Out of liquid dishwashing detergent? Substitute any mild shampoo. To make an all-purpose soft soap, grate or shave 2 cups of hard bar soap into a large pot, or measure 2 cups of powdered soap into the pot. Add 1 gallon of water and heat the mixture over medium heat to boiling point, stirring constantly to dissolve the soap. Then lower the heat and let the mixture simmer for 10 minutes, stirring it from time to time. Remove the pot from the heat and let the soap cool partially before pouring it into a clean container and covering tightly You now have a gallon of soft soap. If you're using an inexpensive dishwashing detergent but find that it leaves spots on the dishes, simply put a few tablespoons of vinegar in the rinse water. It's usually possible to remove burned-on foods from a pan by coating the burned-on food generously with baking soda barely moistened with water. Leave the paste on overnight and then wash the pan as usual.
Another way of removing burned-on foods from a pan is to fill the pan with water, drop in one or two fabric softener sheets, and let the water stand for an hour or so. The food crust will lift right off. To rid a teakettle of lime deposits, fill it with a mix of half water and half vinegar and boil the mix-ture. Let it stand overnight, and then pour the cooled-off liquid and the lime down the drain. Keep a jar of hot, soapy water on the sink when you're cooking and slip silverware into it as you finish using it. Rinse quickly and the utensils will be clean again. Always scrape food particles from your dishes before loading the dishes into the dishwasher. Use the correct cleaning detergents in your dishwasher. Soap suds can damage the equipment, and soap leaves a film on silverware and glasses.
Before you put plastic dishes in the dishwasher, be sure they are labeled dishwasher-safe. If you take off your rings, watch, or bracelet while washing dishes, fasten a large cup hook near the kitchen sink and hang these valuables on it. Position the hook so that there's no chance of a small ring slipping out of your hands and down an open drain. Use a crumpled sheet of newspaper to soak up excess grease from a pan before cleaning the pan in the regular manner. Try removing dark stains from an aluminum pan by filling the pan with water containing 1 tablespoon of cream of tartar per quart of water and boiling the mixture. White vinegar added to water and boiled works equally well.
To remove discolorations from an aluminum pot, cook tomatoes or applesauce in it; the acid in the food will brighten up the metal. A cast iron skillet won't rust if you wash and diy it and then while it is still warm rub it with a little cooking oil. You can remove charred food spots from the interior of a cast iron utensil by sprinkling salt on the spots, adding enough vinegar to cover, and boiling the mixture.
Moisture causes cast iron to deteriorate, so after washing and towel drying a cast iron skillet, put it in a warm oven to complete the drying process. It's also a good idea to place paper towels between cast iron pans when you stack them so that moisture can't get trapped between them. The easiest way to clean the outside of a cast iron skillet is with oven cleaner. Spray it on, let it stand for an hour, and wipe it off with a solution of water and vinegar. If your glass coffee percolator looks dull, make it sparkle again by boiling vinegar in it. To remove tarnish from a copper pot, rub the pot with ketchup.
Copper pans also can be cleaned with sour milk. Pour some in a flat dish and soak the copper bottom for an hour. Then wash as usual. To remove stains from cookware with a nonstick finish, mix 2 tablespoons of baking soda with 1 cup of water and V2 cup of liquid bleach. Boil the solution in the pan for several minutes until the stains vanish. After washing the pan with soap and water, wipe the inner surface with cooking oil to reseason it.
To remove rust stains from tinned kitchen- ware, simply rub with a peeled potato dipped in a mild abrasive powder and then rinse. Vinegar is a quick, inexpensive cleaning agent for discolored copper cookware: Apply a paste consisting of 1 tablespoon of salt, 1 tablespoon of white vinegar, and 1 tablespoon of flour. Because vinegar is acid, wash the skillet in hot, soapy water, then rinse it. Finish off the job with a vigorous buffing to restore a shine. You can achieve the same results with a paste made of 2 tablespoons of vinegar and 1 tablespoon of salt.
