Dirty Talk

Sometimes when the drip pans under the heating elements get baked on greasy from neglect ( and my husband) I will boil them in very hot water (no soap) for about 10 minutes, using tongs to take them out, I will then wash them with dish detergent. It saves a lot of scrubbing. Love you gals!

Not a tip but a plea really ... can anyone tell me how i remove grease stains from frosted glass , i have tried just about every shop bought detergent/solvent etc but still can remove the grease spots .

for homemade shower fresh: ½ cup laundry detergent and ½ cup vinegar mixed with three cups water. Pour into a 32 oz spray bottle and mist on daily. No need to wipe down or rinse. or 1 Cup vinegar, 1 squirt of Dawn, 1/4 Cup Jet Dry Pour all ingredients into a spray bottle. Fill the rest of the way with water. Do it slowly. Cascade can be replaced with Jet Dry

For all the Americans, biological powder is the equivalent of Tide/all/cheer/etc. (with bleach). Non-biological powder is the equivalent of Dreft or any detergent that has no bleach/dyes/perfumes and is made for sensitive or baby's skin.

I got this tip from some nurse friends on getting blood out of fabrics. I have used it on both fresh blood stains and old ones. Soak in Hydrogen Perioxide (do not dilute) and after letting it do its work breaking down the enzymes in the blood stain, rinse and if necessary use ordinary bar of soap or laundry detergent and gently scrub.

To the person asking about the enamel over iron pot, are you sure that it is stained and that your enamel hasn't worn to show the iron beneath it? One thing that I've found to get baked-on stains off is to soak the pot with only an inch or so of water and powder dishwasher detergent. That way it's super-concentrated and should break up any grease or baked-on badness.

Just to clarify for some: Biological Washing Powder is Powder Detergent (laundry detergent) here in the US. So stuff like Cheer, Tide, Dreft, and so forth. If you go to an organic store, you'll find Biological ones and non-biological ones

Biological Washing Powder: Do you call this Powder Detergent in the USA? The biological bit I think means it is composed with enzymes do dissolve /breakdown dirt and stains in the process. As opposed to washing out the dirt particles from say fabric. I think it is worth noting that if the clothes say, are not rinsed thoroughly to remove the detergents / enzyme residue some people can have an allergy or irritation especially if intimate garments; less likely with non-biological detergent which is more gentle. Is this helpful?

For the bonfire dog pee dilemma-- try a urine remover with enzymes, or a laundry detergent with enzymes (also called biological powder) --mixed with a bit of water, so it's like paste. Leave it overnight, then wet-vac it up (or blot it up with a lot of papertowels or old rags). Also, I've heard piling salt does well on fresh stains, for soaking up the liquid (let dry, then vacuum up the salt crumbles). Good luck. --I just found runny poo on our white carpet. ;o;

Ant bites -- good enough on fire ants in Texas, so should be good for any ant bite: Dab a bit of vinegar, bleach, or dish washing detergent (liquid) to counteract the venom in the bite. And to take care of the ants themselves-- make a moat of water around the antbed, then a little farther out, sprinkle dry cream of wheat. The ants will eat the dry food, and when they drink the water, their bodies won't handle the expansion.

A quick and easy way to clean a moldy, scaly shower curtain is to simply toss it into the washing machine with a cup or two of white vinegar and a small amount of laundry detergent (with the machine set on "warm water"). All hail Kim and Aggie!

Here's how I keep my kitchen clean and sanitary. I keep my wiping rags in a bleach water solution. I use a plastic margarine tub filled with water, a capful of bleach, and a tap of dish detergent. I keep my rags in there all the time. They are sanitized and ready to disinfect my counters. Best of all, they are always white! I usually throw away the old tub when I have a newer one empty. You recycle at the same time.

f you have a dirty pan that you just can't seem to get clean or you burned something this really works! Squirt a little dishwasher detergent in the pan and fill with hot water. If it is encrusted inside and out then fill the sink and immerse the offending pan. You can leave it overnight but if it is just stuff burned or dried on a few hours will suffice. Works great even on old baked on stains! Scrub with nylon brillo pad. It usually wipes right off with no effort. The best brand I have found is Cascade Complete. It eats right thru all the food and grease. It only takes about a teaspoon for the average pan. You can also use it on stovetops and ovens.

louise....if your tub is either ceramic/porcelain or fiberglass type, try dilute white vinegar, spray on and let sit for a while, then soap using either a grease cutting dish washing detergent or a shampoo for oily hair without built in conditioner. Rinse well. For stubborn rings,a paste of water and baking soda or those new erasure cleaning pads ( Mr. Clean) and some elbow grease should do it. Let me know how it goes.....Sparky

An easy way to clean the fridge is to put the shelves in the dishwasher. Remove the top rack of the dishwasher to accommodate the size of the shelves and run it with detergent. Put the top rack back in to wash the smaller door shelves and bins. While the shelves are out you can wipe down the interior. Works for large upright freezers too.

time saving tip - put detergent on the floor etc, then go and do another job - an hour later it will be much easier to clean!

Fill one of those garden spray bottles (clean it first!) with detergent/bleach etc so you can spray hard to reach areas (eg mould at the top of windows). Wipe, then spray with water and hey presto!

to get rid of the unsightly build up at the bottom of a vase, add a few drops of automatic dishwasher detergent and fill with hot water, soak overnight, then rinse