The Latest: 2021

Can disposals handle ice? Is any food waste okay to go down the drain? Does the water temperature matter? (Yes, no, yes.)

We're kicking off the spring cleaning Cure with the kitchen sink — a small target that pays you back with a big impact.

Using disinfectant products isn’t an automatic free pass to a germ-free life. You have to use disinfectants correctly to reap the benefits, including staying healthy.

Here are three somewhat unusual tools that make it easier to accomplish a really deep clean. Plus, they'll give the kind of instant morale booster that motivates you to keep going.

Odds are you’ve heard by now that your phone is… well, kind of disgusting. Here are some quick statistics: According to TIME, most cell phones are dirtier than a toilet seat—and in one study, high schoolers phones were found to have more than 17,000 gene copies on their phones’ screens. Phones are gross (even if you don’t bring your phone into the bathroom).When it comes to getting rid of germs quickly, most of us reach for a container of disinfecting wipes.

Thanks to Thumbtack, an app (and a site) that connects you with local professionals, my hardwood floors have never been shinier.