Set Yourself Free With These Spring Cleaning Life Hacks

Clean Your Cheese Grater With Raw Potatoes

This may sound crazy, but it works really well. Potatoes will de-clog all those bits of gunk out of the fine prts of your cheese grater. Also, the starches in the potato will cleanse and shine your grater when all is said and done. Hashbrowns anybody?

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The More You Know

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  • For easy cleanup, use a quick spritz of cooking spray on your cheese grater to keep the cheese from sticking.
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