A few days ago, Emma asked for your suggestions on the best mop for the kitchen. You all gave a lot of good opinions, but I have one more. See, the mop I use most frequently is attached to my arm....
We have this pretty great arrangement whereby I keep a canister for kitchen scraps on my counter, and our neighbor, who has a small garden and compost bin behind her apartment, takes the scraps down e...
Congratulations to everyone who finished the first week of the Kitchen Cure by cleaning out the fridge, freezer, and pantry. If you haven't got that far yet, no worries — the Cure is fluid, and ...
So, how did your weekend Cure activities go? Is your fridge gleaming? Are your cupboards decluttered and neat? I wish mine were! I have been meaning to show you my own fridge, in the spirit of honesty...
Part of this week's Kitchen Cure assignment is to clean out your fridge and pantry. We've given you some tips on cleaning out the food itself, but now, what about those cupboards? And those sticky fri...
Are you deep into cleaning your pantry during this week of the Kitchen Cure? I confess that I haven't started yet, but I have a lot of things to work on in my cupboards and pantry! I am looking forwar...
If you're following along with the Kitchen Spring Cure (there are nearly 500 of you now!) then you're working on this week's assignment: cleaning out old food in the fridge and cupboards. This is on...
When we tell people how dirty our oven is after roasting a chicken, they are incredulous. No one believes that, after roasting a Zuni-style chicken (meaning that chicken is bone dry, with no added fat...
Last week, Faith asked where you hang your kitchen towels. The answers ranged from "over the edge of the sink" to "on the oven handle," typical places I've hung my towels, too. But inspired by the pos...
It's really not as hard as you might imagine. And just think: You don't have to find somewhere to install a paper towel holder. We've got some tips, plus a few questions for you, below......
We have used these sponges on and off for a while. At first, they seemed like a gimmick (Stores flat! Expands when wet!), then a not-so-cheap indulgence. But after trying other sponges and even toying...
Last week I visited Tara Kolla at her home, also known as Silver Lake Farms in Los Angeles. Her backyard is a half acre or so of paradise where she grows flowers, citrus and herbs for herself, for mar...
Several months ago we posted a survey about how you clean your ovens. Many of you are self-cleaning oven fans, it turns out. We gave ours a whirl recently, after we got tired of the sticky roasted chi...
See these artfully arranged spices from Dean & Deluca? Aren't they pretty? They were a wedding gift. From 2005. In the spirit of our February Jumpstart Project, we're vowing to deal with these......
The toaster isn't something we always remember to clean, but we recently came across a bit of toaster cleaning advice from the 1927 Butterick Book of Recipes and Household Helps and decided to do some...
Getting rid of lingering food odors is a constant challenge for home cooks. We've tried candles and open windows (even in winter) and simmering pots of vinegar. Here's one more trick to add to our lis...
Our stovetop is like those in many apartments, with a flimsy microwave vent above it and a plain white wall behind. There's no beautifully tiled backsplash, not even a stainless steel one or a piece o...
Why is there a bay leaf in our flour canister?...
Liz just wrote us with an excellent question on cleaning her oven without harsh chemicals. She says: I recently had a tart pan leak in my electric oven, and some stuff burned to the bottom of the ov...
We don't run our dishwasher every day or every other day, for that matter. Since we cook for two and hand-wash quite a few things, our dirty dishes sit in the dishwasher for several days. And whoa, do...
We first read this tip in Real Simple magazine but never actually implemented it in our kitchen. Then we noticed the oily rings on the counter top......
Okay, so it's impossible to cook without making some kind of a mess. (If you disagree, just humor us!) But there are always those certain annoying ingredients that make a mess no matter how carefully ...
We spotted these potato gloves a few days ago and were stopped in our tracks. Gloves? Just for washing potatoes?...
We know that, to some of you, the thought of waking up to a kitchen full of sticky, crusty dishes is worse than any hangover. And usually we agree. We like to clean up as we cook, as much as possible,...
Here's a good question from a reader on a practical issue most of us face in our kitchens: fruit flies! The weather is getting nicer and I'd like to start opening the windows. The problem is that my...
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