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By: E. Lax WEEK 3 OF 4

CHAIRS

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Velvet chairs need extra care
hacks
hacks DEEP EREV to not damage the nap of the deliberately
chairs seem
Tried and True
home
home
fabric, and the key to that is
Tips for the
Busy Balebusta
designed to
to not get the fabric too wet.
trap crumbs!
Dilute a few drops of dish
Narr o w
soap with warm water,
cr e vices
stirring it up to create a
CLEAN
bunch of suds.
PESACH
seat
and
SERIES
Next, wet a clean microfiber
backr est
cloth and wring it well. Using between the
become full of dirt that a vacuum
only the suds from the soap cleaner struggles to reach. While a
mixture you’ve prepared, steam cleaner would be ideal due to its
OVEN gently blot any stains on the
velvet in the direction of the combined pressure and sanitizing power,
a compressed air duster offers a fantastic
1. Have you heard about the The Pink Stuff? The miracle nap. Continue spot cleaning alternative. This handy tool blasts high-
until the upholstery is clean.
pressure air, dislodging stubborn crumbs
cleaning paste has been around for years, but recently
boomed in popularity due to its cute pink color and amazing After its dry, you can use a and propelling them out. There are
cleaning power. It’s a thick paste, which means it can stay clothes steamer to fluff up various models available, averaging
longer on surfaces and work its magic. One of the best the velvet. around $30 in cost.
uses for it is to clean your oven racks. Bunch up a sheet of
aluminum foil into a ball, dip it into The Pink Stuff, and scrub
away. Rinse with warm water to reveal brand new racks!
(Note: The Pink Stuff does not have a hechsher but is marked as vegan. Please
consult your rav on where this may be used.) COOKTOP
1. For tough, burnt stains on cooktop 2. Electric or induction cooktops are
grates, you can try using a Scouring
Stick. This cleaning bar doesn’t notoriously hard to clean. You want
to scrub away all the dirt, without
2. The only thing that’ll get a dirty oven clean is If you still find dried up grease contain any chemicals, but is made scratching or ruining the surface.
with pumice, a tough volcanic rock.
oven cleaner + some elbow grease, but we’d
rather let the oven cleaner do most of the work. 3. on your oven door after You have to wet it first, and then Weiman has several cooktop
cleaners, the strongest one called
cleaning it with oven cleaner,
Sometimes you need to let the oven cleaner sit don’t be afraid to use a scraper. just scrub away any tough stains. Cook Top Max. It contains a special
for longer than the instructions, but then it dries Just be sure to use the edge, It can be quite abrasive on certain cleaning paste plus a scrubbing pad
up and stops working. To get the most out of not the corner, to carefully surfaces, so make sure to read the that’s guaranteed to not scratch, for
your oven cleaner, spray/smear down your oven scrape away the grease. This directions carefully and always test maximum scrubbing power.
with it and cover with cling wrap. After a couple method is super effective and a small area first.
of hours, you can remove the cling wrap to find won't scratch the glass.
all the burn stains melted away.
*All items listed in this column can be purchased on Amazon.
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