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| plantcarazy |
Posted - Jun 23 2011 : 4:25:54 PM
I am a big believer in cleaning with baking soda and white vinegar (and the two together-wow!). Soooo...I discovered another use for baking soda- When I have a particularly icky stainless steel pan or pot after cooking, I hand wash them with a few drops of dish soap and a sprinkle of baking soda. They come out sparkling every time!
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| ddmashayekhi |
Posted - Jun 29 2011 : 05:14:01 AM
Great tips ladies. Thanks for sharing them. Maybe I can get my 30 year old Revere ware pots to look like new again!
Dawn in IL |
| BalancingAct |
Posted - Jun 27 2011 : 9:28:58 PM
I know this is a thread about pots and pans, but since we're talking about lemons and baking soda I wanted to share that I use lemons and baking soda to clean my garbage disposal. The baking soda and lemon rinds clean the blades, and the lemon makes it smell much, much better.
Farmgirl Sister #2851 -"To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment." ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson
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| Heartbroken farmgirl |
Posted - Jun 27 2011 : 10:48:53 AM
Love baking soda, and I'm gonna have to try the lemon and salt. Lemon is like the all around multitasking perfect fruit isn't it?!
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| levisgrammy |
Posted - Jun 26 2011 : 04:58:43 AM
not weird at all Bev. The acid in the tomato is what cleans it up!
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Or a trouble is what you make it!
And it isn't the fact that you're hurt that counts,
But only--how did you take it?
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| Bevb |
Posted - Jun 26 2011 : 03:30:14 AM
For copper - and I know this sounds weird - but cover the area with ketchup, let sit, and rinse off.
works every time!
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| HollyG |
Posted - Jun 25 2011 : 3:20:00 PM
Another solution that isn't so eco-friendly is over cleaner. After years of abuse, my stainless pots looked like something from the local diner. So, I sprayed them down, stuck them in a plastic garbage sack, and laid them on my patio in the sun. The heat and bag made the cleaner really work. After about an hours, I donned long-sleeves and rubber gloves, and was able to just wipe the cooked-on ickiness away. It also works on my cast-iron burner grates. I don't recommend this as a course for regular cleaning - but it may be a last-ditch effort to save or revive your cookware. It looks brand-new - even after nearly a year of cooking on them. Remember, this is only for stainless steel or iron grates. I wouldn't use it on my iron cookware, it will discolor anything aluminum, and who knows what it will do to copper. Use with caution!
HollyG
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| jpbluesky |
Posted - Jun 24 2011 : 09:58:09 AM
Every time I cook something with tomatoes (spaghetti sauce, sauteed veggies with tomatoes, etc....the pan comes out shining afterwards. Cook with tomatoes and clean your pans all at once! :)
Farmgirl Sister # 31
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| Fannie |
Posted - Jun 24 2011 : 03:11:56 AM
I was wondering what can shine up the copper on the bottom of my pans. I'm gonna try the lemon and salt. Thanks for the idea.
Fannie
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| Aunt Jenny |
Posted - Jun 23 2011 : 6:48:16 PM
I scrub mine (copper bottom stainless steel) with a half of a lemon dipped in salt..works great and shines up the copper as well. Baking soda is so good for so many things as well, isn't it?
Jenny in Utah
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