To protect your wok from rust when not in use, coat it lightly with cooking oil before storing it.
Stubborn food spots on glassware will dissolve if rubbed with baking soda. Greasy glassware will come sparkling clean if washed in an ammonia solution. If there are stubborn lime and water spots on your glassware, try polishing the spots away with a soft chamois cloth.
It is best to wash milk glass and wooden items by hand; if washed in the dishwasher, milk glass will yellow and wooden items will crack and split. Here's an easy way to remove the cloudiness from your fine crystal: Fill the glasses with ordinary water and drop a denture tablet in each. Wait until the tablets dissolve and then rinse the glasses; the film will be gone.
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Another way of removing burned-on foods from a pan is to fill the pan with water, drop in one or two fabric softener sheets, and let the water stand for an hour or so. The food crust will lift right off. To rid a teakettle of lime deposits, fill it with a mix of half water and half vinegar and boil the mix-ture. Let it stand overnight, and then pour the cooled-off liquid and the lime down the drain. Keep a jar of hot, soapy water on the sink when you're cooking and slip silverware into it as you finish using it. Rinse quickly and the utensils will be clean again. Always scrape food particles from your dishes before loading the dishes into the dishwasher. Use the correct cleaning detergents in your dishwasher. Soap suds can damage the equipment, and soap leaves a film on silverware and glasses.
To remove discolorations from an aluminum pot, cook tomatoes or applesauce in it; the acid in the food will brighten up the metal. A cast iron skillet won't rust if you wash and diy it and then while it is still warm rub it with a little cooking oil. You can remove charred food spots from the interior of a cast iron utensil by sprinkling salt on the spots, adding enough vinegar to cover, and boiling the mixture.
Moisture causes cast iron to deteriorate, so after washing and towel drying a cast iron skillet, put it in a warm oven to complete the drying process. It's also a good idea to place paper towels between cast iron pans when you stack them so that moisture can't get trapped between them. The easiest way to clean the outside of a cast iron skillet is with oven cleaner. Spray it on, let it stand for an hour, and wipe it off with a solution of water and vinegar. If your glass coffee percolator looks dull, make it sparkle again by boiling vinegar in it. To remove tarnish from a copper pot, rub the pot with ketchup.
Copper pans also can be cleaned with sour milk. Pour some in a flat dish and soak the copper bottom for an hour. Then wash as usual. To remove stains from cookware with a nonstick finish, mix 2 tablespoons of baking soda with 1 cup of water and V2 cup of liquid bleach. Boil the solution in the pan for several minutes until the stains vanish. After washing the pan with soap and water, wipe the inner surface with cooking oil to reseason it.
To remove rust stains from tinned kitchen- ware, simply rub with a peeled potato dipped in a mild abrasive powder and then rinse. Vinegar is a quick, inexpensive cleaning agent for discolored copper cookware: Apply a paste consisting of 1 tablespoon of salt, 1 tablespoon of white vinegar, and 1 tablespoon of flour. Because vinegar is acid, wash the skillet in hot, soapy water, then rinse it. Finish off the job with a vigorous buffing to restore a shine. You can achieve the same results with a paste made of 2 tablespoons of vinegar and 1 tablespoon of salt.
To protect your wok from rust when not in use, coat it lightly with cooking oil before storing it.
Stubborn food spots on glassware will dissolve if rubbed with baking soda. Greasy glassware will come sparkling clean if washed in an ammonia solution. If there are stubborn lime and water spots on your glassware, try polishing the spots away with a soft chamois cloth.
It is best to wash milk glass and wooden items by hand; if washed in the dishwasher, milk glass will yellow and wooden items will crack and split. Here's an easy way to remove the cloudiness from your fine crystal: Fill the glasses with ordinary water and drop a denture tablet in each. Wait until the tablets dissolve and then rinse the glasses; the film will be gone.
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