Dawn Powerwash is seriously GOAT. I bought it on a whim and I'm crazy about it. Also: You know you're old when you're super excited about a new cleaning discovery.
If you live in a place that has issues with roaches, the powerwash kills them too. Just spray it and let it sit for a minute and it's dead. This is a less toxic way of killing them if you have issues with the super toxic sprayed and you want to kill them without getting near them cuz ewws.
A tip for cleaning the oven: whatever you’re using to clean the oven, cover it with cling film and leave it overnight or for a few hours before scrubbing. Even if you use regular oven cleaner it needs time to penetrate the dirt and if it dries it’s not going to work nearly as well, so just cover it with cling film and it should be much more effective at removing the dirt.
I'd like to share my favorite, recently discovered cleaning 'hack'. A handheld Bissell steam cleaner. I have struggled for years with streaky windows and mirrors. First time steaming with the Bissell squeegee attachment-crystal clear, streak free windows! ( I wipe any residual moisture with an old dishtowel.) Cleaning the microwave interior? Less than 2 minutes. I use it on my stovetop, oven, toaster oven, countertops, light fixtures . I have even used it on a crystal chandelier. -It is truly a game changer.
Another quick hack/tip for stained plastic storage containers: spray a little non-stick spray in them before pouring in the sauce. Prevents stains before they start.
Here's an alternative to the tooth pick hack. I keep a toothbrush in the kitchen to clean the debris that accumulates in tight places, including crevices and corners. I lightly spritz the corner or area where grime is. Give the mess a couple of minutes to get soft and mushy, then use the tooth brush to dig out the mess, pulling the grime away from the corner into an area where I can wipe it up with a sponge or paper towel. This is especially useful if your sink has tiny gaps between the counter and the edge of the sink. It's also great for cleaning the faucet. I find that gunk tends to build up where the faucet meets the sink/counter. A tooth brush has a handle long enough to g reach any mess behind the faucet without straining yourself. (I would need to be on the counter to reach behind with a tooth pick.) The tooth brush also works in the corners of cabinets like the one shown in the tooth pick demo. When you're done, you can thoroughly rinse out the tooth brush and let it air dry. The bristles stay intact for a long time, so you may only need to swap it out for a new brush every few months, depending on how often you need to clean the crevices and tight spaces. Mine sits next to the sink in my drying rack so I can easily access it when I need it.
I add to my toothbrush tools a small stiff paintbrush. This really came in handy when detailing my car. The widish, flat thin paintbrush ( no good for painting ) was excellent for those tighter spaces and grooves. 🌞
@@RedHotTamale91 this is so true! the only thing I don’t like about it is one second I can be laughing really hard and the next second I’ll be crying from a sad video ahaha it’s like a rollercoaster of emotions
Precious baby such a gift from God. Loved your cleaning hacks, especially the cleaning of shower doors!! We have hard water too. Q tips are great for tight corners or vents in your car.
They sell oven mats on Amazon for the bottom of the oven. You can then just wash the mat and the oven stays clean. Toothpicks are good, but wooden skewers are perfect for cleaning too! Thanks for the tips!
Hi Kallie! Finley is so adorable! Thanks for the hacks! For my oven, I just sprinkled baking soda all over bottom of oven, used vinegar in a spray bottle and sprayed it over the baking soda. Left it overnight and just wiped it out. I didn’t use any dish soap and it really worked. Have a happy week! 👍🌸💕
Thanks for sharing! I’ve been searching a good cleaning for the oven. Know of one for the grates? I remember seeing someone post a hack to put the grates in a bathtub and soak it with some thing but I cannot remember what it was
Prayer Warrior Jennifer, for the grates you can get a large plastic bag ( I’ve used the large turkey cooking bags before) and add 1/4 cup of ammonia & wrap it up tightly. Let the grates sit in the bag with the fumes of the ammonia overnight & then you can spray them off the next day. You may need a bit of the Dawn spray if they are coated in lots of layers, but wait to see if the ammonia vapors get most of it off first.
A heads up with oven cleaners: They can kill birds you might have in cages as pets. Our new oven we got a few years ago warned about it and we had someone we know lose a bird via this. Read directions, etc. I know that sounds sorta nuts, but even the mildest fumes from them are bad news.
Wow its nice to hear the directions included that!! Birds have very sensitive respiratory systems. Air fryers can kill birds too but many people don’t know since it’s not listed as a warning 😔
Our new dishwasher cracks itself open to release the steam when it’s drying and I haven’t had any issues with dishes still being wet since we got it. I bet that towel hack works basically the same way, I would definitely try it.
I've tried different natural ways to clean my oven, never worked. I use Easy Off, I know it's caustic. I spray it super fast (I leave the racks in) and let it sit overnight. It smells great the next day and you can wipe it off with a sponge or paper towels. I just rinse the racks in my sick. I've been cleaning homes professionally for over 30 yrs. 😊
Cori, this is such a refreshing comment. So many think they are the Toxic Chemical Police and shame those who don't clean their houses with anything but vinegar, water and baking soda. I use Easy Off too. 😉
Oh my gosh that stuff is magic, but crazy toxic. There was hole in my glove while using it and it gave me minor chemical burns (although I have sensitive skin), and triggered my asthma. Totally worth it. Took off the 5 years of baked on grime I'd inherited with almost no work.
I don’t know if anyone else had this issue, but it was a blank black screen until I skipped about halfway thru and an ad came up. Suddenly I have video, so I went back to the start. Yay! ..otherwise.. 🤷🏻♀️ iunno lol As a single mom of 2yo twin boys.. I L💜VE Kallie lol
I use a dry Swiffer on my walls, ceilings, wall hanging edges, and on my horizontal blinds! Just run the Swiffer down them in segments (when in the closed position) , and you'll be amazed at all the dust that comes off. You might need to touch up the edges and window sil after, but it does a great job overall. 😊
I used to always put my gas burners in the oven when I was doing the self clean oven. Worked perfectly and never hurt anything! Another wonderful product for getting baked on stuff off the stove and oven is wd30. Spray it in, let it soak. Wipe it off shopping with the gunk.
Little Miss Finley is precious 🥰. I have a way that works for me to clean stove top grates. Put them in a large trash bag with about 1/4 cup of ammonia. Twist tie it closed. I take them outside because of the fumes. Leave them over night. In the morning just give them a little scrub and rinse (the hose works great for this!). Works like a charm.
