes have a built-in fix printed right on the end.

Cloudy white spots on the shower glass come from minerals in the water, not from dirt. Warm vinegar lifts them off. Here’s the method and the 10-second habit that keeps them away.

Dried-on splatters inside the microwave wipe right off after a few minutes of lemon steam. Here’s how to do it safely.

Wet windows every cold morning can lead to mold on the sills. Here’s why it happens and the simple habits that keep the glass dry.

No iron, no time? A damp towel, the dryer, a hot shower or a spray bottle will smooth most wrinkles in minutes. Here’s what works for which fabric.

Candle wax on the good tablecloth looks like a disaster, but it lifts out with ice, a butter knife and a warm iron. Here’s the step-by-step.

Those brown drips trapped between the two panes of oven glass can’t be reached from the front. Here’s the simple way to get in there, and when to leave it alone.

If your dishes come out gritty or the dishwasher smells, the filter is probably clogged. Here’s how to find it, clean it in five minutes, and how often to do it.