Readers' Tips

Kitchen Odors

After cooking bacon or fish I add about a 1/4 cup of vinegar to one or two cups of water and heat in the same pan, if possible - this removes the odor from the pan as well. Simmer for at least fifteen minutes. You will notice a strong vinegar smell at first, but when you are done the smell should be gone.
Jennifer

Vanilla for Odors

The reader who wants to get rid of smells while cooking can try simmering some vanilla flavoring with water on the stove top.
anon.

Activated Charcoal Removes Odors

Ranji your range hood is not vented outside like it should be , but you may be able to purchase a charcoal activated filter to replace the existing one in your range hood! Take the filter you have with the make and model to an appliance repair center and see if they can provide you with one.
Sandee M.

Cheese Slicer Repair

I looked everywhere for stainless steel wire to repair a marble cheese slicer I received a as wedding gift. Finally my husband suggested a Guitar string. For $.85 I have enough wire to repair that one and several other hand held ones.
Maria del G.

Warehouse Club Bonus

I don't know if any of your other readers have realized this, but I have come to the realization that warehouse club shopping saves me money in two ways. Not only do I get to save on the price of my purchases, I also save money because I am not making as many trips to the grocery store and Wal-Mart and am not picking up all those little impulse buys that soon add up to a big bill. While I might buy a $3.00 box of Product X on a whim at a "regular" store, I'm not nearly as likely to buy a bundle pack of the same product if it costs $10.00, even though the unit price per box may be cheaper. In the last 2 months since renewing a membership at Sam's Club, we've been to Wal-Mart only 3 or 4 times, whereas before we went at least once a week just to pick up one or two things and very often came out with five things...or more.
Melanie E. of Montgomery, AL

editor's note: Last week we passed along an idea that suggested transferring a child's favorite story character to a shirt for a Christmas gift. An alert reader pointed out that this would violate the copyright laws. Although I doubt that a major company would mind one t-shirt, it is a violation and I wish I would have caught it before including it in our tips section!

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