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What’s the best way to wash a cast iron pan?

Email us at hello@thetakeout.com. I’ve been told that you’re not supposed to wash cast iron pans with soap and water, but I have no idea how I’m supposed to clean it. How to I get all the gross stuff out of my pan, and why are cast iron pans so hard to take care of? I’m very glad a reader asked this question, because Twitter erupts into a firestorm over cast iron pans every few months, at which point I’m forced to say the same damn things over and over again, and I am exhausted by this malarkey. I cook just about everything in a cast iron skillet: meat, vegetables, pie, pancakes, and, of course, pandowdies. “But you’re not supposed to wash cast iron, or else you’ll remove the cure from the pan!” After you’re done cooking, pour any excess fat or liquid out of the pan and let it cool completely.

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The Right Way To Clean, Season, And Restore A Cast Iron Skillet – 12 Tomatoes

Since many people spend a lot of time in the kitchen, there are also plenty of gadgets that help to make things easier. Sometimes, however, going with an old staple is the best choice, and that is the case with cast-iron. How To Use Cat Litter To Eliminate Bad Odors. 30 Essential Hacks For Cleaning Around Your Home. COVID-19: How to make DIY disinfectant wipes at home. — Recommendations are independently chosen by Reviewed’s editors.

COVID-19: How to make DIY disinfectant wipes at home

Purchases you make through our links may earn us a commission. COVID-19 cases have been growing in the US since March and while there is not yet a cure, the CDC has approved certain household disinfectants for killing coronavirus on surfaces. 3 Simple Ways to Clean a Cloudy Glass Vase. Laundry Stripping, the Gross-Yet-Satisfying Cleaning Trend. How to Effectively Disinfect Sheets. William_Potter/Getty Images Even in normal conditions, bed sheets collect a staggering amount of germs and bacteria and should be washed at least once a week.

How to Effectively Disinfect Sheets

But once they come into contact with a sick person, that laundering needs to be handled with an even higher level care and attention. How to Handle Contaminated Bed Sheets That extra care starts with how the bed sheets are handled, even before they make it into the washing machine. “If you have disposable gloves handy, it’s suggested that you wear those while performing these tasks,” said Kathy Turley of Home Clean Heroes. Turley also recommends that people avoid placing their dirty sheets in a laundry basket, as anything that touches the sheets could be contaminated by any germs they carry.

“Why put the sheets inside a pillowcase? Power Clean the Kitchen with Steam - Clean and Scentsible. Hey guys!

Power Clean the Kitchen with Steam - Clean and Scentsible

I hope you have all had a great week! The kids have just left for a camping weekend away with their grandparents so I am hoping that this will be a very productive weekend for me. I have a ton of projects planned and can’t wait to share them all with you! If you want to have an idea what I am up to, you can check out my June To Do List.

Today we are going to be talking kitchen cleaning. I am always on the look out for effective and efficient green cleaning ideas, and was so excited to try out one of these SteamMachine Plus Steam Mops from Homeright. The new SteamMachine Plus heats up in under 30 seconds so there is no waiting around before you are able to use it. Best Household Cleaning Supplies & Products. Any pressure washer can clean a hard surface like concrete, but it takes forever, and if you move the nozzle too fast or too slow, you wind up with streaks and striping.

Best Household Cleaning Supplies & Products

However, that is not the case with this whirlybird-style surface cleaner from Briggs & Stratton (No. 6178). Snap it onto the end of your pressure washer and put it to work cleaning dirty concrete. As soon as you pull the trigger, the cleaner lifts off the surface and floats like a hovercraft. Just push it along at a steady pace and let it do its job. The spinning jets blast a clean, uniform 14-in. Use the surface cleaner on horizontal and vertical surfaces like concrete, brick, stone and pavers. How To Make Your Own DIY Cleaning Wipes. Kitchen & Bathroom Cleaning Wipes. I love the feeling of a clean home, but cleaning is not something I like to do.

So I like to make it as simple and fast to clean as I can. That’s where these essential oil cleaning wipes come in. Clean Your Kitchen With Basic Products. Homemade "Lysol" Disinfecting Cleaning Spray. Clean your home and freshen it at the same time with this natural essential oil disinfectant cleaning spray.

Homemade "Lysol" Disinfecting Cleaning Spray

It’s an all-natural, non-toxic powerful cleaner that disinfects, sanitizes, deodorizes, and even kills mold & mildew. And it does all of this with a great, fresh clean scent. Before discovering essential oils years ago, I used to clean, disinfect, and deodorize my home with harsh, toxic chemicals like Lysol and bleach.

Homemade "Lysol" Disinfecting Wipes. There’s a difference between cleaning and disinfecting.

Homemade "Lysol" Disinfecting Wipes

Cleaning removes dirt, food, liquids, and other impurities from the surface.Disinfecting kills viruses and other germs on surfaces and objects. Many homemade cleaning wipes are great for cleaning, but they’re not good disinfectants. Most DIY cleaning wipes only use vinegar, Castile soap, or detergents like Sal Suds or natural dish soap. While those types of ingredients are great for making homemade cleaning wipes, they are not effective disinfectants. Homemade Bleach Recipe. These Amazing Dryer Sheets Are So Cheap And Easy To Make. How to Clean a Washing Machine (Front Load or Top Loader) How Using Bleach Might Create an Indoor Air Pollutants. If like so many homeowners, you use both chlorine bleach and one of the thousands of household cleaners, including so-called green cleaners, containing limonene (a compound with a lemon, orange or pine scent) to sanitize and freshen up your home, you may be unknowingly creating a harmful indoor environment for both your two- and four-legged family members.

How Using Bleach Might Create an Indoor Air Pollutants

According to a recent study published by the American Chemical Society (ACS), researchers have discovered that bleach fumes combined with light and products containing limonene can form airborne particles that might be harmful when inhaled by pets or people.1 Bleach + Citrus Cleaners + Light = Significant Levels of Secondary Organic Aerosols Polluting the Air in Your Home Cleaning products containing bleach off-gas (emit into the air) chlorine-containing compounds that can accumulate at relatively high levels in inadequately ventilated indoor environments. The 7 Best Spray Cleaners You Can Make At Home. Quick Fix for a Smelly Book.

It’s time to tackle your overloaded bookshelves!

Quick Fix for a Smelly Book

Lack of circulating air around books encourages mustiness, mildew and silverfish….Ew! This is what you need to do… Resist the urge to stuff your books into the bookcase, and instead give them a little room to breathe by limiting your books to one layer per shelf, with enough room to add just two or three more books—but don’t! Also avoid the lazy habit of laying books flat directly on top of shelved books. Before and After Cleaning Photos You Have to See to Believe. Which cleaning cloth removes germs the best? - Dr. Annie's Experiments. Instead of reading all of this, watch the video I made of this experiment on You Tube! Please subscribe to my channel. Then come back to this page for more experimental details if you are interested. I have had so many requests to test and compare cleaning cloths to find out which cloths remove germs the best.

So, I tested them on my dirty kitchen floor. Thanks to my children, all the neighbor kids, and our big dog, Luke, my kitchen floor is always dirty and ready to be tested.

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