Kitchen Uses for Vinegar
Uses for vinegar:
*Shine up your brass, copper and pewter with a mixture of 1 cup vinegar and 1 teaspoon of salt. This will also remove coffee and tea stains from cups.
*Add 2 tablespoons of vinegar to the water when you boil eggs to keep them from cracking.
*Remove soap build up from the dishwasher by running a cup of vinegar through the cycle once a month. This trick also works to clean mineral deposits from coffee makers.
*Vinegar makes a great marinade. It has the added benefit of killing any bacteria present. Use �¼ cup for every 2-3 pounds of meat.
*Remove stains form pots and pans by boiling a solution of 3 tablespoons vinegar to 1 pint of water in the pot until the stain is removed.
*Boil �¼ cup vinegar and 1 cup water in a dish in the microwave to loosen baked on food.
*Fish scales will come off more easily if rubbed with vinegar first.
*Vinegar will remove fruit stains and onion odors from hands.
*Vinegar will remove hard water stains and mineral build up from most surfaces.
*Use a small amount of vinegar in the water when washing garden vegetables to remove bugs and dirt more easily.
*Shine up glass, linoleum and Formica counter tops by adding a little vinegar to water and using it to clean with.
*Vinegar acts as a deodorizer and disinfectant on surfaces and in containers. Just mix a few teaspoons in some water and wipe down or use as a rinse. It can also be used to deodorize a garbage disposal.
*Vinegar and baking soda can be used together as a drain cleaner. Pour a handful of baking soda down the drain and follow with1/2 cup of vinegar. Let it sit for a few minutes and flush with hot tap water.
*Vinegar is a grease cutting agent as well. Use it in the oven, on the stove, and in dishwater.
*Rice comes out fluffier by adding a teaspoon of vinegar to the cooking water.
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