Cleaning With Vinegar

I am always looking for the house cleaning path of least resistance. I believe I’ve found he easiest way is to Clean with Vinegar. Particularly, Cleaning Vinegar.
I was originally looking for a product that would clean my stainless steel refrigerator. I had put furniture polish (per the geniuses on Pinterest) on my fridge; while it did keep handprints to a minimum it didn’t do well when a drop of water got on it. The water would cut through the furniture polish and there would be a huge drip on the fridge. This drip could not be wiped away, either. Because it was waxed on, the only way to get rid of it was to apply another layer of furniture polish.
Enter Cleaning Vinegar. Using about 1 T. of cleaning vinegar and 45 seconds of time I achieved this. Not out-of-the-box perfect, but good enough for my imperfect kitchen. It’s splatter free in less than a minute.
Perfect for those of us who travel the house cleaning path of least resistance.
The Seasoned Homemaker
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  • Marie britt Marie britt on Jul 25, 2017

    The outside of refrigerator has brown spots how do I clean it off?

  • Brandi Dudsic Brandi Dudsic on Mar 24, 2019

    I don’t understand how you use it to clean the inside of a messy microwave ?

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  • Hughes Dylan Hughes Dylan on Mar 12, 2019

    Vinegar is a cheap and easy cleaning solution. Vinegar is naturally antibacterial. In my kitchen, I use one part vinegar to one part water to clean the counters and sink, and to disinfect. I use the same solution to clean my bathroom, except I use full strength vinegar on the toilet seat and bowl. I let it stand for a few minutes before I scrub the bowl and flush. On my floors, I use the same 1-1 solution, with a few drops of dish soap; I use this to clean both my laminate kitchen floor, my wooden living room floor, and my tile bathroom floor.


    If you want a "clean" smell, add a few drops of lemon juice or a fragrance extract. Not only is it cheap, but it is safe for kids and pets. I began using this when I had my son, knowing that he would soon be crawling all over the floor.


    As a warning, do not mix with bleach or ammonia; this can create dangerous fumes. Just leave a window cracked to help filter out the vinegar smell.

  • Crumly Crumly on Jun 29, 2019

    I’ve never seen cleaning vinegar. Wow. Hahaha been using regular ole vinegar to clean with!! Who knew? Well you guys did I guess. Hahaha. Thanks.

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