Potato peels have extraordinary properties for effective and environmentally friendly household cleaning. In fact, the components in potato peel can help dissolve grease. Therefore, you can also make an effective detergent for cleaning dishes or washing clothes. If you suddenly noticed a grease stain on your clothes, it can be removed with a piece of fresh potato or the peel.
Peels can also be used to clean silver utensils; you can clean forks, knives, spoons and other silver utensils that have turned black. With this trick you can leave them shiny and as good as new. Peels can also be used to ecologically clean your stainless-steel sink and make it shine. But let’s see how to do it!
Potato peels, use them to wash dishes and the kitchen sink
Potato peels can also be used to clean pots and pans. Those who cook boiled potatoes can immediately use the cooking water as rinse water and do not need to buy additional organic detergent. Simply pour the cooking water into the sink after cooking, but do not forget the cap in the sink. In the still-warm potato water, the dirty dishes of the day can be rinsed organically. Otherwise, just keep fresh potato skins in a jar and pour boiling water into it. After a waiting period of 30 to 45 minutes, the mixture can be stirred. As soon as a good amount of foam forms, the detergent is almost ready. Now put it overnight in the refrigerator again and you can use it the next day.
Natural potato detergent should always be stored in the refrigerator and should not be used for more than 8 days. Potato peels can also be used raw as a household cleaner. Just rub the stainless steel sink with fresh potato peels, you will see that it will shine again.
Potato peels, use them to clean cast iron pans
To clean cast iron pans, you can with just two ingredients:
- half a potato
- coarse salt (or baking soda).
Sprinkle a generous amount of salt or baking soda in the pan. Cut the potato in half to fit in the palm of your hand. Place the potato, flat side down in the pan and rub, quite vigorously, in circular motions. Repeat the treatment several times if you do not get the desired results right away. Once the pan is clean, rinse with water and then pat dry.
Potato peels, use them to clean your chimney
Generally, in homes, fireplaces, in addition to serving a specific function, also serve to decorate the room and make us feel cozier, lending a romantic air to the home. However, the action of fire, along with the crackling of wood and fuels produced by fire and smoke, can accumulate soot and black oily residue on the surface, which will make your fireplace dull and dirty. But thanks to compounds in potato skins, soot and grease stains can be removed. But how to do it?
First, the potato peels must be placed on a baking sheet or flat surface in the open air and dried. Once we have the dried potato peels, we can introduce them into our wood-burning fireplace, this way the soot and creosote are removed from the chimney. Although we cannot get a complete cleaning, doing this regularly can make our chimney cleaner.
