Spring Cleaning Hacks You'll Wish You'd Found Out Years Ago

Clean Your Grill With an Onion

You can clean your grill gates after a long winter of neglect by rubbing half an onion over the metal. The sugar and water in the onion will act as a "deglazer" and make it good as new again. Then, you can chop the layer of the onion you used for cleaning and throw on the rest of it with your next barbecue. 

Lemon and Vinegar as a Microwave Solution

If cleaning your microwave is the bane of your existence, then this hack will be a God-send. Microwave a bowl of lemon and water to soften any debris caked on the inside, then wipe it clean. The lemon will also shine the hardware as well.

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The More You Know

  • Help keep your home office space organized by using PVC pipe to hide cords. Just wrangle all those computer, mouse, monitor and phone cords and hide them in some PVC pipe.
  • Did you peel a label off a jar only to find paper and residue left behind? Using a cotton pad and some cooking oil, rub the residue and let it sit for a few minutes.
  • The wheel of a pizza cutter is perfect for cutting herbs in all directions. Bunch them up and wheel back and forth until you’ve reached your desired consistency.
  • All you need is tap water that's piping hot to kill weeds in the cracks of your sidewalks and driveway. Pro tip: add a tablespoon of salt to make it even more effective.
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Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.