Spring Cleaning Hacks You'll Wish You'd Found Out Years Ago

Prepare Lobster in the Dishwasher

It sounds gross, but you can actually cook a lobster tail in here. Cut, de-vein, and de-shell the tail, then put it in a mason jar with an entire stick of unsalted butter and start up the cycle. You won't believe the result when you take it out.

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The More You Know

  • You can cut your dusting time in half with one common household item: a dryer sheet. Simply swipe it over your baseboards and its anti-static properties will keep dust from sticking while making your home smell fresh.
  • By folding shirts KonMari- or military-style and sandwiching (instead of stacking), you can fit more into each dresser drawer and have a better visual of what's inside.
  • You don't need a strawberry huller: Take the stems off strawberries cleanly by driving a straw right through from bottom to top.
  • Put some aluminum foil in the bottom of your fireplace before you lay down your logs.
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