Oh thank you! I was literally just about to pull out half of my tupperware and get to swishing haha! Well, it's good to know in the future before I ruin it!
Omg I Love the swifter floor cleaner as a wall / ceiling cleaner!!! It works so well!!! I just cleaned every room in my house with it. I didn’t even realize my ceilings were that dirty! Thank you so much for sharing such handy tips!
I just found your channel and I love it, so I work 3 jobs, I drive a school bus, I drive a limousine and I own a house cleaning company, I also have 5 kids so honestly after cleaning everyone else's houses and working so much I don't want to do my own and I feel like it's just cluttery, I'm so glad I came to your channel as much as I'm amazing at cleaning I'm not good at organizing lol, also I wish I could add before and after pics but I know you said you don't like using oven cleaner but I have done some amazing work with break-up professional oven cleaner, and a razor blade and an oven will not take to long, before you clean your kitchen line your floor under the oven with rags in case anything drips it doesn't ruin your floor, then spray the oven cleaner inside also on the racks and glass with break up, clean your kitchen while it sits, and it's amazing just run those racks under the water everything will rinse off, then wipe away the inside of the oven with some paper towels, followed by wiping a wet rag with dawn just to rinse the cleaner off, take a razor blade and get any gunk Still stuck on, then I take a spray bottle with half water and half rubbing alcohol and spray and wipe one more time, also that alcohol water mix is the such a great streak free glass cleaner! You will be amazed no elbow grease and very little time!
The stove hack I did a bit different and it was amazing. Do baking soda and water as the paste. Wait 6 is hours. I waited overnight. Then take vinegar and water spray. Use that to activate the baking soda. Let it fizz, then wipe. Still messy like your version bit works incredible. My stove was black from the previous owner, it now looks brand new. This will take a few hours if it is a built up ad mine. But so worth it, because next time I could just use normal cleaner.
The oven hack was a bit muddled but had mostly the right components if not quite the best technique. Sprinkle the baking soda directly on the oven surfaces and add enough drops of dish liquid to lightly scrub it all over with a wet (with just water) sponge or scrubber, rewetting as needed. There should only be a light coating with perhaps a little extra on the very worst spots. Leave it for half an hour to an hour, or up to a day if you're busy. Then when you go back to finish cleaning soak your sponge with the vinegar or use a spray bottle to scrub and wipe away the soapy soda, and wipe away anything left over with plain water as needed. As demonstrated there was just too much soap and soda and almost all the dissolving power of the baking soda, the vinegar, and their reaction when combined was wasted in the bowl before it could be applied. It also works pretty well (skipping the vinegar) for a quick pre-scrub on baking sheets before washing, and baking soda scrubbed onto plastic cutting boards and then fizzed away with vinegar will help remove most stains better than just washing in dishwater.
For the oven I know your struggle! That mixture was the first thing I tried on our oven 5 years ago when we moved in and it didn’t work. I LOVE easy-off. Yes, it’s horribly stinky but it WORKS. If you don’t do that, at the very least you could try a razor blade scraper on the oven door (gently and don’t hit the seals!) and that works like a CHARM!
I have found for gas stove top grates that using a big big zip lock plastic bag ($ tree) and a cup of ammonia ($1.50/bottle) and letting them sit for 5-6 hours or better yet overnight really works. It has a strong smell, but the baked on grease comes off easily with hot water and minimal elbow grease. I also put paper towels on top of the stove wet with ammonia and cover with plastic wrap for a couple of hours and the gunk wipes off. I really enjoy these videos/channel. Thank you for making such useful/entertaining resources.
I really like these types of videos. I usually pick up 1 or 2 things. And I have become a new subscriber 😊 I guess some of these things you know from learning from your own experience or from others when you are 50 years old and have been married for 30 years...the towel in the dishwasher thing I will definitely be trying. I use cast irons all the time - you don’t have to use oil after cooking. The seasoning comes from whatever you just cooked. Toothpick hack - take an empty spice bottle with large holes and wash (lid too) and let dry. Toothpick holder that doesn’t spill!
My dad (appliance repair tech) recommended just opening the dishwasher and gently “shaking” the racks to disperse any water that settles on your dishes, then allow the steam and hot water to just evaporate with the door open. It’s just as effective as the drying cycle
For baking almost anything get yourself a big role of parchment paper. So far I found that Costco has the best deal. It comes in a two pack. You can even make cooking pouches with it and it steems fish and chicken wonderfully! If your meat or food is very juicy sometimes you do have a little bit of a liquid residue underneath the paper, however it makes cleanup so easy. By the way thank you so much for all of your videos it's a pleasure to watch them. It's also lovely to see your beautiful growing family. ❤️
Great, useful hacks, especially the box folding one! Here you are giving us all this great cleaning advice, and leave it to me to notice how pretty, simple and fresh your make up looks! Your eyeshadow appears to be a pale pink shade??? It's very flattering to your eye color. Pass along any make-up tips for getting the fresh, natural look you have.
I know you don’t like using easy off. But I cleaned my oven with it. Sprayed it on left it 24 hours. And it was amazing. By the way. Baby is so cute. You look awesome ❤️
Before I had a self cleaning oven, I used easy off and it works great; sprayed it on the stove top racks as well (also good for BBQ racks). Now I put my stove top racks in the self cleaning oven and just do everything at once. Works great.
I saw a Tiktok hack for cleaning the oven w the Dawn power wash. I tried it and I was so happy with the results! Spray it on, let it sit for 5-10 minutes and it cleans it so well!!!!
I've used my swiffer in the walls and ceilings, also great to use the wet pads to for cleaning. Use STEEL WOOL PADS for cleaning your stove top grates. Game changer!! I get the 10 back from the dollar tree!
Open your dishwasher up and pull both of the racks out as soon as it finishes. It's so hot, the moisture will evaporate immediately and you can put your dishes away a few minutes later. The only water that will be left is in areas where it pools, like recessed cup bottoms. Just dab them with a dish drying cloth, takes a few seconds. Learned this decades ago. It also saves the energy used for the drying cycle. ☺️ Also, I learned from my mother back in the 70's to have a dull paring knife in your cleaning kit. With a cloth covering the blade it's perfect for getting into cracks and corners.
