These days everybody uses non-stick or anodized cookware, so there is hardly any chance that you might need brass or aluminum utensils. I am sharing a helpful hint for cleaning utensils other than steel at home conveniently.

Mix equal portions of vinegar and water. Pour this mixture into the vessel and let it come to a boil. This will loosen the lime and mineral deposits at the bottom of the utensil. This solution is very good for removing deposits from aluminum and chrome vessels.

If you mix salt with it, the solution can clean brass, bronze and copper vessels too.

When we moved into a new house, I was sure that I needed a fully equipped kitchen that would be spacious to move around. We went around looking for cabinets and also found the Do-It-Yourself variety in them.

But I must tell you that please don’t go for such DIY kitchen cabinets. They are not as simple to install as they seem. If you get even one measurement wrong, you are wasting the money on ill-fitting kitchen cabinets that will frustrate you.

Take a professional’s help for this job and rest assured that you are going to have a great kitchen!

The one thing that I really hate is the smell that my fridge emits if it was out of use for a while! Follow these tips for removing odors and relax!

Take four teaspoonfuls of mustard seeds and put them in a cup of water. Place this cup in the fridge to rid it of bad odor. Similarly, put two teaspoons of instant coffee powder in a flat dish or saucer and keep it in the fridge for good results. A slice of lemon kept in the fridge will also remove all the bad food smells that arise from the refrigerator.

I am one of those who do not like drinking tea made using tea bags. I prefer to make it by boiling tea leaves, water and sugar together in a pot. The side effect of this procedure is a stained metal strainer that I use after the tea has boiled.

For cleaning this strainer that gets blocked after a period of use, I put it in boiling water to which some detergent has been added. I let it remain for some time. Then I rub it with a worn out toothbrush and the strainer is back to its original clean form!

If you happen to pour some more milk than required for heating in the microwave oven, it is bound to spill for sure! Now that the damage is done, let us see what we can do about it.

Make a mixture of five parts of salt and one portion of cinnamon. Pour this mixture on the turntable where the spillover has happened. The salt absorbs the spill and the cinnamon will rid the oven of the bad burnt smell of milk or anything else. The oven will cool down gradually after which you can scrape out the mixture with a spatula and wipe the area clean.

Every week, pour in a glass full of hot water down the kitchen sink pipe. This will remove all the stickiness and grimy food particles stuck in the pipe. It will also help to avoid clogging of the sink. Take care that you do not let any food particles go into this pipe as they will decay and let out a bad odor after a while.