Cleaning Cookie Sheets, Again?

You've all seen my dirty cookie sheets before, so I needed another cleaning method since the first didn't work.  This one seemed more practical.

Website

http://www.onegoodthingbyjillee.com/2012/05/new-life-for-old-cookie-sheets-again.html

Directions

After sprinkling the spot with baking soda, then hydrogen peroxide, then another layer of baking soda… I left it sitting there like that while we went to breakfast. When we got home I rubbed a little of the cleaner off and was actually quite astonished to see MOST of the gunk came right off! Minimal rubbing with my fingers (you could use a scrubbie too) was required.

Their Pictures

My Thoughts

Blah!  My cookie sheets are getting thrown out today and I'm buy new.  It's not like they are that expensive anyways.  I'm sick of trying to clean them.  This does not work like the pictures!!!  I will say that it didn't spell horrific like the other method, so that made this method a little better.

My Pictures

Before

During

And After

This cookie sheets should have been replaced a long time ago!  What was I thinking???

Oven Cleaner

I bought this oven cleaner and it got almost all of my oven clean.  There's these little specks on the window that I cannot get off.  Of course I'm going to try something from Pinterest to see if it will work on those specks.

Website

http://diyhshp.blogspot.com/2011/11/how-to-clean-oven-glass-it-seriously-is.html

Directions and Pictures

ant to clean your oven? I promise its super easy.

Ingredients:

Water

Baking Soda

Add about a 1/4 cup of baking soda in a dish and mix just enough water to make a slightly runny paste. 

Spread your mixture all over your glass (and the door if it needs it too. Mine did).

Wait 15-20 minutes (or if it is really, really bad like mine you can wait 30 minutes. Not sure if this is necessary but that's what I did.).

After 15, 20, or 30 minutes wipe off. If there are still spots left they should easily scrub off with a scour pad.

And Voila...

 

 

 

My Thoughts

 

Well my specks are still there and my oven looks the exact same as when I started.  I actually think this was harder to clean off of the oven because the baking soda is hard.  It took me several paper towels and cleaning wipes to get all of the cleaner off.  I wouldn't bother with this again.

 

My Pictures

(notice on the second picture that the specks are still there)

 

 

 

Don't waste your time!

Cleaning Rust Off Knives

I was starting to think it was time for new knives since ours had rust on them.  I'm assuming that's not the most healthy or sanitary thing to cut with.

All I have to do is soak them in lemon juice???

Website

http://sweetcourts16.blogspot.com/2012/06/lemon-juice-knives.html

Pictures

BEFORE

The knives soaking on the left

The finished product on the right (pretty darn clean)

Problem:

I had them soak for about eight hours because I wasn't seeing anything happen.  Then my husband says wow that really did work.  I thought he was nuts because I just looked at them and they had rust all over them.  He said you need to take them out of the juice and wipe them off.  That would have been good to know before they soaked for eight hours and me ready to call this one a dud.  So I'm not sure how long it takes, but go ahead and derustify those knives!

Cleaning Baking Sheets

There's a blog that has 101 tips for around the house.  Of course I'm putting some of them to the test.  She got the ideas off of websites and claims she tried them.  I really wonder.

Her Website

http://diyhshp.blogspot.com/2012/07/tips-tips-and-more-tips.html

The Site About the Pans

http://diyhshp.blogspot.com/2012/04/make-your-pans-shine-1-simple.html

So I put the baking sheets to the test.  Apparently all I have to do is scrub tea tree oil on the sheets and they will turn out looking like new.  I was skeptical, plus have you ever smelled tea tree oil?  Geez my kitchen stinks now!

And now for the pictures!

BEFORE

AFTER

So as you can see, it is still scummy.  The only difference is the stench and it shines from the oil.  Don't waste your money, time, and nose on this project!!!

Dryer Sheets Clean Baseboards?

Apparently dryer sheets take off all of the dust on your baseboards.  Of course I put this to the test.

Website

http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/quick-cleaning-tip-keep-baseboards-cleaner-with-fabric-softner-165957

Time for a before and after

BEFORE

AFTER

And here's what the sheets looked like

This might have been a bad baseboard to use because the pictures don't look that much better.  They don't have just dust on them.  They need to be scrubbed.  That doesn't happen too much with a toddler.

I say give it a try.  It does work, but if your baseboards need more than a quick wipe, you better scrub them.