Kallie, hi! 🙋. TicTok, right? I was late to that party cuz I'd heard that TikTok was aimed at an audience MUCH younger than my years and, um, kinda along the lines of the "5 minute" vids here on YT. One day I was following up on a craft video and wandered overs there and was actually rather impressed. I really, really liked your hacks today, pretty much all of them keepers, and would watch an organization compilation if you felt up to putting a list together one morning when you're up with baby girl.🤱 I've been watching your vids for several months now and always enjoy them... always! Your personality just shines ...🌟 beautiful inside and out...😁🤗 Thanks for everything, with love from the Southern California desert, MK ♥️🌞🌵
Yes! I'm 26 and thought I'd never download it but the content is really fun and entertaining! You can find recipes, cleaning hacks, mom content and more
Hi sunshine. Great tips. I have been using my swifter for dusting walls for a while now. I also have a square basin which I add tsp to the water, then wash my walls with swifter. I swap out the swifter dust cloth for a microfiber cloth. Works like a charm. 🥰
Congrats on your new babyyyy!!!!! So beautiful! And your winter and cleaning hacks have been such ahelp for me moving from florida to Maine for my first real winter
I absolutely agree about the dawn power wash. I’m hooked on it. I definitely like these kind of videos. Organization would be good. I really like that you point out the fails. Not many others do that. Great job
I love all these hacks!!!! I would definitely watch some tik tok organisational hacks. I don’t use the app but I love watching other people test out all the viral things on there!
Hi, I found that using the self cleaning setting on your oven works pretty well. For cleaning the grades, soak them over in the ammonia from dollar tree. Use large heavy duty bag and leave it outside.
I used the Meliora scour powder (the one with tea tree oil) and WOW. My stovetop has never been cleaner. It hadn’t been cleaned in forever and now it looks brand new. Best stuff ever!
Good to know I’m not the only one that failed with the oven cleaning hack. Thanks for sharing and I’d definitely be interested in more videos like this
I use Bar Keepers Friend on my oven. I don't let it sit for more than 30 seconds before I start to wipe off each section. The glass looks brand new again and the grates are so clean, in particular.
Can't wait to try that red sauce removing hack!!! Genius!!! 🤯 Also, I've used Rain - X on my glass shower doors for years, AND I still squeegee them daily. My hubby discovered that a bit of Dawn diahsoap on a scrubber sponge works well, while in the shower, to de-fog the doors occasionally, also. Glass shower doors are a pain!
Oven cleaning hack: I like using backing soda mixed with water into a paste. Scrub it into the oven and leave it for a few hours. Later, take a spray bottle of vinegar and spray the paste, that had at partially dried (I find that the backing soda is easier to clean off if it has only dried a little bit and it takes less time). Then scrub as the paste bubbles up. Add vinegar as needed. It worked wonders for the oven in our house/apartment when we had to move.
Great video. For small crevices, I like using qtips. I typically dip one end in a cleaning solution I like and then when it’s done being cleaned, I flip it over and dry it with the other end. Another RUclipsr I follow uses that dawn spray in her shower and tub too- it’s the best!
Stove grates, I learned to put a little ammonia in a plastic bag, sit the grates in, seal it up and leave it sit outside overnight. They don't need to be covered in ammonia, I believe that the vapors do the cleaning.
Some basic chemistry for cleaning hacks: baking powder is basic, vinegar is acid, combine the two and they foam and create a salt - not table salt, but a salt. Bases dissolve grease by the saponification reaction - turns grease into soap, the stronger the base the more soap it creates. Using lye to make soap is just that. Lye is very strong, baking soda is weak. For cleaning an oven I would use borax - that is in the middle of the scale. Detergent + borax in a paste, leave it there overnight. Before you wipe it down spray it with vinegar - that will add moisture and bubble up, so it comes off easier. Any recipe that says mix vinegar and baking soda is BS, it's cool because it foams, but it kills both cleaning agents. (I am not a chemist - this is just what I learned in high school - it kinda just stuck with me)
Hey girl I just put on that self clean mode and your oven will be like new! I always cleaned with spray cleaners and then one day tried the self clean and I was like WHY HAVE I BEEN WASTING MY LIFE?! Lol it pretty much burns everything off and all you have to do is wipe off the little pile of ash left inside. I did enjoy the other hacks though, always love your videos! Congratulations on the new baby! ❤️
Thanks for another great cleaning hack video! I really liked that you threw in the one about how to close the lid on boxes. Very clever, that one is! Yes, I would like more organizing hacks now that you-know-who wants to eat every few hours during the night. ♥️
The best hack for cleaning ovens and is safe for pets is a mix of lemon juice, dawn and vinegar (I think it’s equal parts, but you can check online). You leave the racks in your oven and spray everything heavily with the solution, leave it overnight and wipe with a damp sponge or rag in the morning. NO SCRUBBING! I literally sprayed my oven racks off in the sink and Voila silver again. I also read that it can be use for bathrooms. I didn’t care for it in the bathroom better than scrubbing bubbles and a bathroom magic eraser (or knock off). My tub and shower were much cleaner that way. Good luck! Enjoy your sweet baby.❤️
An easy way to keep your cookie sheets clean when making something messy is to line the cookie sheet with tinfoil, or my favorite, parchment paper before adding the food. After you are done cooking you just through the liner away and give the pan a quick wash to remove and residue. Makes clean up quick and easy, and makes your pans last longer. And for the glass on your oven door, after you apply your product and let it sit, take a razor blade, like you use for glass stovetops, and carefully scrape the glass. The cleaner loosens the grim and the razer blade removes it without as much scrubbing.
Yes, I dust my walls with a floor Swiffer a couple of times a year. I noticed that the texture on my wall didn't look clean . . . it works soooo well!! People think I'm crazy until they see the bottom of the Swiffer; then they think I'm a genius, haha. Thanks for the before and after pics of the toothpick hack. For dirt that is not sticky, I use a dry paintbrush that is about and inch and a half wide. Works really well on decor pieces and on window sills.
My husband actually found a way to clean the glass oven door that works great. Use a dishwasher tab dipped into warm water. Just rub it on the glass and wipe clean. It took about half an hour but worked great
Great video and very inspiring (your effort and diligence making videos, while taking care of such a young baby and a toddler, is amazing and didn't go unnoticed)! For the glass door of the oven there's a scraper that gets all (or most) of the dirt out, quite easily. Try it and you'll be amazed!
