How to Clean Between the Glass on an Oven Door (Without Taking It Apart)
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.
How to Clean a Dishwasher Filter (The Step Most People Skip)
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.
6 Things Plain Shaving Cream Cleans Around the House
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.
9 Things One Box of Baking Soda Can Clean in Your Home
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.
How to Clean Greasy Stove Burner Grates Without Harsh Fumes
Baked-on grease on stove grates comes off with a long hot soak and a baking soda paste. No oven cleaner or ammonia needed.
How to Clean Dirty Grout Without Bleach
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.
How to Clean a Dusty Fan Without Taking It Apart
A dusty fan blows that dust right back into the room. Here are three easy ways to clean one without a screwdriver.
Does Coca-Cola Really Clean Toilets and Rust? What It Can and Can’t Do
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.
Why Your Fridge Smells Even Though It’s Clean
I emptied my fridge, took the shelves out, washed everything, and put it back. Two days later it smelled again. A clean fridge that smells has one of five causes, and none of them are on the shelves you just washed. 1. The Drip Tray Underneath Every fridge drains its defrost water down a tube into a shallow tray at the back, usually sitting on top of the compressor so the heat evaporates it. That tray collects water, dust and anything that ran down the back wall. It grows a film and it is the single most common cause of …
How to Clean a Burnt Pan Without Scrubbing
I left a pan of rice on the heat too long and the bottom went black. I scrubbed at it for twenty minutes with a scouring pad and made almost no difference. Then I stopped scrubbing and let chemistry do it, and it lifted off in one piece. The Method for Stainless Steel Cover the burnt layer with water — about half an inch. Add two tablespoons of baking soda. Bring it to a simmer for ten to fifteen minutes. Take it off the heat, let it cool until you can touch it, then push at the edge of the …