by Caroline Siegrist | Apr 17, 2018 | Tips + Tricks
Now that I’m officially freaked out about the germs on my dish sponge, I’ve started thinking about the cleanliness of my other kitchen items. And it isn’t great. A 2013 study found that things like blenders, sinks, and countertops are hotbeds for...
by Jane Sweeney | Oct 18, 2017 | Tips + Tricks
About a year ago, my mother-in-law spilled a bottle of vegetable oil. Using a handful of kitchen towels, I jumped in to help mop it up — which just made a bigger mess. Then, after hours of cleanup, I tossed the towels into the washing machine, and trying to be...
by Kate Etue | Sep 4, 2017 | Tips + Tricks
I’m the first to admit: I’m a bit lazy in the kitchen…after I cook, that is. I tend to toss everything into the dishwasher without checking for “dishwasher safe” labels. It’s a bad habit that has now ruined my son’s favorite...
by Kristen Chase | Aug 6, 2017 | Tips + Tricks
I’m a hawk when it comes to dirty, smelly kitchen sponges. The instant they start to stink, I do what I thought I was supposed to do and pop them into the microwave for a minute to kill the bacteria. Well, it turns out, cleaning sponges — even in the...
by Jane Sweeney | May 22, 2017 | Tips + Tricks
When our editor, Stacie, asked me to look into how to clean burnt cookie sheets, I wondered if my husband had called her to stage an intervention. I use and abuse my cookie sheets, also known as rimmed baking sheets, and as a result, they have become seriously ugly....