Love your videos!! I use glass cooktop cleaner for the inside of my oven door. I clean it the same way I clean my glass cook top. Squeeze some on the glass and use a scotch brite stainless steel scrubber to scrub the grime off. Then wipe it clean with paper towels and vinegar. Works really well. It may take some elbow grease and a few passes the first time since there is so much built up on your oven door but once it’s clean, just go back and do it every couple of weeks to keep up with it.
The cleaner I use is from Weiman. It’s glass cooktop cleaner and polish. It’s not a spray, it’s like a cream polish with grit in it to help remove burnt on food.
For cleaning the oven - make a paste with just baking soda and water. Apply it to the burnt on grease, etc. Then just turn on the oven for like 10 minutes and let it cool. That stuff will dry up and become a powder that's really easy to wipe off, taking a lot of the grime with it. Repeat until it's clean. The same trick works for cooked on grease on the glass stove top. I don't know the details but cooking baking soda turns it into "washing soda" - some sort of chemistry happens. Maybe that's why it works so well.
I used to use the toothpick trick, but using a steamer with a nozzle is evergreen more of a game changer. I clean baseboards and shower caulk etc with it and it's something I needed on my life years ago. I love Rain-x idea!! Also, I've I've been using for years is to clean your with newspaper instead of cloths or paper towels. Another game changer!
OMG cleaning gas stoves is a hassle like no other. I dedicate every Saturday to clean my gas stove grills. The best method that works for me is using a dollar store brush head with a long handle (better grip), place baking soda on the brush head with dish soap and water. Have the grills soaked in Scrubbing bubbles spray already and then use the baking soda/dish soap brush on the grills. Reapply baking soda as needed. It acts like exfoliate beads work on skin, it rubs away the grime on the grills. I've never seen my gas stove grills this clean. Definitely worth a try.
If you like Dawn Powerwash, wait until you meet Krud Kutter. I don't know what they put in that stuff. I am used to using it to get dried bugs off of windsheilds/car grills, but they also sell a kitchen-friendly version that *immediately* eliminates caked-on, baked-on greasy gunk like you would not believe. I sprayed it on a chandelier that had been in a kitchen-adjacent living room, and it looks brand new. No scrubbing. Just magic. Also, Lime Away works like nothing else on hard water spots. xox
If you have a dish or pan with food baked on, rather that scrubbing it, you can let it soak for a few minutes with hot water, dish soap, and a dryer sheet! It works like magic! You can find cheap dryer sheets at the dollar tree. (Of course then clean the dish or pan as normal with just dish soap only.) 😊
For your oven leave the racks in. Pour 1 cup hot water in the bottom of the oven turn oven on to 250 degrees for 30 minutes, then wipe clean. You may need to repeat a few times depending on how baked on the stuff is. My stove has a steam clean feature built in. Works wonderfully.
Dawn Powerwash is seriously GOAT. I bought it on a whim and I'm crazy about it. Also: You know you're old when you're super excited about a new cleaning discovery.
Because we dont want to waste what precious time we have left doing unnecessary cleaning. 😊
What does GOAT mean?
@@buddyholly4672 greatest of all time
If you live in a place that has issues with roaches, the powerwash kills them too. Just spray it and let it sit for a minute and it's dead. This is a less toxic way of killing them if you have issues with the super toxic sprayed and you want to kill them without getting near them cuz ewws.
@@jrho6513 I've found that regular soapy water worked as well. I think the soap suffocates them.
A tip for cleaning the oven: whatever you’re using to clean the oven, cover it with cling film and leave it overnight or for a few hours before scrubbing. Even if you use regular oven cleaner it needs time to penetrate the dirt and if it dries it’s not going to work nearly as well, so just cover it with cling film and it should be much more effective at removing the dirt.
I'd like to share my favorite, recently discovered cleaning 'hack'. A handheld Bissell steam cleaner. I have struggled for years with streaky windows and mirrors. First time steaming with the Bissell squeegee attachment-crystal clear, streak free windows! ( I wipe any residual moisture with an old dishtowel.) Cleaning the microwave interior? Less than 2 minutes. I use it on my stovetop, oven, toaster oven, countertops, light fixtures . I have even used it on a crystal chandelier. -It is truly a game changer.
Thank you for sharing; I'm going to try this.
Another quick hack/tip for stained plastic storage containers: spray a little non-stick spray in them before pouring in the sauce. Prevents stains before they start.
Very cool tip/Thanks for sharing🤩🤗🇺🇸❤️🙏
That's genius!
Lifesaver thank you
Here's an alternative to the tooth pick hack. I keep a toothbrush in the kitchen to clean the debris that accumulates in tight places, including crevices and corners. I lightly spritz the corner or area where grime is. Give the mess a couple of minutes to get soft and mushy, then use the tooth brush to dig out the mess, pulling the grime away from the corner into an area where I can wipe it up with a sponge or paper towel. This is especially useful if your sink has tiny gaps between the counter and the edge of the sink. It's also great for cleaning the faucet. I find that gunk tends to build up where the faucet meets the sink/counter. A tooth brush has a handle long enough to g reach any mess behind the faucet without straining yourself. (I would need to be on the counter to reach behind with a tooth pick.) The tooth brush also works in the corners of cabinets like the one shown in the tooth pick demo. When you're done, you can thoroughly rinse out the tooth brush and let it air dry. The bristles stay intact for a long time, so you may only need to swap it out for a new brush every few months, depending on how often you need to clean the crevices and tight spaces. Mine sits next to the sink in my drying rack so I can easily access it when I need it.
Yes, I have an old toothbrush every where I have a sink. So helpful!
I add to my toothbrush tools a small stiff paintbrush. This really came in handy when detailing my car. The widish, flat thin paintbrush ( no good for painting ) was excellent for those tighter spaces and grooves. 🌞
It’s great for furniture too . Essential item to every cleaning kit. Dollar store often has a 6 pack
Im not on tiktok so thanks for finding some good ones and putting them in one video to share!
Same! Thx
Oh my gosh, download tiktok!!! Your life will never be the same lol 🤣
I've seriously learned SO MUCH
Me too!
@@RedHotTamale91 this is so true! the only thing I don’t like about it is one second I can be laughing really hard and the next second I’ll be crying from a sad video ahaha it’s like a rollercoaster of emotions
😻cutest baby cameo! Can’t wait to try the cast iron cleaning hack, thanks!
Precious baby such a gift from God.
Loved your cleaning hacks, especially the cleaning of shower doors!! We have hard water too.
Q tips are great for tight corners or vents in your car.
