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

  • Rubber bands will last much longer when they are refrigerated.
  • Run the sink water until the bowl is about half full. Then pull the stopper and turn on the disposer to flush it out.
  • Next time you open a bottle of wine, save the cork! You can use a slice of synthetic cork to brace a wobbly table leg. Just mark the amount of cork needed, slice it off with a utility knife and glue it in place.
  • Dab a dot of toothpaste onto a bug bite to reduce the itchiness and swelling, and get back to the great outdoors!
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