5 Condiments You Can Use To Clean
We all have at least one cleaning tip handed to us by a family member that uses a condiment for some of our worst cleaning woes. Mine is using salt to clean cast iron pans, my mother-in-law passed me this tip when she gave me all her cast iron pots and pans.
I have listed below six of the best condiments in our kitchen that can be used for cleaning chores too.
Ketchup – Being high in citric acid and vinegar, tomato ketchup can be used to clean polish copper pans, buff up the brass doorknobs, clean my much-loved cast iron pan, make all my stainless steel cutlery sparkle. Go here for details on how to use ketchup for cleaning.
Mayonaise – Mayonnaise can help you slide a ring off a swollen finger or erase crayon marks from walls, banish fingerprints from stainless steel, rub out water rings from wooden furniture, remove sticker reside.
Mustard – Mustard can help remove stuck-on food residue and stains from baking sheets and dissolve grease.
Salt – Use baking soda and salt in a 1:1 ratio to scrub a sink, dip half a lemon in salt and clean around the faucets. Use salt to clean a cutting board, remove red wine stains, clean cast iron, remove perspiration stain from clothes, clean the iron.
Vinegar – Vinegar is a natural and cheap cleaning solution. Use vinegar to clean your microwave, freshen stinky shoes, clean windows, clean rusty tools, coffee stains. Go Here to find more uses for vinegar.
Pro Tip: Reuse the bottom of an empty egg carton to keep sauce bottles in place while stored upside-down and catch any food that dribbles out.
Now, you can save some money by using the common everyday items lying in the refrigerator for your cleaning chores.