They sell oven mats on Amazon for the bottom of the oven. You can then just wash the mat and the oven stays clean. Toothpicks are good, but wooden skewers are perfect for cleaning too! Thanks for the tips!
I just found this out. I've been using aluminum foil and it melted onto the bottom of my new oven 😩😩
Hi Kallie! Finley is so adorable! Thanks for the hacks! For my oven, I just sprinkled baking soda all over bottom of oven, used vinegar in a spray bottle and sprayed it over the baking soda. Left it overnight and just wiped it out. I didn’t use any dish soap and it really worked. Have a happy week! 👍🌸💕
Yes I’ve never heard of adding the dish soap either... also, I usually warm my oven a little too.
Thanks for sharing! I’ve been searching a good cleaning for the oven. Know of one for the grates? I remember seeing someone post a hack to put the grates in a bathtub and soak it with some thing but I cannot remember what it was
Prayer Warrior Jennifer, for the grates you can get a large plastic bag ( I’ve used the large turkey cooking bags before) and add 1/4 cup of ammonia & wrap it up tightly. Let the grates sit in the bag with the fumes of the ammonia overnight & then you can spray them off the next day. You may need a bit of the Dawn spray if they are coated in lots of layers, but wait to see if the ammonia vapors get most of it off first.
@@jenniferbuzel1622 thank you!
Exactly what i was thinking never added dish soap to mine. It works great.
A heads up with oven cleaners: They can kill birds you might have in cages as pets. Our new oven we got a few years ago warned about it and we had someone we know lose a bird via this. Read directions, etc. I know that sounds sorta nuts, but even the mildest fumes from them are bad news.
That’s crazy! Although not surprising! Some of those cleaners feel like they could knock me out!
Wow its nice to hear the directions included that!! Birds have very sensitive respiratory systems. Air fryers can kill birds too but many people don’t know since it’s not listed as a warning 😔
Thank you for the valuable information 😀
Fumes from overheated teflon pans will kill birds also.
@@Anetax3 I got the Nija Oven Air fryer specifically because it does not have Teflon so I dont have to worry about using it around my daughters birds.
Our new dishwasher cracks itself open to release the steam when it’s drying and I haven’t had any issues with dishes still being wet since we got it. I bet that towel hack works basically the same way, I would definitely try it.
I've tried different natural ways to clean my oven, never worked. I use Easy Off, I know it's caustic. I spray it super fast (I leave the racks in) and let it sit overnight. It smells great the next day and you can wipe it off with a sponge or paper towels. I just rinse the racks in my sick. I've been cleaning homes professionally for over 30 yrs. 😊
Come clean my house, please.
They make an odorless one now 😁😁 I’m so excited about it
@@lisab9541 I'll be right over!!! Lol
Cori, this is such a refreshing comment. So many think they are the Toxic Chemical Police and shame those who don't clean their houses with anything but vinegar, water and baking soda. I use Easy Off too. 😉
Oh my gosh that stuff is magic, but crazy toxic. There was hole in my glove while using it and it gave me minor chemical burns (although I have sensitive skin), and triggered my asthma. Totally worth it. Took off the 5 years of baked on grime I'd inherited with almost no work.
These are great! Mind blown with the RainX why didn’t I think of that? Also the sauce on the containers!
More of these and organization please
METHOD Daily Shower is for this purpose and is amazing. Just spray after your shower. Dries clear.
There's a specific one for shower doors - the regular one could have too harmful of fumes.🤓
I do this for my bathroom mirror 😉 bc of all the steam in the bathroom. Ot works wonders
Yes please and thank you so much..
The baby is adorable...how does your son like her??😊😊
I would LOVE some Tic Tock organization hacks!
I second that notion
Yes please! Great idea
Me too!!! 😊😊😊
Yes!
As long as I don’t have to go into a tic Tok Video. The China owns it and hacks our info-FYI. I love you videos THEY ROCK BIG TIME❤️🤗🇺🇸🙏
I don't use Tik Tok and I would appreciate sharing organization hacks you discover. That trick to fold boxes to keep them closed is genius!
Try that Dawn Power Scrub on the oven. I used it the other day with a scrub pad and my oven looked new-ish.
what's with the ten thumbs down? kallie is a GENIUS and works so hard. she has consistently useful and interesting content.
i'm puzzled?
I don't know either. Unless it's because she didn't credit the tiktok users? Still puzzling!
Yeah 2.9 👍.
I don’t know if anyone else had this issue, but it was a blank black screen until I skipped about halfway thru and an ad came up. Suddenly I have video, so I went back to the start. Yay! ..otherwise.. 🤷🏻♀️ iunno lol
As a single mom of 2yo twin boys.. I L💜VE Kallie lol
The one that gave her thumbs down are losers.
I use a dry Swiffer on my walls, ceilings, wall hanging edges, and on my horizontal blinds! Just run the Swiffer down them in segments (when in the closed position) , and you'll be amazed at all the dust that comes off. You might need to touch up the edges and window sil after, but it does a great job overall. 😊
I used to always put my gas burners in the oven when I was doing the self clean oven. Worked perfectly and never hurt anything! Another wonderful product for getting baked on stuff off the stove and oven is wd30. Spray it in, let it soak. Wipe it off shopping with the gunk.
Little Miss Finley is precious 🥰. I have a way that works for me to clean stove top grates. Put them in a large trash bag with about 1/4 cup of ammonia. Twist tie it closed. I take them outside because of the fumes. Leave them over night. In the morning just give them a little scrub and rinse (the hose works great for this!). Works like a charm.
I have seen demos of this technique.
I’m desperate about my grates. Does this work only if they have an enamel coating? My grates are cast iron and appear to have no coating.
@@lauralalone I’m not sure. Mine had an enamel coating. I think it should work though.
YES to organizational hacks 🤯
Thanks for the video! Finley is adorable...thanks for sharing. Have a great rest of your day ☺️
That plasticware trick works only if you haven't stuck it in the microwave to warm up the contents.
Oh thank you! I was literally just about to pull out half of my tupperware and get to swishing haha! Well, it's good to know in the future before I ruin it!
A save the wand from mascara tubes before I toss and wash them, then use them to scrub tight spots. Or a Qtip or toothbrush.
So clever!!! Thank you
I get them from sephora for free
I never would've thought that. Thank you!
