Household Tips

To remove rust stains on kitchen counter tops, wipe the area with lemon juice.
Place a few bay leaves in kitchen drawers to keep insects away.
Put ground lemon peels to remove bad odour from kitchen garbage disposal bin.
Pour boiling salt water to open up a choked kitchen sink.
Submerge lemon in hot water for 15minutes before squeezing to yield twice the amount of juice.
No more tears when you freeze onions for 5minutes before chopping them, or dip them in water for 10 minutes.
To get rid of any odours on your hands after chopping onions or garlic, rub moistened salt into them and then rinse with warm water and soap.
Brush little oil over the cheese grater before grating, so that the cheese will not stick to the grater.
Never boil coffee since boiling brings out the tannic acid in the beans and makes it bitter.
Add few teaspoons of oil while boiling lentils to help cook well and prevent any spill-over.
While refrigerating do not wrap foods containing natural acids, such as tomatoes, onions and lemons in aluminium foil because a chemical reaction caused by the combination of acid and the foil can affect the taste of food. Use a plastic wrap instead. Salty foods can cause the foil to rust.
To keep peppers fresh, remove the stalks and store.
Store spices in a cool, dry place since heat and light spoil them.
To remove the smell of cigarettes from the room, put half a teaspoon of baking powder in the ashtray or keep a cup of vinegar in the room to absorb the odour.
To remove oil stains, rub the area with a piece of lime dipped in salt, and then wash with soap.
To prevent garments from discoloring, soak the garments for 10minutes in salt water prior to washing. An  alternative is to add a few drops of vinegar to the wash cycle.