#MEwx Sunny, cooler temps and using vinegar for kitchen cleaning

Good morning Augusta

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This morning we have partly sunny skies with highs in the mid 70s. Winds will be light and variable, becoming west around 10 mph this afternoon.

Tonight we’ll have partly cloudy conditions during evening hours, then clearing. Lows will be in the upper 50s with light and variable winds.

The outdoor temperature is 65.5°F, the dewpoint is 60.5°F and it feels like 65.5°F.

We didn’t receive any rain here over the past 24 hours.

Today’s sunrise is 5:40 AM, sunset is 7:50 PM and we’ll have 14 hours 50 minutes of daylight today. Moonrise is 2:00 AM and Moonset is 11:06 PM. The moon phase is waxing gibbous and is 48% illuminated. Our next full moon will be on August 19 and our next new moon is on September 3.

The wind velocity is between 1.3 MPH and 6.3 MPH from the North Northwest.

The Relative pressure is 29.69, the Absolute pressure is 29.49 and rising with a weather graphic indicating sun and a few clouds.

The Humidity is 82%, the UV index is 3 placing the average person at moderate risk and the solar radiation reading is 347.0W/m2.

Visibility is 10.0 Miles / 16.1 Kilometers with Sun and clouds.

 

How using vinegar for kitchen cleaning might help. 

These tips come from a book entitled “The Many uses of vinegar” which you can get on line almost for free.

 

Cleaning In Your Kitchen

NOTE: Compare the following to my recent posts on kitchen cleaning with baking soda and salt.

Using vinegar in your kitchen, you will be amazed at the variety of uses! There are a variety of ways you can use vinegar to freshen and clean in your kitchen.

Read on for some very interesting tips and tricks for using vinegar in your kitchen.

 

Are you searching for a fresh and clean breadbox? After you clean your breadbox, wipe it down with a cloth damped by vinegar to keep your breadbox smelling

sweeter longer.

 

Do you often have a stale smell in your lunch box? Wiping the inside of it with full strength vinegar will keep your lunch box fresh.

 

Fruit stains on your counter? Use full strength vinegar to get that stubborn stain out.

 

Do you have a distiller for water? Put a gallon of vinegar in the distiller and turn it on. When it boils, it's done. Let the vinegar cool down and use

it for cleaning the coffee and teapots during this same time period so you don’t waste any vinegar. A gallon usually lasts a good month before losing its

effectiveness.

 

Do you want to preserve your nylons a little longer? When washing nylons add one tablespoon of vinegar to clean your nylons thoroughly.

 

To remove the smell of onions from a container or a pan, rinse with vinegar.

 

Cut your oven cleaning time in half using vinegar to wipe down and cut grease fast.

 

Does your stainless steel dull easily? Remove unsightly spots on your stainless steel by rubbing the spots with a cloth that has been dampened with vinegar.

 

Adding ½ cup of vinegar to a gallon of rinse water will remove soap film from glassware and make it shine without the extra time! This is an inexpensive

solution to dish water additives in your dishwasher for a really clean shine.

 

Do your faucets need a quick shine? Remove soap and lime build up by using two tablespoons of vinegar with a teaspoon of salt for a quick clean and shine.

 

Do your pots and pans have stubborn stains that you can’t wait to clean? Soak that pot with vinegar and after a quick thirty minutes using hot soapy water

the pan will come really clean.

 

Does your cooking utensils make you want to throw them away because they are so stained? Use a half and half solution of vinegar and water to clean up tough

stains on plastic or on metal kitchen utensils.

 

Does your teakettle look like it is growing new parts because of lime deposits? Use vinegar to clean it and rinse with plain water to remove lime deposits.

 

Does your wood cutting board leave something to be desired? Is it looking tired and worn out? Use vinegar to disinfect the wood board and to clean up tough

stains.

 

Do you have trouble with a stinky smell in your refrigerator? To clean out your refrigerator, wash with vinegar and water to keep your refrigerator to clean

and fresh inside.

