Turns out you don't need to waste your time or energy scrubbing, because you can actually get your slow cooker to clean itself!

The super cool design is great to look at, but it can be hard to get it truly clean. Here are our best tips and tricks for getting a Chemex absolutely sparkling.

Mustard packets, old ice, and Thanksgiving leftovers? You definitely don't need those in 2021.

From scrubbing pots to deep-cleaning appliances, baking soda has so many uses when it comes to cleaning that it's tempting to think you can use it on everything.

Ina Garten is always asking us one question: How easy is that? And this recipe couldn't be easier.

Scrub too vigorously and you can scratch or chip the precious enamel coating. Work too gently and you'll leave behind stains or burnt-on bits.

With two girls under 5 year old, we’ve got quite a collection of kiddie plates. You need to if you don’t want to hand-wash between every meal, and darn it if they don’t keep getting cuter and cuter, so I keep buying more (I recently fell for the Cheeky plates at Target).

My daughters are 3 and 5. And while breakfast is usually at the kitchen island and lunch is away at school, we make an effort to sit down to dinner every night. When they were younger they would eat dinner really early — before my husband and I even got home from work (we’d start our meal after they were in bed). But now that my girls can hold out until 6:02 p.m. without self-destructing, we make an effort to all sit down together for dinner every night. This can be tricky.

People say that everything changes when you have a baby. I mean, sure! Your life is turned upside down! You’ll sleep less, socialize less, and do basically everything differently. You’ll also notice that you have to change up your kitchen a bit in order to accommodate this precious tiny human that has just joined your household. Here’s what changes in your kitchen when you have a baby. Either that, or your cabinets will be full of formula.

Your kitchen gets turned upside down when you have a baby, and once that bundle of joy starts to really move and eat real food, your kitchen will go through its next transformation. Gone are the days of (relatively) calmly making food while baby watches — your toddler wants to see, touch, and experience everything himself, especially in the kitchen. Here’s what changes in your kitchen when you have a toddler. Move over, milk!

Moving in with your significant other can be a weighty next step in your relationship (or one taken lightly to save on rent), but no matter how seriously you take it, it’s going to affect how you work in the kitchen. If you were living solo before, it could be a bit of a shock to the system to share this busy space with another being. And even if you’re used to roommates, it’s a totally different animal to share the kitchen with someone you love romantically.

Now that my oldest is in school, we have discovered the joys of packing her lunch. Beyond the list of banned foods we need to be careful about (last year it included peanut butter, strawberries, and shellfish — as if I would ever send her to school with shrimp cocktail!), there are her ever-evolving and contradictory preferences we had to remember and adjust to. But you know, you do it. Five days a week.

Whether you’re pro-snacking or would rather avoid it, there are times when your child is hungry, you’re in the middle of something, and you want them to just help themselves … to something healthy and nutritious, of course! Strategic organizing can help lead them in the right direction to find something they like and that you approve of. That’s where these smart tips come in. We found them all in some super-cute (and well-organized!) kid-friendly pantries online.

While pumpkins are the fruit of record for Halloween decorating, they’re not the only ones capable of holding a funny face! With the all-things-tropical trend still on the rise, a new player is in town: the pineapple. The tall, oval shape lends itself to imagining faces, and the fact that it comes with its own hairdo — those nice spiky leaves up top — makes the pineapple a prime candidate for carving.

Unless you only eat with your hands, you have silverware. And unless you’re a super minimalist who has only one set of cutlery and enjoys hand-washing it every time you eat, you probably have at least six (or, more likely, 12), full-set five-piece place settings. Which can get pretty bulky! Here are six smarter ways to store your silverware that you haven’t thought of yet. Don’t have enough drawer space? Hang up your utensils instead!

We broke down the costs to DIY it or if you want to hire a pro.

I’ve gotta say, I love a Bundt pan. My mom has a star-shaped one that she’s had for at least 30 years — a holdover from a few years we spent overseas when my dad was in the Air Force — and she almost exclusively uses it to make flan for dinner parties. If you’re someone who’s into baking shaped desserts, Bundt pans are an awesome solution for whipping out that statement-making cake for a party.

Just because something is convenient doesn't mean it's the best tool for the job.

Your cleaning supplies won't be good forever. Here is a general timeline for everything in your cleaning cabinet.

Baking sheets, although small and not too cumbersome, can be a pain to store.

Thanksgiving is a lot of full-ness — a house full of family and friends, full tummies (eventually), and oh-so-full refrigerators.

When was the last time you looked at the space between your cabinets and the ceiling? Be honest!

One of them you definitely already have!

It's easy to neglect tile, which means they're probably pretty dirty by the end of the week.

This recipe makes use of a gentle DIY cleaner and the scrubbing power of microfiber to lift debris and get your hardwood floors all cleaned up.

The proof is in the pudding ... or the Kool-Aid?

Our sister site, Apartment Therapy, boasts more than its fair share of gorgeous, quirky, and otherwise inspiring House Tours — but what we really love to see are the kitchen makeovers! From hard-to-believe-it’s-only-paint jobs, to full-on renovations, to the tricks homeowners use to make their old space work for their needs (and within their budgets), we’re always inspired by these stylish and savvy homeowners.

Say that five times fast! Then, check out these brilliant ideas.

I consider myself a pretty clean person, but I have to say that every time I start researching an article, I discover another totally filthy place that I haven’t been cleaning. In this case, it’s the kitchen sink. It actually harbors even more bacteria than your toilet bowl. And if you, like me, thought that it got clean as you wash the dishes every day? Well, you are sadly mistaken.

These ideas take no time at all to pull off and make a huge difference!