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Brokey. Kitchen Cleaning.
Sunday, July 26th, 2009
Fewer things are more annoying than running out of cleaning supplies when you have no money for replenishing. Like window cleaner? Egads. We’ve been eating beans for two weeks and now I’m supposed to buy window cleaner?
That’s why I like cleaning products that do double duty. Vinegar can keep your windows streak-free AND make a delightful salad dressing. Baking soda can clean your oven AND help that beer bread rise.
My other favorite part about making your own cleaning products?
They’re much less toxic. There’s just something askew about having to bag the items that you use to CLEAN YOUR KITCHEN separate from the items you use to PREPARE FOOD IN YOUR KITCHEN.
(All-caps worthy indeed.)
Let’s make some window cleaner first, shall we?
Brokey window cleaner recipe
1/4-1/2 teaspoon liquid detergent
3 tablespoons white vinegar
2 cups water
spray bottle
Measure the ingredients into a spray bottle and give it a shake. Use just like you would the blue stuff you get from the big stores.
Don’t forget the soap here. The soap helps to reduce the waxy residue from all those other window cleaners.
Helen Jane’s brokey oven cleaner recipe
2 cups of baking soda (You may possibly need more depending on the girth of your oven.)
1/2 cup water
Liquid dishwashing detergent (just a squirt or two)
This is an overnight project so prepare accordingly.
Remove the oven racks from the oven. Dip your fingers in the water and sprinkle the water all over the bottom of the oven. Now pretend it’s snowing in the oven, that you are the snow fairy of the oven and sprinkle the baking soda over the bottom of the oven.
Sprinkle the rest of the water over your snow scene and let the whole mess sit overnight.
In the magical morning, you can wipe up the baking soda to find that the worst of the grime has loosened.
After you’ve wiped up the grime, squirt some dish soap on a sponge and wipe up the rest of the funk.
Just as obnoxious a task as with oven cleaner, just now it’as 100% less toxic for you, pets, houseplants and babies!