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Dear Heloise: I sprinkle baking soda in my dishwasher when I empty it. The baking soda keeps the dishwasher smelling fresh and keeps bugs away. The dishes have a great sparkle! -- R.M.Q. in The Villages, Fla.
Sprinkling baking soda on the bottom of the dishwasher between uses will definitely help to control odor. In fact, baking soda also can freshen and deodorize the microwave and butcher block, and is a great scouring powder in the sink and on the counters. FYI: An empty grated cheese container makes an excellent baking soda shaker. Be sure to label it or you might wind up with baking soda on your pasta! -- Heloise
Scary scraper
Dear Heloise: Many people do not realize that kitchen spatulas might require extra cleaning.
You might have some spatulas that are two pieces (the handle slides out of the scraper). There could be a nasty surprise inside that scraper portion and on that lower portion of the handle. It can be quite ghastly.
When buying a new spatula get the one-piece kind. -- Mary A., Vancouver, Wash.
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