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5 Sureshot hacks to clean using cooking vinegar

ETimes.in | Last updated on - Oct 14, 2025, 08:16 IST
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5 Sureshot hacks to clean using cooking vinegar


In most households, vinegar is used to make pickles, stir fries and noodles more interesting, but do you know this one kitchen essential can also help in cleaning your kitchen appliances, cookware and what not! There’s no denying that the mere addition of vinegar can add on to the taste of your delicacies, but did you know that you can also use vinegar for cleaning and making surfaces germ-free?

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Add shine to your glassware


Sometimes washing dishes and glassware isn’t enough as it leaves the glassware dull. Well, if you want to add more shine to your glassware and ensure that they are germ free, then try this hack with while vinegar. Just take 2 cups of water along with 1 cup of white vinegar, after washing your exquisite dishes and glasses, soak them in this solution and rinse off with cold water. The results will leave awestruck!

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Cleaning Chopping boards

Another most ignored thing in most households is cleaning the chopping board. To avoid interference of chemicals with veggies and fruits, most people wash chopping boards with just water, but does that ensure that your chopping board is germ-free? Well, a solution made with 1 cup water, ¼ cup vinegar and ½ a lime can help in cleaning as well as disinfecting the cooktops.

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Disinfecting the kitchen floors

Make sure next time you want to avoid creepers crawling into your kitchen slabs or floors, just make a quick solution with 2 litres of water along with 2 tablespoons of salt, 1 lime juice and 1 cup of white vinegar, soak the mob and clean it all nicely. This will remove the small infectants and odour from the kitchen.

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Microwave


We often overlook cleaning our basic utility appliances, fearing that the chemical particles may further affect the food quality while heating.

Well, you can now clean your microwaves without use of any chemical. Just microwave 1 cup water along with a ¼ cup of white vinegar, the steam will cleanse the interiors of the microwave. Then turn off the microwave and gently wipe off the food particles using a sponge.

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Wine stains

If you are a wine aficionado, then you must have come across the trouble of removing wine stains from your fabrics. Well, vinegar can help you remove wine stains without much efforts, just pour some white vinegar over the stained part of clothes, leave it for an hour or so and wash it off with your detergent wash. However, make sure you treat the stains within a day else it will be difficult to remove them from your fabrics.

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