Ever Think About The Many Uses Of Vinegar For Your Home?

While vinegar is a versatile ingredient for many things, from cooking to cleaning, in our household we use it mainly for cleaning. It makes sense to ask yourself what are the uses of vinegar for your home. You can probably save a fortune by using vinegar instead of expensive cleaning agents and detergents.

Remove lime build up on showers heads, use a plastic baggie partially fill it with vinegar. Place the bag over the shower head ensuring the shower head immersed in the vinegar, attached the bag with a rubber band around the piping and let stand for about two hours. Remove the bag, rinse off the shower head. The same technique can be utilized for kitchen faucets. Depending on the metal, vinegar along with a little baking soda is excellent for removing tarnish or discoloration.

Another great use for vinegar is to clean your windows and tiles. Simply mix water and vinegar in a spray bottle. About one part vinegar to one part water should do fine, but if you need a stronger mixture increase the amount of vinegar. Spray it on the surface you want to clean and wipe dry with cloth or paper towels.

When you mix water, soap and vinegar you are creating a very powerful carpet cleaner. Simply blot the mixture on the stain and brush in carefully with a softy toothbrush until the spot is gone. Wait until the carpet has dried and vacuum the remainder off.

Cooking and preparing marinades, vinegar is perfect for cheaper cuts of meat such as beef roasts. Red and white wine vinegar is cheaper and primarily used for marinades and salad dressings. Preparing a vinegar marinade is relatively easy, if the intended marinade is for a beef roast, red wine vinegar is best.

To make a marinade mix olive oil and vinegar with your favorite ingredients from your spice rack. If you have access to fresh herbs even better. The vinegar will extract the flavor from the herbs and transfer it to the marinated meats. Place the meat in the marinade and store covered in a cold place. Keep raw meat always in the fridge even when marinating.

To create a delicious and healthy salad dressing use Olive and mix it with a vinegar of your taste. You can use white vinegar or red, or use balsamic vinegar for a smoother taste. Use about 2 spoons of oil for 1 spoon of vinegar, stir in salt and pepper to taste. You have a delicious dressing that won't break the bank.

These examples are the most widely used vinegar applications in our home. Parameters of lesser vinegar usage were, as an aid for a slight burn, removing odors from the garbage disposal, removing labels from bottles. If you don't know what are the uses of vinegar for your home, use your imagination. It never hurts, to experiment and find creative uses.