Life Hacks, Featuring Lemons
If you think lemons taste good, wait till you see how well they
spruce up your home.
For that new-home smell:
- Grind a lemon peel in your garbage disposal and say goodbye to lurking scents.
- Cut a lemon in half and rub it over a cutting board. Rinse, dry and forget all
about what you were chopping up. (Sorry, onions.) - After cooking, rub your hands with a lemon wedge. Not only will it get rid of
lingering grease and oil, it’ll also keep your hands nice and soft. Smooth move. - Got a fireplace? Toss a lemon in, get the fire roaring and enjoy the fact that you
pretty much just made the world’s largest candle. (Don’t quote us on that.)
For that new-home look:
- Keep copper pots, pans and bowls spotless by scrubbing them with fresh lemon juice.
Pro tip: you can also mix salt and lemon to remove oxidation. - Fact: Aluminum pots and kettles discolour. Also fact: lemons can make them look good
as new. Just fill with water, add fresh lemon juice (or slices) and boil. Magic, kind of. - Not to keep talking about discolouration, but you can also clean pots with a cloth dipped
in lemon juice and then rinse with warm water to get them back in tip-top shape. - For anyone with glass kitchenware (that’d be everyone), here’s a tip. Make your
decanter or coffee pot sparkle by rubbing it with a cut lemon or by soaking it in
lemon juice and water. Rinse well and dry with a lint-free cloth.
For everything else:
- Remove stains from clothes by mixing 1/3 cup of lemon juice with water.
Soak the stain, wash, rejoice in all the adulting. - Got a garden? First of all, good for you. Second of all, try using
lemon peels as fertiliser for plants that need extra acidity.