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

Clean Your Knives With Cream of Tartar

Cream of tartar pulls the tarnish off high-carbon knives. A long enough treatment can help duller knives as well and will leave them looking mirror-clean. Don't forget to sharpen them as well!

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The More You Know

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