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By Reena Nerbas Cleaning Bottom of Frying Pan Hi Reena, Do you have advice for cleaning the bottom of a stainless-steel frying pan? Thank you, Katharine Hi Katharine, Here are a few tricks to brighten a stainless-steel pot, both on the inside and the outside: Soak tomato juice, sauce, puree, ketchup, any tomato acid base…

By Reena Nerbas Cleaning Black Gas Stovetop Hi Reena, I have a black gas stove (that I really love) but would like to find something that cleans the black stovetop without using harsh scrubbers or chemicals, because I am afraid to damage the surface. It would be nice to also do this without streaks! Any…

This week Reena offers solutions for Stubborn Burnt Pot;  Concrete Stains; Waterless Hand Cleaner; How to Make Vanilla Extract; Attracting Lady Bugs to Your Garden.

By Reena Nerbas Cleaning Bottom of Stainless Steel Pot Hi Reena, Firstly, I recently boiled a stainless-steel pot completely dry. When I took it off the hot element I put the pot on a dishcloth that must have had a lot of synthetics in it, most of which melted and adhered to the bottom of…

By Reena Nerbas Permanent Mark on Wood Table Dear Reena, I have a dark, real wood coffee table. A hot plate was placed on it and now there’s a white spot. Can you please tell me what to do? Valerie Dear Valerie, The first and easiest solution is to apply mayonnaise or non-gel, non-bleach toothpaste…

By Reena Nerbas Storing Extra Buttons Dear Reena, Many of the jackets and suits that I buy are sold with an extra button. Apart from storing the button in the jacket pocket, do you have any suggestions as to how to organize apparel buttons without losing them? Timothy Dear Timothy, One option is to sew…

By Reena Nerbas Frustrated by Packaging Dear Reena, Whenever I purchase household items that have thick packaging encasing them, it takes me a mountain of time and frustration to remove the plastic, often my scissors can’t cut through the thick plastic. Do you have any ideas to make this easier? Gloria Dear Gloria, Run a…

By Reena Nerbas Bathroom Grout Dear Reena, Can you help us with a grout problem in our bathroom? We want to clean the grout between the one inch tiles. What can we use to clean the yellowish grout? I have tried a commercial cleaner and it didn’t do anything. I used a spray cleaner; it…

By Reena Nerbas Mixing Cookie Dough Dear Reena, Whenever I bake cookies, the recipe says to mix all dry ingredients together before adding them to the wet ingredients. Why can’t I just add all the ingredients together in one bowl? Also, how can I make my cookies all the same size so that they look…

By Reena Nerbas Cleaning Toilet Bowl Dear Reena, I am looking for a solution for cleaning the toilet bowl, instead of the bottle of blue solution from the store. Thanks, Pat Dear Pat, Make that toilet bowl sparkle by pouring a little shampoo or dish soap onto a pumice stone and gently, rubbing the inside…

By Reena Nerbas Ant Invasion Dear Reena, I have a huge invasion of tiny ants in my pantry. Help! Janice Dear Janice, Remove all food from the pantry. Throw away any open containers or packages. Spray the pantry with ‘Raid Ant Killer’, and look for a product with a two-week residual. After two weeks, wipe…