Omg I Love the swifter floor cleaner as a wall / ceiling cleaner!!! It works so well!!! I just cleaned every room in my house with it. I didn’t even realize my ceilings were that dirty! Thank you so much for sharing such handy tips!
I just found your channel and I love it, so I work 3 jobs, I drive a school bus, I drive a limousine and I own a house cleaning company, I also have 5 kids so honestly after cleaning everyone else's houses and working so much I don't want to do my own and I feel like it's just cluttery, I'm so glad I came to your channel as much as I'm amazing at cleaning I'm not good at organizing lol, also I wish I could add before and after pics but I know you said you don't like using oven cleaner but I have done some amazing work with break-up professional oven cleaner, and a razor blade and an oven will not take to long, before you clean your kitchen line your floor under the oven with rags in case anything drips it doesn't ruin your floor, then spray the oven cleaner inside also on the racks and glass with break up, clean your kitchen while it sits, and it's amazing just run those racks under the water everything will rinse off, then wipe away the inside of the oven with some paper towels, followed by wiping a wet rag with dawn just to rinse the cleaner off, take a razor blade and get any gunk Still stuck on, then I take a spray bottle with half water and half rubbing alcohol and spray and wipe one more time, also that alcohol water mix is the such a great streak free glass cleaner! You will be amazed no elbow grease and very little time!
The stove hack I did a bit different and it was amazing. Do baking soda and water as the paste. Wait 6 is hours. I waited overnight. Then take vinegar and water spray. Use that to activate the baking soda. Let it fizz, then wipe. Still messy like your version bit works incredible. My stove was black from the previous owner, it now looks brand new. This will take a few hours if it is a built up ad mine. But so worth it, because next time I could just use normal cleaner.
Your cookie sheet take it outside spray it down with oven cleaner and leave on for 5 to 10 minutes. Then rinse and wash it. Tahduh beautiful
Yes! I neglected a baking sheet for about a year and used that and a metal sponge and it looks almost brand new!
I bet you could put the stove grates on top of a cookie sheet and spray with oven cleaner and clean both at the same time 🤯
Does the oven cleaner harm aluminum baking sheets?
@@justpassinthru it didn’t with mine and I let the oven cleaner sit on it for 4hrs
@@jessreyn7512 thank you! I've messed up several aluminum sheets so this is good to know.
Kallie Love these kind of vlogs! You are one of my favorites!❤️
The oven hack was a bit muddled but had mostly the right components if not quite the best technique. Sprinkle the baking soda directly on the oven surfaces and add enough drops of dish liquid to lightly scrub it all over with a wet (with just water) sponge or scrubber, rewetting as needed. There should only be a light coating with perhaps a little extra on the very worst spots. Leave it for half an hour to an hour, or up to a day if you're busy. Then when you go back to finish cleaning soak your sponge with the vinegar or use a spray bottle to scrub and wipe away the soapy soda, and wipe away anything left over with plain water as needed. As demonstrated there was just too much soap and soda and almost all the dissolving power of the baking soda, the vinegar, and their reaction when combined was wasted in the bowl before it could be applied. It also works pretty well (skipping the vinegar) for a quick pre-scrub on baking sheets before washing, and baking soda scrubbed onto plastic cutting boards and then fizzed away with vinegar will help remove most stains better than just washing in dishwater.
Great tips! Sure beats scrolling hours and hours on tiktok. It actually is a game changer when you see the hacks on there. Thanks!
For the oven I know your struggle! That mixture was the first thing I tried on our oven 5 years ago when we moved in and it didn’t work. I LOVE easy-off. Yes, it’s horribly stinky but it WORKS. If you don’t do that, at the very least you could try a razor blade scraper on the oven door (gently and don’t hit the seals!) and that works like a CHARM!
I've used my Swiffer dry on my walls and ceilings for years. I love it and it works
I have found for gas stove top grates that using a big big zip lock plastic bag ($ tree) and a cup of ammonia ($1.50/bottle) and letting them sit for 5-6 hours or better yet overnight really works. It has a strong smell, but the baked on grease comes off easily with hot water and minimal elbow grease. I also put paper towels on top of the stove wet with ammonia and cover with plastic wrap for a couple of hours and the gunk wipes off. I really enjoy these videos/channel. Thank you for making such useful/entertaining resources.
I really like these types of videos. I usually pick up 1 or 2 things. And I have become a new subscriber 😊 I guess some of these things you know from learning from your own experience or from others when you are 50 years old and have been married for 30 years...the towel in the dishwasher thing I will definitely be trying. I use cast irons all the time - you don’t have to use oil after cooking. The seasoning comes from whatever you just cooked. Toothpick hack - take an empty spice bottle with large holes and wash (lid too) and let dry. Toothpick holder that doesn’t spill!
My dad (appliance repair tech) recommended just opening the dishwasher and gently “shaking” the racks to disperse any water that settles on your dishes, then allow the steam and hot water to just evaporate with the door open. It’s just as effective as the drying cycle
Saves electricity too!
Yea I never use the drying cycle, it melted plastic wear one too many times and wastes electricity!
The towel dishwasher hack is awesome!! My kids always complained about wet dishes when they emptied for me... not anymore!
For baking almost anything get yourself a big role of parchment paper. So far I found that Costco has the best deal. It comes in a two pack. You can even make cooking pouches with it and it steems fish and chicken wonderfully! If your meat or food is very juicy sometimes you do have a little bit of a liquid residue underneath the paper, however it makes cleanup so easy.
By the way thank you so much for all of your videos it's a pleasure to watch them. It's also lovely to see your beautiful growing family. ❤️
Congrats on your baby girl! She’s beautiful. 💕
I don’t know about the US but in Australia there are specific oven cleaning services. They’re definitely worth the money!
We have cleaning services here but they are very expensive.
Organization hacks...yes!!! Love these hacks.
Yes! Please do a Tiktok organization video! Thanks! Love ALL your videos! 🙏🏻❤️
Great, useful hacks, especially the box folding one! Here you are giving us all this great cleaning advice, and leave it to me to notice how pretty, simple and fresh your make up looks! Your eyeshadow appears to be a pale pink shade??? It's very flattering to your eye color. Pass along any make-up tips for getting the fresh, natural look you have.
I know you don’t like using easy off. But I cleaned my oven with it. Sprayed it on left it 24 hours. And it was amazing. By the way. Baby is so cute. You look awesome ❤️
I absolutely like the oven cleaner option of just burning it off for 4-5 hours, then wipe and clean the rest. Involves less actual scrubbing.
