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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.

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.

Cheap foam shaving cream is mostly soap and air, which makes it a handy spot cleaner. Here’s where it works, and where it doesn’t.

Baking soda is a gentle scrub and a real odor absorber. Here are nine jobs one box can handle, and the two things it shouldn’t touch.

Baked-on grease on stove grates comes off with a long hot soak and a baking soda paste. No oven cleaner or ammonia needed.

Grout is porous, so it holds dirt and soap. A baking soda paste, a little dish soap and a stiff brush will lift most of it. Here’s the method.

A dusty fan blows that dust right back into the room. Here are three easy ways to clean one without a screwdriver.

Cola does loosen rust and mineral rings, thanks to the mild acids in it. Here’s where it works, how to use it, and when a real cleaner is the better choice.