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

Sea Salt Cleans Cast Iron

Cast iron is extremely tricky to clean, but who would have thought sea salt was the answer? Scrub, dry, and wipe out the bottom of the pan. Never, ever use soap or water on cast iron. That's rule number one.

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  • Simply store your ice cream cartons in ziplock bags to keep them as soft and easy to scoop as they were the day you bought them.
  • This hint will save you from wasting wrapping paper each time you bring it out of storage. Rather than sticking a piece of tape along the loose edge, cut an empty toilet paper tube lengthwise and wrap it around a roll of wrapping paper. Cinch it up and secure the sleeve with a piece of tape.
  • 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.
  • Run your wrists under cold water or rub an ice cube on your pulse points to cool down all over quickly when you get overheated.
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Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.