OMG, that is so true about the oven hack! I had tried it before I saw your video and what a MESS! I STILL have baking soda bits in my oven! LOL!
Before I had a self cleaning oven, I used easy off and it works great; sprayed it on the stove top racks as well (also good for BBQ racks). Now I put my stove top racks in the self cleaning oven and just do everything at once. Works great.
I like the videos when you taste test certain off brands against name brands.
Me too!
I always learn something new from your channel :) thanks so much!!
I saw a Tiktok hack for cleaning the oven w the Dawn power wash. I tried it and I was so happy with the results! Spray it on, let it sit for 5-10 minutes and it cleans it so well!!!!
Love the cast iron hack! 🎉
LOVE your hacks! I've learned to keep a notebook handy when I watch your videos, you've always got SOOOOO many great tips!!!
I've used my swiffer in the walls and ceilings, also great to use the wet pads to for cleaning.
Use STEEL WOOL PADS for cleaning your stove top grates. Game changer!! I get the 10 back from the dollar tree!
YES! They work great. They also work for cleaning the cast iron pans :)
Open your dishwasher up and pull both of the racks out as soon as it finishes. It's so hot, the moisture will evaporate immediately and you can put your dishes away a few minutes later. The only water that will be left is in areas where it pools, like recessed cup bottoms. Just dab them with a dish drying cloth, takes a few seconds. Learned this decades ago. It also saves the energy used for the drying cycle. ☺️
Also, I learned from my mother back in the 70's to have a dull paring knife in your cleaning kit. With a cloth covering the blade it's perfect for getting into cracks and corners.
I had the same problem with the last hack. Pain in the butt. Lots of great info here, thanks for sharing.
Yes tik tok organization please!!!
Kallie, hi! 🙋. TicTok, right? I was late to that party cuz I'd heard that TikTok was aimed at an audience MUCH younger than my years and, um, kinda along the lines of the "5 minute" vids here on YT. One day I was following up on a craft video and wandered overs there and was actually rather impressed. I really, really liked your hacks today, pretty much all of them keepers, and would watch an organization compilation if you felt up to putting a list together one morning when you're up with baby girl.🤱
I've been watching your vids for several months now and always enjoy them... always! Your personality just shines ...🌟 beautiful inside and out...😁🤗
Thanks for everything, with love from the Southern California desert, MK ♥️🌞🌵
Yes! I'm 26 and thought I'd never download it but the content is really fun and entertaining! You can find recipes, cleaning hacks, mom content and more
@@choosnau LOL! Gotcha beat... I'm 62 and never thought I'd know HOW to download it!! 😉😉😆🤣
Hi sunshine. Great tips. I have been using my swifter for dusting walls for a while now. I also have a square basin which I add tsp to the water, then wash my walls with swifter. I swap out the swifter dust cloth for a microfiber cloth. Works like a charm. 🥰
Congrats on your new babyyyy!!!!! So beautiful! And your winter and cleaning hacks have been such ahelp for me moving from florida to Maine for my first real winter
Yeah I've tried that oven cleaning hack. Fail here too. And you're right the cleanup is murder.
I absolutely agree about the dawn power wash. I’m hooked on it. I definitely like these kind of videos. Organization would be good. I really like that you point out the fails. Not many others do that. Great job
You've been one of my favorite RUclipsrs for years. Thanks for all of the inspo ! Always so motivating 💕
I love all these hacks!!!! I would definitely watch some tik tok organisational hacks. I don’t use the app but I love watching other people test out all the viral things on there!
Yes please do a TikTok organization hack video! That would be awesome!
Hi,
I found that using the self cleaning setting on your oven works pretty well. For cleaning the grades, soak them over in the ammonia from dollar tree. Use large heavy duty bag and leave it outside.
I used the Meliora scour powder (the one with tea tree oil) and WOW. My stovetop has never been cleaner. It hadn’t been cleaned in forever and now it looks brand new. Best stuff ever!
Love your humor! And yes please do all the tik tok hack videos.
Good to know I’m not the only one that failed with the oven cleaning hack. Thanks for sharing and I’d definitely be interested in more videos like this
I’ve been using the rain x for years. Plus lemon oil on the walls of my shower. The oil also takes care of hair spray on doors, just wipes right off!
I use Bar Keepers Friend on my oven. I don't let it sit for more than 30 seconds before I start to wipe off each section. The glass looks brand new again and the grates are so clean, in particular.
This does work as I have seen it. Glass was so gross before and looked brand new almost after and yes don't let sit too long.
Can't wait to try that red sauce removing hack!!! Genius!!! 🤯
Also, I've used Rain - X on my glass shower doors for years, AND I still squeegee them daily. My hubby discovered that a bit of Dawn diahsoap on a scrubber sponge works well, while in the shower, to de-fog the doors occasionally, also. Glass shower doors are a pain!
Oven cleaning hack: I like using backing soda mixed with water into a paste. Scrub it into the oven and leave it for a few hours. Later, take a spray bottle of vinegar and spray the paste, that had at partially dried (I find that the backing soda is easier to clean off if it has only dried a little bit and it takes less time). Then scrub as the paste bubbles up. Add vinegar as needed. It worked wonders for the oven in our house/apartment when we had to move.
That's a good one. I've used the baking soda by itself pure nightmare. Thanks!😁
@@jersgmd you’re welcome. Happy I could help!
Great video. For small crevices, I like using qtips. I typically dip one end in a cleaning solution I like and then when it’s done being cleaned, I flip it over and dry it with the other end. Another RUclipsr I follow uses that dawn spray in her shower and tub too- it’s the best!
Stove grates, I learned to put a little ammonia in a plastic bag, sit the grates in, seal it up and leave it sit outside overnight. They don't need to be covered in ammonia, I believe that the vapors do the cleaning.
Do that with vinegar overnight
I stick the stove top grills into the dishwasher 😊
I use brillo.
My mom taught me to use jet dry rinse aid on my shower glass
Interesting...
