| Baking soda is a common, inexpensive household item | | | | reduce burnt smells. Another smell-removing cleaning |
| that can be used for many kinds of cleaning projects. | | | | tip is to put baking soda into bottles or jars that milk |
| In an era when we are all exposed to many toxic | | | | has left a smell in.Baking soda is an abrasive, milder |
| chemicals, it's nice to know that something so mild | | | | than commercial cleansers. For scrubbing out the sink, |
| can be effective. We actually make a form of baking | | | | bathtub, or shower stall, for getting gunk off the |
| soda in our own saliva, where it helps keep plaque | | | | outside of my toaster, and projects of that sort, I |
| from forming!Here are some of the uses of baking | | | | find it very useful. Using a rag or sponge, pour some |
| soda for cleaning:I've long used baking soda and | | | | baking soda onto it and then add a little water, just |
| white vinegar to keep my kitchen and bathroom | | | | enough to form a paste. Then scrub! You can also |
| drains clear and fresh smelling. I just put a teaspoon | | | | mix up the paste in a small cup or bowl and then |
| or less of baking soda into the drain and then pour in | | | | throw out what you haven't used by the end of that |
| about a tablespoon of vinegar. I must admit that I | | | | cleaning session. I keep a small container of baking |
| am the kind of cook who rarely measures anything, | | | | soda handy by the sink, in a closed jar so that the |
| and the same is true for these proportions, so feel | | | | baking soda doesn't cake. You can also use a salt |
| free to experiment to find what works best in your | | | | shaker, as you will probably go through that much |
| sinks. Start small, though -- the combination of baking | | | | baking soda before it gets caked up.Pots and pans |
| soda and vinegar causes an active fizzling and | | | | that have something burned on the bottom call for |
| bubbling!In fact, that bubbling process is how you can | | | | sterner measures. I admit that sometimes I just |
| tell if the box of baking soda you've had around | | | | reach for my rarely-used commercial cleanser, but |
| forever is still good. Just follow the directions above. | | | | the baking soda cleaning method is to shake baking |
| Your soda is still good if it bubbles away | | | | soda all over the burned stuff and then let the pot |
| merrily.Speaking of drains, if your drain is clogged, you | | | | sit overnight. You can also add a little water and |
| can try using a lot more baking soda. One recipe is to | | | | baking soda to the pot, bring it to a boil, and then let |
| pour a cup of baking soda down the drain, then a | | | | it sit.For stained marble, a paste of baking soda and |
| cup of vinegar. Wait a few minutes, or longer, and | | | | white vinegar can be effective. For washing windows, |
| then run the hot water tap and see if you have | | | | put some baking soda on a wet rag or sponge.Baking |
| cleared the drain. It could take overnight.Another | | | | soda also has a variety of uses in keeping your body |
| well-known use of baking soda is to keep an open | | | | clean too. But enough! This article is about baking |
| box in the refrigerator to neutralize odors. Because | | | | soda for cleaning around the house.Rosana Hart has |
| baking soda cuts smells, it can also be put in the | | | | been using baking soda in cleaning houses for years. |
| bottom tray of an oven-type electric toaster, to | | | | |