I don't like to clean very much. I do it any way because I like a clean house more than I dislike cleaning. This afternoon when I climbed on my kitchen counter to remove clutter from off my cabinets I had no intention of cleaning them, but once I got up there I saw what I had been avoiding for 2 years. That nasty grease residue that some how finds it way way up on top of the cabinets. No more pretending it wasn't there. Grease, plus 2 years worth of dust, not an easy task. I first tired to vacuum as much dust as I could. Only managed to get a few cob webs. Now I don't know if you put off cleaning this area like I do, but if you do you know that no ordinary cleaner will do. I tried 409, usually works pretty well. Not today. Lysol, no good. Hot soapy water, comet, still no match. I honestly thought of giving up and waiting another 2 years. Then I started searching through my kitchen and saw the vinegar. Which of course made me think of baking soda.
I first sprinkled the baking soda, then poured the vinegar. Cool bubbles, my own private volcano. It worked! Kind of. I noticed as I wiped away the vinegar that the dry soda was doing a pretty good job all by itself. So a little elbow grease, a lot of paper towels, and the tops are clean. It was so cool! It left no sticky residue either. I never seem to be able to get all the sticky off. I love baking soda! Who knew? Not me. So now you know too. My new cleaning secret!
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