Real Simple magazine has their monthly feature entitled "time saving new uses for old things". One of this months features was a very surprising tip with lemonade Kool-Aid.
According to Real Simple, the lemonade's citric acid [the only flavor BTW] cleans lime deposits and iron stain inside the dishwasher.
We once heard KCRW's Good Food host Evan Kleiman report back on the recommend of putting a dirty sponge in with the dishwasher cycle to get rid of bacteria, and when one homeowner tried it in her brand new high-tech, fancy dishwasher... things went horribly wrong.
Has anyone tried this Kool-Aid trick? Did you notice a difference? Or do your dishes have a lemon essense these days?
vinegar works just as well and doesn't leave any residue.
Real Simple has suggested a similar trick using vinegar. I tried that trick on both my dishwasher and kettle (combine water and vinegar and boil) and it seemed to work. All the deposits at the bottom of my kettle disappeared.
I partially grew up in rural Ohio where iron in the water is a common problem. The ends of my friend's blonde hair would turn orange from the water and she would wash it with lemon kool-aid to get it out.
Also, I heard on KTLA news last night that they had previously given a report on using a microwave to get rid of germs in sponges but they forgot to say that the sponges needed to be wet first. Many angry viewers ruined microwaves when their dry sponges caught on fire. oops!
This is why I don't drink Kool Aid. What must it do to your stomach....
Jackie, Kool Aid is no match for your stomach's hydrochloric acid. I wouldn't worry about it. :)
haha the reason not to drink kool aid is b/c it's just dye, & a of sugar, chemicals.
i've turned to juice w/ a little non sodium seltzer.
I believe Evan said put your dirty sponges in the microwave.