Tips: Cleanup and Mess Prevention Tips

• To remove the odor from your hands after slicing foods such as onions or garlic, just hold a spoon between your hands and run cold water over them! It's amazing.... it really works! Lou Ann Cates, Aurora, IL ^new (Added: 25-Aug-2003)

• If fruit pies boil over in the oven, shake some salt into the spill. This will cause the spills to burn to a crisp, then they can easily be removed with a spatula. FabulousFoods.com ^new (Added: 25-Aug-2003)

• When you burn food on a pan, or it just sticks badly, place a couple of fabric softener sheets in the bottom of the pan with a little hot water, and soak for a little while. Then use the sheets to clean the pan(s). Works great. Stephanie Beuning, Post Falls, ID ^new (Added: 25-Aug-2003)

• Keep a large bowl in the counter when cooking. Put all trash, cuttings, etc. into it as you go. Then, make ONE trip to the trash can when the meal and cleanup is done. Saves time and steps! FabulousFoods.com ^new (Added: 25-Aug-2003)

• Another method of making clean up of a grater is to lightly coat it with salad oil before using. FabulousFoods.com ^new (Added: 25-Aug-2003)

• When you have a jar that has a seal of paper across the entire top, (like instant bouillon, coffee creamer and others), rather than rip of the entire cover, if you cut a small triangle at the edge of the jar, it will act as a spout when you want to pour it out. Lots less mess than trying to put the spoon in the jar. Great when you have large jars of a product and want to pour some for immediate use into a smaller one. Tip submitted by Bettye VanderVeen of Bentonville, Arkansas. FabulousFoods.com ^new (Added: 25-Aug-2003)

• If you scorch a pan, simply fill it halfway with water, add 1/4 cup baking soda, and boil until the burned portions loosen and float to the top. FabulousFoods.com ^new (Added: 25-Aug-2003)

• Baking soda can help clean dishes, especially greasy ones . FabulousFoods.com ^new (Added: 25-Aug-2003)

• If you have burned food on the bottom of a cooking pan, let sit overnight with vinegar and Comet covering the burned area. It wipes out easily the next day. FabulousFoods.com ^new (Added: 25-Aug-2003)

• Use a toothbrush to clean the grime from can openers. FabulousFoods.com ^new (Added: 25-Aug-2003)

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