The internet never lies, right?
"Baking soda, vinegar, and a few drops of dish soap"
That oven glass looks so clean, right? Truth: the dish soap was doing most of the work here. When you mix baking soda and vinegar, you end up with a little bit of sodium bicarbonate and a lot of water (it's science: they neutralize each other).
Make It Better
Use a soapy sponge and some dish soap to suds up the glass. Then, add a few drops of water to a couple tablespoons of baking soda in a bowl (enough to get a thick paste). Use this to scrub away at the soapy glass. Then clean off the soap and scrub with some hot water, until you get all of the cleaning product off.
"Soak your knives in vinegar to remove rust spots"
Variation 2: soak in lemon juice. I tried both, plus some of my favorite baking soda/water scrub. Neither worked.
Make It Better
Forget the vinegar or lemon juice: use a potato. Slice it in half, dip the sliced side in baking soda, and scrub your knife with the potato. Wash, and rub with a little bit of vegetable oil to help prevent more rust!
Not working? Stick your knife in the potato and let it sit for about 20 minutes. Then wash and apply oil.
Pro-tip:
Love your knife? DON'T PUT IT IN THE DISHWASHER.
"Keep one in the shower filled with a mixture of half vinegar, half dish soap. Use it to wipe down the shower while you are in there and your shower will always be clean"
If you turn off your shower, then wipe it down with this, you're basically asking for soapscum.
Make It Better
If you insist on the vinegar/dishsoap wand, use it while your shower's still running so you can rinse it off your walls after you've soaped them. Honestly, though, the best thing to do is squeegee at the end of every shower, and wipe your faucets with a towel to help prevent mineral buildup.
