Self-Cleaning Oven Cleaning
Follow directions in your manual exactly, as oven Pre-clean the areas not reached in the self-cleaning Use hot water and detergent or a paste of baking If your range manual recommends it, you may leave If your range manual recommends it, you may ... [... more]
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Alcoholic Beverage Stains on Hard Surface Floors
Rub with a cloth dampened in a solution of detergent Notes: If steel wool is suggested, use fine grade, 000 After removing a stain, rinse the area thoroughly, dry and warm water. If the stain remains, rub it with a different cloth dampened with ... [... more]
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Cleaning Glass Accessories
Glass flower vases, cruets, or carafes used to hold Pour contents out. Rinse with water. Repeat if necessary. You may need to add grains of rice or beans and shake to If you have crystal vases or carafes, do not leave water, wine, oil or other ... [... more]
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Removing sticky items
Whatever method you use, first test the cleaning/removal Removing Decals From Wall or Glass In a small pan, warm a small amount of vinegar. Fold When thoroughly saturated, the decal will peel off material in an inconspicuous part of the surface ... [... more]
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Electric and Gas Cooktops--Cleaning
Most electric and gas cooktops are porcelain enamel, If stubborn soil, lay sudsy wet cloth or towel over Control knobs are washed in warm suds with cloth or The area under drip pans may be washed with warm Cleaning Burners, Gas or ... [... more]
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Removing Tub Appliques
The appliques were made to put on the bottom inside You can now wipe up the softened adhesive with a If you have difficulty trying to pull up and peel back Spray" over the entire bottom of the tub. Since nothing After following one of these above ... [... more]
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Cookware Today
Following is a review of materials in popular use in More than half (52 percent) of all cookware sold today Creighton Phelps, Ph.D., director of medical and Aluminum does not appear cause Alzheimer's disease, but As FDA and researchers point out, ... [... more]
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Anti-Fogging Glass Spray
To make a homemade anti-fogging glass cleaner try any -rub a few drops of liquid dishwashing detergent applied with a damp paper towel over the window -1/2 cup vinegar to 1 gallon water -1/2 cup sudsy ammonia to 1 gallon water -1/2 cup sudsy ... [... more]
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Homemade Cleaners
Safer Alternatives: Reducing The Risk One of the best means of avoiding exposure to house- Making your own simple and effective products is fun Most commercial air fresheners do not freshen the air For a safer alternative, you may wish to try one ... [... more]
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Coffeemaker - Cleaning
Clean after each use to remove coffee oils and For electric drip coffeemakers, if minerals and scale residue which will cause poor flavor in the next pot of coffee. Wash with warm sudsy water, rinse and dry. On aluminum percolators, remove hard ... [... more]
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Abrasive Cleaners
Wear off dirt, stains, tarnish and hard water Cautions- Can scratch and damage surfaces, making Mild Abrasive Cleaners Plastic or Nylon Mesh Scour pots and pans, oven interiors, and drip pans. Use as directed to remove stains on surfaces ... [... more]
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Smoke Problems
If a stove or fireplace is letting smoke into the If the dampers are open, then the best way to solve the If the chimney serves a stove, move the stove closer This can be done by raising the hearth or installing a Prefabricated chimneys can be ... [... more]
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