You always make me smile with your humor
Some basic chemistry for cleaning hacks: baking powder is basic, vinegar is acid, combine the two and they foam and create a salt - not table salt, but a salt. Bases dissolve grease by the saponification reaction - turns grease into soap, the stronger the base the more soap it creates. Using lye to make soap is just that. Lye is very strong, baking soda is weak. For cleaning an oven I would use borax - that is in the middle of the scale. Detergent + borax in a paste, leave it there overnight. Before you wipe it down spray it with vinegar - that will add moisture and bubble up, so it comes off easier. Any recipe that says mix vinegar and baking soda is BS, it's cool because it foams, but it kills both cleaning agents. (I am not a chemist - this is just what I learned in high school - it kinda just stuck with me)
Hey girl I just put on that self clean mode and your oven will be like new! I always cleaned with spray cleaners and then one day tried the self clean and I was like WHY HAVE I BEEN WASTING MY LIFE?! Lol it pretty much burns everything off and all you have to do is wipe off the little pile of ash left inside. I did enjoy the other hacks though, always love your videos! Congratulations on the new baby! ❤️
Thanks for another great cleaning hack video! I really liked that you threw in the one about how to close the lid on boxes. Very clever, that one is! Yes, I would like more organizing hacks now that you-know-who wants to eat every few hours during the night. ♥️
The best hack for cleaning ovens and is safe for pets is a mix of lemon juice, dawn and vinegar (I think it’s equal parts, but you can check online). You leave the racks in your oven and spray everything heavily with the solution, leave it overnight and wipe with a damp sponge or rag in the morning. NO SCRUBBING!
I literally sprayed my oven racks off in the sink and Voila silver again. I also read that it can be use for bathrooms. I didn’t care for it in the bathroom better than scrubbing bubbles and a bathroom magic eraser (or knock off). My tub and shower were much cleaner that way. Good luck! Enjoy your sweet baby.❤️
I tried the hack with baking soda with a little hot water, apply to oven window then use a ball of aluminum foil and scrub away grime. Works amazing!
An easy way to keep your cookie sheets clean when making something messy is to line the cookie sheet with tinfoil, or my favorite, parchment paper before adding the food. After you are done cooking you just through the liner away and give the pan a quick wash to remove and residue. Makes clean up quick and easy, and makes your pans last longer. And for the glass on your oven door, after you apply your product and let it sit, take a razor blade, like you use for glass stovetops, and carefully scrape the glass. The cleaner loosens the grim and the razer blade removes it without as much scrubbing.
I have done the oven hack before and I agree it’s a fail I found myself wasting hours too cleaning up more of a mess
Me too, it took me a very long time to rinse off the baking soda paste...
Yes, I dust my walls with a floor Swiffer a couple of times a year. I noticed that the texture on my wall didn't look clean . . . it works soooo well!! People think I'm crazy until they see the bottom of the Swiffer; then they think I'm a genius, haha. Thanks for the before and after pics of the toothpick hack. For dirt that is not sticky, I use a dry paintbrush that is about and inch and a half wide. Works really well on decor pieces and on window sills.
My husband actually found a way to clean the glass oven door that works great. Use a dishwasher tab dipped into warm water. Just rub it on the glass and wipe clean. It took about half an hour but worked great
Great video and very inspiring (your effort and diligence making videos, while taking care of such a young baby and a toddler, is amazing and didn't go unnoticed)! For the glass door of the oven there's a scraper that gets all (or most) of the dirt out, quite easily. Try it and you'll be amazed!
Love your videos!! I use glass cooktop cleaner for the inside of my oven door. I clean it the same way I clean my glass cook top. Squeeze some on the glass and use a scotch brite stainless steel scrubber to scrub the grime off. Then wipe it clean with paper towels and vinegar. Works really well. It may take some elbow grease and a few passes the first time since there is so much built up on your oven door but once it’s clean, just go back and do it every couple of weeks to keep up with it.
The cleaner I use is from Weiman. It’s glass cooktop cleaner and polish. It’s not a spray, it’s like a cream polish with grit in it to help remove burnt on food.
The last one not so good but the others... FANTASTIC! Thanks for sharing!
I’d love a tiktok organizing hack video. Thanks!
Have you tried the Dawn spray on the oven?
I would LOVE TikTok organization hacks!! You are amazing and I love your vids!
Awesome from the Dollar Store works so great on cleaning the oven! Tried the baking soda vinegar hack with little success too.
Congratulations on your baby girl
Thank you, Kallie! Would love to see more of these, and some organization hacks also!
For cleaning the oven - make a paste with just baking soda and water. Apply it to the burnt on grease, etc. Then just turn on the oven for like 10 minutes and let it cool. That stuff will dry up and become a powder that's really easy to wipe off, taking a lot of the grime with it. Repeat until it's clean. The same trick works for cooked on grease on the glass stove top. I don't know the details but cooking baking soda turns it into "washing soda" - some sort of chemistry happens. Maybe that's why it works so well.
I used to use the toothpick trick, but using a steamer with a nozzle is evergreen more of a game changer. I clean baseboards and shower caulk etc with it and it's something I needed on my life years ago. I love Rain-x idea!! Also, I've I've been using for years is to clean your with newspaper instead of cloths or paper towels. Another game changer!
OMG cleaning gas stoves is a hassle like no other. I dedicate every Saturday to clean my gas stove grills. The best method that works for me is using a dollar store brush head with a long handle (better grip), place baking soda on the brush head with dish soap and water. Have the grills soaked in Scrubbing bubbles spray already and then use the baking soda/dish soap brush on the grills. Reapply baking soda as needed. It acts like exfoliate beads work on skin, it rubs away the grime on the grills. I've never seen my gas stove grills this clean. Definitely worth a try.
If you like Dawn Powerwash, wait until you meet Krud Kutter. I don't know what they put in that stuff. I am used to using it to get dried bugs off of windsheilds/car grills, but they also sell a kitchen-friendly version that *immediately* eliminates caked-on, baked-on greasy gunk like you would not believe. I sprayed it on a chandelier that had been in a kitchen-adjacent living room, and it looks brand new. No scrubbing. Just magic. Also, Lime Away works like nothing else on hard water spots. xox
If you come across more tiktoks that are cleaning hack fails could you make a video about them?
If you have a dish or pan with food baked on, rather that scrubbing it, you can let it soak for a few minutes with hot water, dish soap, and a dryer sheet! It works like magic! You can find cheap dryer sheets at the dollar tree. (Of course then clean the dish or pan as normal with just dish soap only.) 😊
For your oven leave the racks in. Pour 1 cup hot water in the bottom of the oven turn oven on to 250 degrees for 30 minutes, then wipe clean. You may need to repeat a few times depending on how baked on the stuff is. My stove has a steam clean feature built in. Works wonderfully.