Comments on: 66 Uses for Vinegar

By: Green uses for six everyday products : Blisstree - Family, Health, Home and Lifestyles

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 21:33:27 +0000

[...] – I’m so not a vinegar fan. I can’t stand the scent. However it does have a multitude of uses and it’s totally non-toxic. Even though I hate the smell I have to admit it’s good for [...]

By: Katie

Katie — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 21:54:32 +0000

I love this list! One of my goals this year is to replace our store-bought household cleaners, so I’m excited about some of the tips I just learned here. Thanks for posting!!!

By: Debi

Debi — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 14:04:36 +0000

I grew up in Florida. My family has always used a vinegar bath after a sun burn to take away the pain. My husband thought I was crazy, until he tried it. Thanks for the other tips!

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3.0 (beta) » Blog Archive » Household product swap — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 17:10:45 +0000

[...] & 5. Vinegar and Baking Soda :: The many uses of vinegar and baking soda are the best kept secret. They clean and disinfect just about everything. They are [...]

By: Martin

Martin — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 00:09:23 +0000

Excellent site, added to favorites!!

By: Alicia Sparks, NAMI Affiliation Leader

Alicia Sparks, NAMI Affiliation Leader — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 17:33:15 +0000

I’ve tried many of these vinegar uses and been pleased, especially as a cleaner. The only thing I’ve never had luck with was using it as a way to keep cats away from certain areas. (I’ve also not had any luck with it as a way to get rid of cat urine smells, though I didn’t see that on this list.)

Great list!

By: Ron

Ron — Sat, 05 Apr 2008 23:17:54 +0000

Anyone trying to use vinegar (acetic acid) to clean grease off of dishes (grease is a fatty acid, folks), will find that it won’t work. A little lesson in chemistry here: you don’t use an acidic compound to clean grease…this is why all drain cleaners are alkaline (a “base”). In the restaurant business, one uses an alkaline cleaner to clean out the deep-fryers (drain the old oil out, flush out the crispy crumbs with boiling water, then fill with more hot water and add the alkaline cleaner and heat to boiling for several minutes to strip the old oils out (the process is called “saponification” — it’s the basis for making soap, actually). Sure, vinegar is good for tenderizing meat and cleaning metals (silver polish, Tarn-X, Naval Jelly, etc. are acidic), but don’t add to flowers — unless its to evergreens, which like acidic soils; most plants don’t. Most bee or wasp sting remedies use an alkaline, not an acid (such as baking soda or ammonia). In short folks, there is a reason why Home-Economics majors have to take at least one semester of Chemistry — chemistry is very much a part of cooking and cleaning, like why you don’t cook tomato (or other acidic foods) in bare aluminum pans, or why you don’t mix bleach and Draino (don’t be stupid and try that just to see what happens!).

By: Cheap cure-all: 66 reasons to keep vinegar on hand - Smart Spending

Cheap cure-all: 66 reasons to keep vinegar on hand - Smart Spending — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 20:31:56 +0000

[...] Ng at Simply Thrifty presents “66 uses for vinegar,” including a number that were surprising to us. For instance, at the beach, vinegar on a cloth can [...]

By: keith

keith — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 22:40:09 +0000

You forgot to add that a little malt vinegar on fries is the way to make them taste great.

By: Wine for Under $10

Wine for Under $10 — Sun, 03 Feb 2008 12:59:17 +0000

[...] of nice bottles of wine available for under $10! They don’t come in a box or taste like vinegar, [...]