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When you forget the recipe for your famous apple pie and spills apple syrup all over the bottom of the oven, you’ve got a cleaning job on your hands. If you use the self-cleaning feature for that, everyone will be forced outside and the neighbours will call the fire-brigade. While most oven cleaners are not made for self cleaning or continuous cleaning ovens, there are some products you can use to spot clean without causing any damage whatsoever. Follow these steps on how to clean your oven, and do it as often as necessary.

Identify your oven. Remember most oven cleaners are not made for self cleaning or continuous cleaning ovens. The chemicals in these products can damage oven surfaces when exposed to extremely high heat.

For health reasons put gloves on because a chemical that is strong enough to clean the inside of an oven is also strong enough to eat skin! Avoid eye contact especially. It’s also not healthy to breathe the fumes from oven cleaners. A well ventilated area is one that has outside air circulating through.

Choose your cleaner. Many products available at the grocery store will do a fine job of tackling the baked-on build up in your oven. Some brands even make sprays without fumes. Read label directions to be sure the product you buy is right for your type of oven.
Household cleaning products can also be used. Mix ammonia, baking soda, vinegar and water. Apply to oven surfaces and scrub with steel wool.

Remove the racks and preheat the oven to 200 degrees if cleaner requires. Spray a complete coating of cleaner all over the inside of the oven, the walls, floor and ceiling as well as the inside of the door.

In gas ovens, remember to open the bottom flap to clean the boiling surface. Your cleaner may require heating the oven to 200 degrees after spraying. Follow all product directions, including how long to leave it on before wiping.

Wipe clean with a sponge or cloth. Again the rubber gloves are a must. Nylon scrubbers are good for removing any tough spots that don’t simply wipe off.

So you need not worry anymore about cleaning your oven if you follow these instructions.

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Cleaning metals in the house does not require spending money for expensive chemicals and cleaners. The best way to make metals shine and look clean is with things already in the kitchen. With a little time and a little rubbing, even the hardest metals to keep clean and shiny will look beautiful. Cleaning metals with something already in the kitchen also saves space. No more harsh cleaners are needed. Things you’ll need:

• Salt
• White vinegar
• Lemon rind
• Flour
• Lemon juice
• Sorrel leaves
• Sour milk
• Cloth

Step 1: For aluminium pans with dark stains use white vinegar and water. Fill the pan with water and add one tablespoon of white vinegar for each quart of water. Bring the water to a boil and remain boiling for ten minutes.

Step 2: For aluminium utensils that are discoloured use lemon juice and water. Boil water, lemon juice and utensils in water for ten minutes or use a cloth dipped in lemon juice to rub the utensil and rinse with warm water to renew the shine.

Step 3: To make silverware shine and remove stains, place in a bowl with sour milk and leave sit for eight to ten hours. Rinse with cold water and then with hot water and dry.

Step 4: To clean silver and ease the rubbing process, rub the silver with salt before polishing.

Step 5: Preventing soot on outdoor cooking pans is easy when you rub the outside of the pans with soap. After use, rinse with hot water to remove soot.

Step 6: For dull copper, use sorrel leaves dipped in hot water to rub on the copper to bring back the shine.

Step 7: For copper and brass corrosion, rub with lemon juice. If the corrosion is heavy, make a paste of salt and lemon juice to rub on the item then wash, rinse and dry.

Step 8: For discoloured brass, bronze and copper, make a paste of flour, white vinegar and salt to rub on the item. After cleaning with the paste wash, rinse and wipe dry.

Step 9: To make clean soap film and stains from chrome, use a mixture of two tablespoons of white vinegar and one teaspoon of salt. Rub mixture on chrome. Then rinse and dry. To remove spots and make the chrome shine rub with lemon juice, then rinse and dry.

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Don’t worry, while that bright red stain on your carpet might look like the end of the world, it won’t stand a chance against these stain-busting instructions. Follow them with patience & determination and the stain will be gone in no time.

Step 1:  Soak up the spill with paper towels or a clean cloth.

Step 2:  Combine one teaspoon of carpet shampoo and one cup of hydrogen peroxide into a small bucket or bowl to create a homemade cleaning solution then soak a clean sponge into the mixture, squeeze it halfway dry and then gently soak the stain with the cleaning solution. Continue until the stain lifts.

Step 3:  Sponge the stained area with clean warm water.

Step 4:  Soak up the cleaning solution with a clean cloth or paper towels.

Tips & Warnings on Red Wine Stains

• Act immediately. The longer a stain stays on the carpet, the harder it will be to remove.

• Commercial products like Oxy Clean and Wine Away do an excellent job of removing red wine stains, but try the above steps first if you don’t have either of these commercial products in the house before rushing out to the local corner shop.

• If you don’t have any of the above in your house then white wine is a good substitute, how you do this is to sprinkle the stain with white wine, which is acidic, this neutralizes the stain, then soak it up again. Romove the remainder of the stain with a clean cloth and methylated spirits.

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