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How to clean your pizza stone

So, you have a gorgeous pizza stone (or other ceramic unfinished bakeware) and now that you’re using it religiously you come across that difficult question of how to clean it.
In my house I use the pizza stone all the time. Sunday nights are pizza nights, so every Sunday the pizza stones finds its way into [...]

Clean refrigerator coils keep their cool!

Did you know that your refrigerator has to work harder when the coils are dirty? And did you know that the coils collect dust like nobody’s business?
The good news is, your refrigerator coils are easy to clean. Unplug the fridge and then find the coils. In most fridges they’re behind the kickplate under the [...]

Sticky kitchen messes

Bread dough, cookie dough, pastry mess… When you have a sticky icky kitchen mess on your hands, what’s the quickest way to clean it up? Most of the stickies we’re talking about need an acidic cleaner to wipe them up. Flour, water, oil, shortening, or butter… It’s an alkaline mess and what better to clean [...]

Cleaning your oven racks

Q from Anna: I need to clean my oven and it seems like food is baked into the enamel. My cleaning person wants to use easy off but I don’t. I read you can use cider vinegar and baking soda and it will clean it. Others say put your racks in a bath tub with [...]

Save money on housecleaning! (Part 1)

In today’s economy everyone’s looking for ways to save a buck (or two, or two hundred or more…) So we’re starting a 3 part series here at Broom Huggers to help you save on your house keeping budget. Today’s edition will talk about using things around your home to clean with. Part 2 will cover [...]

Best way to clean cutting boards

There’s nothing better than creating a home cooked meal from scratch, using the season’s finest and freshest to bring the most flavor to the table. But unless you’re a vegetarian you probably also have raw meat you’ll be chopping now and then, and potentially leaving dangerous germs on your chopping block. Here’s what we suggest:

Use [...]

Rice: for more than sushi and stir-fry

Okay, foodies, I have plenty of other cooking uses for rice too, but this post isn’t about cooking. This is about cleaning with rice. It’s great for problematic items like small necked vases and bottles.

Kitchen heebeegeebees

A study came out this week that said the bathroom sink is cleaner than the kitchen sink. It also says that bachelor kitchens are cleaner (i.e., less bacteria) than non-bachelor kitchens. The reason? Bachelors tend to throw their dishes directly into the sink and not spend time wiping up the countertops. And apparently, it’s the [...]

Have copper, will polish

If I had cookware this delicious, you better believe I’d keep it well polished and in gorgeous condition.

Stainless steel care

We love them. We admire them. They make cooking dinner more of a luxury and less of a drudgery. But how to best clean them and keep them looking all shiny and nice?