DIY Kitchen Cleaners
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Oven Cleaners |
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Baking soda, water, salt, vegetable oil based liquid soap (Murphy’s) |
Sprinkle water on oven bottom and add baking soda. Let sit over night. Wipe off and apply liquid soap and scrub and rinse. |
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2 tablespoons vegetable oil soap (Murphy's oil) and 2 tablespoons borax in a spray bottle with warm water |
Spray on oven and leave for 20 minutes and scrub off |
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Refrigerators |
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Dissolve 2 tablespoons baking soda in 1 quart warm water |
Exterior and interior - wipe all surfaces |
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Baking soda and water paste |
For stubborn areas |
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Microwave |
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Microwave a bowl of water on high for 5 minutes |
Steam will loosen stuck on food and you will be able to wipe it clean |
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Pots & Pans |
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Add baking soda to water during soaking |
General pots - while food encrusted pots and pans let soak and then scrub |
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Water and vinegar mixture |
Soak in for 15 minutes or over night and rinse |
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Copper pan cleaner - rub coarse salt into any stains with the cut half of a fresh lemon |
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Solution of baking soda and tepid/cool water (1 teaspoon to a quart of water) |
Glasses, coffee makers and thermos bottles - brush glasses, coffee maker carafe or thermos with the solution on a soft toothbrush |
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Coffee/tee stains |
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Baking soda paste |
Rub with paste |
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Spot free dishwater rinse |
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1 cup vinegar |
Put in the rinse compartment |
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Garbage Disposal Odors |
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Grind to eliminate odors and to clean and sharpen blades |
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Floor Cleaners |
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Pencil eraser |
removes heel marks |
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1 cup vinegar, ¼ cup washing soda, 1 tablespoon vegetable oil based soap (Murphy's, castile), 2gallon hot water |
For greasy no wax floors combine all ingredients and stir to dissolve washing soda. Mop as usual |
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Castile soap (small amount) and baking soda/borax with lots of water |
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Deodorize |
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Put out a small bowl of vinegar any where in the house that needs freshening. It will absorb the odors and leave the house smelling fresh |
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