Cleaning tips & tricks make all the difference when you’re working to clean up the house. I have some truly life-changing cleaning tips & tricks you won’t believe. Get ready to clean, because I guarantee you want to try all of these tricks!
Life-Changing Cleaning Tips and Tricks
Do you own an indoor grill? Here’s a genius tip to make clean-up a breeze. After cooking on the grill, dampen a paper towel. Fold the towel and place it in the still-hot grill. Close the lid and allow the residual heat of the grill to steam it clean. After it cools, just wipe it down for next time.
Pour all-purpose cleaner into the bottom of your toilet brush holder. This cleaning trick keeps the brush clean between uses, and cuts down on bathroom odors!
When you do clean the toilet, place the brush under the lid of the seat to drip-dry. This also helps to keep the toilet brush and holder clean.
I hate when my shower heads and sink faucets get that grimy look. Beat it with half a lemon! Just cut a lemon and use the cut side, instead of a sponge, to shine up chrome faucets in your sinks and showers.
Do you know what you can clean your toilets with Coca-Cola? The secret to this trick is leaving the Coca-Cola to soak for several hours. It’s great at banishing hard water and mineral stains in the toilet bowl. Use it for occasional deep cleaning. Afterward, disinfect the bowl with your favorite disinfectant cleaner.
Use dryer sheets to clean and dust your baseboards. Your baseboards will smell nice when you are done, and resist dust for longer. What could be better? See what else you can do with dryer sheets around the house!
More Cleaning Tricks!
The best thing to use to polish stainless kitchen appliances is cream of tartar. Mix it with a little water to make a paste. Apply to your stainless with a sponge and rub until it shines.
Apply car wax to your gas stove top to help prevent the build-up of grease and grime. It works to repel dirt longer, just like it does for your car.
Want your really dirty and grimy pans to shine like they’re brand new? You need a can of Bar Keeper’s Friend for pots and pans. Once you try it, you’ll never go back to living with grimy cookie sheets again.
Buy scrub brushes with a soap handle included. These brushes are so awesome! No more having to stop scrubbing your dishes to add soap–the soap comes right from the handle as you scrub. Such an easy cleaning tip!
love the cleaning ips
Love all the tips and replies!
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I’ve been doing this for quite a few years
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Be careful because cola is corosive and can damage pipes
I was interested in the method for cleaning pots, but the article only refers the reader to the site it was pulled from….and once there it is impossible to find.
Hi Shawn! 🙂 They recommend using a product called “Bar Keepers Friend”. You can find it here on Amazon. https://www.amazon.com/Bar-Keepers-Friend-Powdered-12-Ounces/dp/B00JPO0KJ8/ref=as_li_ss_tl?_encoding=UTF8&keywords=bar%20keepers%20friend&qid=1580490341&sr=8-5&ref_=nav_ya_signin&&linkCode=ll1&tag=lacasentinc-20&linkId=dc8fb600382684594cd5918bb29dbef5&language=en_US
The lemon DOES NOT WORK!!!
Great tip, but a no no if you have kids or pets.
Love the George Forman grill tip! I hate cleaning that thing.
I discovered this method long ago, but I add a bit of dishwashing detergent to the wet paper towel. It still takes some rubbing so have your grease tray in position.
BTW, for cleaning bathroom chrome fixtures, I have always used lemon oil with great success.
Wiping clean shower walls with Lemon Oil also keeps soap scum from building up….and makes the bathroom smell great!
Better yet, use two sheets of foil on top and bottom of food…….no cleaning!
I put the paper over the grill before cooking, and another layer over the food. No cleaning at all. Just throw away the paper after cooking.
Well I don’t use my grill, I have a dry/hot air fryer which will deal with most grilling , cheese on toast I do in the microwave spread a little mustard on the cheese first. All the washing up is done in the dishwasher.
I’ve been doing that. It’s the only way to clean it.
I just want to know more. I’m always up for something ‘new!’
coke has a pretty strong acid in it. If you put a penny in some coke the penney will eventually disintegrate.
And we drink this?
Lemon juice will ‘eat’ metal too yet no-one ever seems to think it odd that we eat/drink that! Soda is just fashionable to ‘demonize’ these days.
Citric acid is present in both lemons and soda. There’s a lot more in lemons. But soda also contains a small amount of phosphoric acid – no huge deal. Artificial flavoring – not a biggy. Then we have to consider that it has caramel coloring, which is a known carcinogen. It’s got TONS of refined sugar which a major cause of inflammation, dental decay, obesity, and diabetes. Carbonation has been shown in a controlled study to lower bone density in people who consume it regularly. Then there’s the caffeine, which is the reason people don’t have serious sugar crashes after drinking it.
None of those things is food. And some is basically just BAD. But people pound it instead of water.
Lemons do have citric acid. But people don’t consume it habitually. Lemons have TONS of vitamin C and fiber and potassium, and are great antioxidants. They are GOOD for you and promote health. The small amount of naturally occurring sugar is meaningless against the weight of the healthy ingredients.
It’s not “fashionable to demonize” soda. It’s just FACT that it’s bad for you, and depletes your health, rather than promote it, like lemons and other citrus (and water) do.
Denial is not just a river in Egypt.
