Plain ol’ household vinegar has plenty of uses around the house. It’s safe to have around kids and at less than $2 a gallon, you can’t find a much more economical cleaner. Cooking, canning, cleaning—vinegar can do it all. If you’ve run out of your regular cleaner and need a quick substitute, vinegar will probably do just fine. Here are a few specific uses for vinegar.

1. clean windows: diluted or full strength
2. mopping floors: diluted in mop bucket, full strength on paper towels for quick cleanup of grease splatters
3. clean kitchen counters: diluted or full strength (be quick with marble and rinse well)
4. clean coffee pots: full strength, run a few cups through the machine, then follow up with a couple of pots of clean, fresh water
5. substitute fabric softener: full strength, use in the rinse cycle, good for removing odors
6. clean dishwasher: full strength, run a cup and a half of vinegar through an empty cycle

My favorite use for vinegar? Pour a quarter cup of baking soda down your sink, followed by a cup of vinegar. After the bubbling has stopped, rinse with hot water. (Boiling water is good.) This will help clean out any smells in the drain, and clear out drain-clogging grease.

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Cleaning with Vinegar