Ammonia? Who wants to put that stuff on anything you cook in? So you have a bad cast iron pan. OK, soak it with baking soda, if you want to use water, which doesn't hurt for real cleaning and a little bit of ellbow grease. When most of it is off, put a little bit of oil in the pan, rub it around, get it warm and use a lot of salt to clean the rest. it will come out nice and shiny and NO chemicals. After each use, just put some salt in, use a paper towel and clean it while still warm and it is good to go for the next time. No use for water (unless you burned something in bad). Always clean with oil and salt afterward. This is an old restaurant trick. ... View related article.
Use distilled white vinegar, no need to rinse, it disinfects. I keep a spray bottle with half water and half vinegar and a few drops of no chemical dish soap on my counter. Great for cleaning everything even a few dishes if you have to. Those need to be rinsed, I think you guessed that. Another spray bottle with just straight vinegar is also there to disinfect cutting boards and what ever needs it, no need to rinse. ... View related article.
Well, I buy freezer bags in different sizes, use them the first time, then I wash them and save them. Next time I only buy cheap sandwich bags, fold top work great for small things, use them for what i want to freeeze and stick them in a washed freezer bag and get a different color piece of paper to write on what it is and the date( different colors for different months so it is easier to use up the old). this way the food is in a clean bag, but protected with the other. Produce bags are great, but too thin ( even doubled) for freezing. styrofoam trays are great too. Usual I freeze my meat or veggies in a cheap bag on the tray and then put it in a freezer bags. Easier to stack. Bread bags work good too, they are heavy. ... View related article.
I go and get a bottle of Keopectate (feedstore) and it works great, is cheap and no side effects. might be allergic to rice too, I have a dog that is and she gets it if I give her some. If everything else fails, use immodium ID. it works! ... View related article.
