KITCHEN TIPS & TRICKS

Try these tricks with simple things available at home. Source: http://glo.msn.com/living/ Spic 'n' Pan Use Alka-Seltzer to clean your toilet. So you’re having friends for dinner in 20 minutes, and you’ve just noticed your grimy toilet? No worries— drop in a couple of tablets of Alka-Seltzer, leave for ten minutes and then easily wipe scum away! The fizzing action of Alka Seltzer works as a powerful cleaning agent, so you don't have to get your hands dirty. Sporty Spice Use dryer sheets to freshen stinky shoes. Good news: You're making good on your promise to hit the gym every day. Bad news: Your running shoes and gym bag smell to high heaven! Until you can give them a good wash this weekend, air out those bad boys by stuffing dryer sheets in them and leaving overnight. The sheets will absorb the odor so you can hit the gym tomorrow, odor-free! Bottle Service Use old wine bottles to make your boots stand upright. Make use of those leftover holiday wine bottles by clea...

Try these simple tricks with your Hair Dryer at home, besides drying your hair and you will be surprised to see the uses of this wonderful tool. You never thought of these when you bought your Hair Dryer. Source: http://glo.msn.com/living/ Use your Hair Dryer To... Photo Shop - Detach a Photo from an Album To work a delicate photograph off one of those sticky pages, blow warm air onto the back of the page while gently tugging the photo free. Blow Off - dust tough-to-reach places. Set the dryer on cool and point it at dusty shelves or intricate knickknacks to blow the debris right off. (Start from the highest shelf to make gravity work with you. Heat Wave - de-wrinkle plastic shower curtains or tablecloths. Blow hot air onto fresh-out-of-the-bag material to "iron" out wrinkles—just keep the dryer 12 inches from the surface so it won't melt. Top Chef - perfect frosting or icing. To harden frosting on cakes or cookies, blow cool air directly on it. To brighten a dull fi...

GENERAL 1. If ballpoint pen ink dried out then brush it on glass or heat it up. 2. Boil Silver Vessels in water mixed with baking soda and wash them in cool water to make them brighter. 3. Copper vessels can be cleaned easily with cloth dipped in curd. 4. To maintain brightness of brass made showcase items longer, apply clear-varnish. 5. Clean the mirror with newspaper to make it brighter. 6. To get rid off cigarette smell, keep some vinegar in an open vessel in the room. 7. Mixer Blender blades can get damaged if ice cubes are added to the juice mix. 8. Gold ornaments will become brighter if they are washed in sugar dissolved water or in Yellow powder mixed water. 9. Stains on marble can be removed by rubbing vigorously with wet cloth dipped in salt. 10. Smoke raw coconut fiber mixed with curry leaves to keep mosquitoes away. 11. Smoking dried orange shells will keep the mosquitoes away. 12. Add little vinegar in the water in flower Vase to keep the flowers fresh longer. 13. To remove...