Bahahaha all so true, I have only drank water for years. I don’t drink coffee or colas or eat chocolate etc etc, I drink a sugar free Redbull everyday and get bashed constantly for it. Sure it probably isn’t great for me but at least it isn’t added to a long list of other bad things I drink, water & a sugar free Redbull, now tell me how many cups of coffee (with how much sugar) and how many colas have you had today, yeah so shut it. People just want to preach about what others are doing wrong, they search to find something wrong in everything everyone else is doing.
You tell ’em! Great comment…and so true
Bacon in coke—will almost cook. Imagine what it does to your stomach.?
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I have been using the cleaner brushes that you fill with dish soap for quite awhile now! Great way to get your dishes sparkling clean!!
I have caffeine free diet coke,though I like the vanilla will these work in the toilet?
You know I’ve never tried! I would go ahead and try, but I’m not entirely sure if it would work.
On cleaning the Foreman – I used this method for several years. It finally dawned on me that this is the reason the nonstick surface peels off. No more loss of nonstick coating now.
Are you saying that using this method ruined your nostick surface?
what did you use to clean your george foreman. I have had mine for years and need to clean the back and bottom
Just to add to the post on baseboards and Bounce. I have read, haven’t had a chance to try just yet that Bounce helps keep dust off things like window blinds, ceiling fans, and I would imagine does well on things like closet doors if they have those designs to them like the squares inside of the square thing. I guess anything you can think of like that.
I’ve tried to use dryer sheets as an anti-duster, but I found that it left a bit of a residue and wasn’t nearly as effective as was claimed. Maybe I used the wrong brand?
I heard on the internet somewhere to use once used dryer sheets, that way you do not have the residue!
Do you wet the bounce sheet or leave it dry for baseboards and blinds?
I was very interested in finding out more about the tip for cleaning pots and pans but when I clicked on it – nothing! Does anyone know what it said to use? Please and Thank you!
I have the same problem, click on link – nothing but a white screen.
Brilliant cleaning tips! I never heard about some of those cleaning ideas so I am curious to try them out. Thanks for sharing
I wouldn’t put just any car wax on your stove. Most are flammable. Especially Turtle wax. Look for non flammable products.
When youhave cleaned all the dirt and grime of the stainless steel bit of the hob wipe dry and put baby oil on a dry cloth and smooth over the surface,
It keeps the hob looking shiney till you use it again.
Also makes easy cleaning the next time.
I have quesion about the pan cleaning tip. What is it? When I clicked on the link it went nowhere. Could you let me know? Now I’m really curious 🙂
Finding time to do chores around the house is tough with two boys under the age of 3, work, and going to school; with so many demands at stake what do you suggest to do to manage my time better to make my house cleaner?
There’s always foster care.
That’s not very nice!
sprinkle baking soda on it. add vinegar. let it soak for 15 mins. rinse off
I had to click on it a couple of times. They used a product called bar buddy which is sold in powder form at target or spray form at Walmart. It looked to be pkged in the same way as comet.
Think it’s called bar keepers friend and apparently Amazon prime sells it
These cleaning tips are great, simple and useful.
Anyone have suggestions on the best way to clean grout??
Scrub grout very well. I use commercial cleaner especially for grout, then seal WELL. I sealed the grout in our shower every 6 months for 2 years. I quickly squeegie the walls after every showed (takes 70 seconds) then use commercial cleaner (spray on tile cleaner) about once every 18 months. Our shower grout walls and floor is off white and still looks great 22 years later! The key is to seal it and keep it clean – clean means dry it off a bit. leave your shower door open a little bit after the shower and use a fan.
A tile layer (who tiled our kitchen and dining room) told us to use white vinegar to seal floor grout and it has worked – but we have only tried it on darker grout, but water still beads up. To seal any tile use a brush to brush it on — use a brush as wide as the grout and it goes quickly. A child’s paint box brush works well for narrow grout lines.
Bleach on an old sock once a week. I delete it with a little water
I have tried the coke in the toilet several different times, but it never worked for me!
Perhaps you’re using the wrong brand, I’m yet to find the right one I might try some white vinegar.
I used to wash my grout with a solution of bleach and water, just to make sure it was clean. Then I applied white shoe polish…the kind with a sponge applicator… then immediately wiped it off with a soft cloth. It completely wipes off the tile but leaves the grout so nice and white.
Sorry but I’m one of those folks who believe that you’d like to make your site as professional as possible (and my unasked-for-assistance offered here not to be critical but in a spirit of generosity) is a suggestion to fix the typo found within the following quotation.
“I never knew this before, but apparently the best thing to use is cream of tarter.”
Cream of tartar would have been found with a spell check.
After years of proofreading as a profession, I cannot help myself. Please understand that I hope you’re feeling supported by my feedback. I know that writing a blog is a job – it’s a lot of work! I’ve tried it & found it simply wasn’t for me.
Best of luck
Lil time saver…I bought one of the long handled brushes tht U fill w dish soap & keep it in the shower. Then ..since I’m already there…lol..when my conditioner is in my hair or whatever I’ll do a bit of scrubbing! LoL Also, old exfoliating gloves make some of the best cleaning tools U will ever use! When I used to have Aquariums..couldn’t beat them for algae scrubbers! ?