 

If you have a problem with a slow drain use this tip to unclog it. Pour a handful of baking soda down the drain and then add 1/2 cup of vinegar. Rinse with

hot water to get your drain going again! You could use this two or three times a day for a stubborn drain.

 

Does your garbage disposals leave something to be desired because of smell? Clean and deodorize the garbage disposal with vinegar! Make vinegar ice cubes

and feed them down the disposal, but just a couple at a time. After grinding, run cold water through a minute and the smell will disappear.

 

Do you save jars to recycle and reuse but often find them stinky? Clean and deodorize jars easily with vinegar. Rinse mayonnaise, peanut butter, and mustard

jars with vinegar when empty for a fresh jar smell.

 

Does your dishwasher get gunky from hard water? Clean the dishwasher with vinegar. Run a cup of vinegar through the whole cycle once a month to reduce soap

build up on the inner mechanisms and on glassware. This is great preventative cleaning for the home.

 

You can clean stainless steel on your oven, fridge or pots and pans easily by wiping with a cloth that is wet with vinegar. Freshens while it cleans!

 

Does your fine china and glassware look a little cloudy? You can clean china and fine glassware with a little help from vinegar. Add a cup of vinegar to

a sink of warm water. Then gently dip the glass or china into the solution and let air-dry.

 

If your pots are ugly with stains get stains out of pots with vinegar. Simply fill the pot with a solution of 3 tablespoons of vinegar to a pint of water.

Boil until stain loosens and can be washed away with soap and water.

 

You can clean the microwave using vinegar. Boil a solution of 1/4 cup of vinegar and 1 cup of water in the microwave. As the mixture heats it will loosen

splattered on food and deodorize at the same time. Save time and money in cleaning!

 

Keep above your oven vents clean and fresh by wiping with a straight solution of vinegar. This helps cut the grease fast and leaves your vent and fan clean.

This is an inexpensive grease cutting solution.

 

Vinegar will take the stains out of your brass or copper pans, dishes and pots as well as the stainless steel type.

 

Do you collect bottles or use bottles to store liquid? You can cut the unsightly film in small-necked bottles and other containers by pouring vinegar into

the bottle and shaking well. If you have tougher stains, just add a few tablespoons of rice or sand to the mixture and shake forcefully. Rinse the bottle

thoroughly and repeat until clean.

 

Do your kids love ketchup and their clothes have the stains to show it? Soaking the article in a solution of vinegar and water (half and half) will loosen

the stain and you can wash as you normally do.

 

Do you love coffee but hate how slow the coffee maker is? Clean your coffee maker with vinegar and let it perk so that the vinegar can make its way through

the system. This cleans out all the little parts while freshening your coffee maker and extends its life at the same time.

 

If your coffee maker is not an automatic, take the pieces of your stained percolator and soak them in vinegar over night to remove and brighten your percolator

pieces!

 

If you use a hot plate, griddle, or pancake pan, mix 1 part salt and 1 part vinegar and heat in a pan. Polish your hot plate to look good as new with a

rough cloth.

 

Don’t forget about your outside kitchen! Clean the grill grates with pure vinegar to cut grease and clean all the leftover foods that get ‘stuck on’ when

you cook outside.

 

If you use a fryer in your kitchen, you already know that you have to clean it out about once a month to keep your foods tasty, but if you were to start

using vinegar to help clean the grease when you empty the fryer you will find you use less paper towels, and the vinegar cuts the grease fast.

 

If you can your own jelly, or you have canned food in your home, wipe the top of the jar with vinegar to stop mould from growing while in storage.

 

Keep your kitchen counters shiny and stain free by wiping them down daily with full strength vinegar, this also helps to remove kitchen odors!

 

If you have a problem with mold or mildew in your kitchen wipe your walls down about once a month. This protects from the mold re-growing. Just use a vinegar

soaked cloth, and rewet as needed.