Set Yourself Free With These Spring Cleaning Life Hacks

Onion Deodorizer

Onions may smell aggressive in the kitchen, but they have some odor busting characteristics that work just as well as the chemical competitors. If your basement smells like mildew, or if you have stinky litter boxes down there, cut an onion in half and place it down there on a plate. The allicin in the onion will suck the bad smells out of the air almost immediately.

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The More You Know

  • Here's a great way to keep track of your daily water intake. Draw lines on your water bottle with a marker pen, and then write the time beside the marked level.
  • With the water running at about half throttle, drop in orange or lemon peels. Run the disposer for five seconds. Citric acid from the peels softens crusty waste and attacks smelly bacteria. Give the acid about 15 minutes to do its work.
  • If you forget to bring that butter up to room temp in advance, it’s OK. You can soften butter quickly. The easiest way is to cut butter into cubes and let it sit on the counter for about 20 minutes.
  • Drain away any excess fat while baking by placing meatballs on a baking rack. The extra fat drips away, you’ll retain that browned, caramelized exterior you know and love.
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