Housekeeping: Page 2

Reviewed by: Y. Garcia

Stop Clothes Wearing Out Fast: The 77°F Washing Machine Hack That Makes Everything Last 50% Longer

5 Things You Must Unplug Before Holiday Travel (Plus What to Keep Connected)

Reviewed by: Y. Garcia

Your Dutch oven is truly a kitchen workhorse, but proper cleaning is what transforms it from just another pot into your go-to cooking companion for decades to come. Most kitchen messes can be handled with basic dish soap and a regular sponge, as Good Housekeeping experts confirm, followed by thorough drying. The secret lies in understanding what type of Dutch oven you're working with and matching your cleaning approach accordingly. Professional testing shows that the right technique can make...

Skip the Dirty Mop: Clean Any Floor with This 10-Minute Italian Towel Trick

Make Your Own Dust-Fighting Spray in 5 Minutes

Reviewed by: Ysa Garcia

Difficulty: Novice to Moderate (varies by model) Time: 15-45 minutes per session Cost: $100-$600 depending on power source and features

Difficulty: Novice Time: 5-30 minutes per area Cost: Under $10 using household supplies

How Often Should You Vacuum to Reduce Microplastics? The 2025 Schedule

Difficulty: Novice Time: 10 minutes Cost: ~$5 for materials

Here's a great homemade remedy to fix that pesky scratched CD, DVD, or game disc. Who knows when that old Rush album you found between the couch cushions might come in handy...

What's better? A Star Wars strip show or a steamy-hot Slave Leia car wash?

Whites are the hardest color to keep looking bright and new after just a few months' time. Your sweat and oils quickly become stains, and colors from other clothes will eventually bleed into the fabric, discoloring your bright whites into something merely whitish. But before you reach for the bleach, the ultimate chemical cleaner, try some a few of these safer, less-toxic DIY solutions out instead.

Mealybugs are snowy-colored insects, soft in body. They mostly inhabit warm climates, clinging closely to plants grown indoors and outdoors. With their cotton like soft body, they inject a stylet (long sucking mouthpart) into plants to suck-up the sap from plant tissues. At base level, Mealybugs do seem harmless. However, when an infestation increases in number, the consequences include a weak plant, curling and yellowing of leaves. To elude the effects of an all out attack on plants, here are...

Remove oil stains from fabric. Oil and grease stains in fabric can cause ugly marks. Fortunately, they don't need to be very difficult to get out of your clothes. Oils respond well to most soaps and can often be easily lifted if you catch them in time. First, try dabbing at the stain with some liquid laundry or dish detergent.

Your freezer is no one-trick pony. While it does excel at keeping your food fresh for as long as possible, it has a few secret talents it doesn't want you to know about. Like making soda slushies and pyro-friendly smoke mix, as well as reviving dead hard drives. Even better—it can help you do laundry.

Everyone knows how fantastic olive oil is as a salad dressing. But did you know that this healthy and superbly tasting oil pressed from full-grown olives can be used in so many other ways than flavouring those greens? I will tell you 20 other uses and benefits that can be done with olive oil.

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