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🍳 100 Kitchen DIY Hacks You Can Actually Do


🧼 Cleaning Hacks

🫧 Baking Soda & Vinegar Drain Cleaner
1️⃣ Pour ½ cup baking soda down the drain.
2️⃣ Add 1 cup vinegar and let fizz 10 minutes.
3️⃣ Flush with hot water.

🍋 Lemon Microwave Cleaner
1️⃣ Fill bowl with water + lemon slices.
2️⃣ Microwave 3 mins, let sit 1 min.
3️⃣ Wipe inside clean.

Vinegar Coffee Maker Cleaner
1️⃣ Fill reservoir with vinegar.
2️⃣ Brew cycle, then 2 cycles with water.

🧂 Salt Pan Scrubber
1️⃣ Sprinkle coarse salt in pan.
2️⃣ Scrub, rinse, dry, oil lightly.

🥔 Potato Rust Remover
1️⃣ Cut potato, dip in baking soda.
2️⃣ Rub rust, rinse.

🫘 Rice Bottle Cleaner
1️⃣ Rice + soapy water in bottle.
2️⃣ Shake, rinse.

🫖 Tea Bag Odor Remover
1️⃣ Dry used tea bags.
2️⃣ Place in shoes or fridge.

🧄 Garlic Skin Peeler
1️⃣ Cloves in jar.
2️⃣ Shake, skins fall off.

🍊 Citrus Garbage Disposal Freshener
1️⃣ Drop citrus peels in disposal.
2️⃣ Run with cold water.

🍞 Bread to Pick Up Glass
1️⃣ Press bread over shards.


🌱 Garden Hacks

🥚 Eggshell Fertilizer
1️⃣ Crush clean shells.
2️⃣ Sprinkle in soil.

Coffee Grounds Compost
1️⃣ Add grounds to compost or soil.

🍌 Banana Peel Plant Food
1️⃣ Chop peel, bury near roots.

🍚 Rice Water Fertilizer
1️⃣ Save rice rinse water.
2️⃣ Pour on plants.

🧄 Garlic Pest Spray
1️⃣ Blend garlic + water + soap.
2️⃣ Spray on leaves.

🥛 Milk for Plant Mildew
1️⃣ Mix milk + water (1:9).
2️⃣ Mist leaves.

🍋 Citrus Ant Barrier
1️⃣ Place peels where ants enter.

🌾 Epsom Salt for Tomatoes
1️⃣ 1 tbsp salt at base monthly.

🍵 Tea Water for Roses
1️⃣ Pour cooled tea on soil.

🌿 Cinnamon on Soil
1️⃣ Sprinkle to prevent mold.


🛠 Repair Hacks

🍚 Rice to Dry Wet Phone
1️⃣ Bury phone in dry rice 24h.

🪙 Foil Scissor Sharpener
1️⃣ Fold foil, cut several times.

🫒 Olive Oil for Hinges
1️⃣ Apply drop, move hinge.

🪵 Toothpaste Scratch Fix
1️⃣ Rub on wood scratch, wipe.

🔩 Rubber Band for Screws
1️⃣ Place over stripped screw, turn.

🌾 Cornstarch for Floor Squeaks
1️⃣ Sprinkle in gaps, sweep.

🧴 Baking Soda Silver Cleaner
1️⃣ Make paste, rub silver, rinse.

🪠 Plastic Wrap for Leaks
1️⃣ Wrap pipe leak until fixed.

📦 Flour Paste Wall Filler
1️⃣ Flour + water for small holes.

🪛 Jar Lid Grip Pad
1️⃣ Use rubber jar grip to open lids.


🍲 Cooking Shortcuts

🥜 Peanut Butter Label Remover
1️⃣ Rub on sticky residue, wipe.

🧄 Jar Garlic Shake
1️⃣ Shake cloves in jar to peel.

🍯 Revive Brown Sugar
1️⃣ Microwave with damp towel 20s.

🥬 Revive Wilted Veggies
1️⃣ Soak in ice water 15 mins.

🧁 DIY Icing Bag
1️⃣ Fill zip bag, snip corner.

🥚 Egg Freshness Test
1️⃣ Place in water — sink = fresh.

🍝 Stop Boil Overs
1️⃣ Lay wooden spoon across pot.

🥛 DIY Buttermilk
1️⃣ Milk + lemon juice, rest 10m.

🍞 Keep Cake Fresh
1️⃣ Bread slice in container.

🌿 Freeze Herbs in Oil
1️⃣ Ice cube tray + olive oil.


🧴 Beauty Hacks

🌽 Cornstarch Dry Shampoo
1️⃣ Sprinkle on roots, brush out.

Coffee Scrub
1️⃣ Grounds + oil, rub on skin.

🍯 Honey Face Mask
1️⃣ Spread, wait 15m, rinse.

🌾 Oatmeal Bath Soak
1️⃣ Grind oats, add to bath.

🍬 Sugar Lip Scrub
1️⃣ Sugar + oil, rub gently.

🥒 Cucumber Eye Pads
1️⃣ Slices on eyes 10m.

🍵 Tea Bag Eye Soother
1️⃣ Chill used bags, place on eyes.

🍋 Lemon Nail Whitener
1️⃣ Rub nails with lemon wedge.

🫒 Olive Oil Cuticle Softener
1️⃣ Massage into nails.

🥑 Avocado Hair Mask
1️⃣ Mash avocado + honey, apply 20m.


🏠 Organization

📦 Cereal Box Drawer Organizers
1️⃣ Cut to height, decorate.

👕 T-Shirt Tote Bag
1️⃣ Cut sleeves, tie bottom.

🫙 Mason Jar Storage
1️⃣ Fill with pantry/craft items.

🧊 Ice Tray Jewelry Holder
1️⃣ Separate earrings/rings.

🍽 Lazy Susan
1️⃣ Two plates + marbles.

📎 Paper Tube Cord Holder
1️⃣ Store cables inside tubes.

🥤 Plastic Bottle Funnel
1️⃣ Cut top off bottle.

🍟 Chip Bag Clip
1️⃣ Use pant hanger clips.

🍞 Bread Tag Labels
1️⃣ Write on tags, attach to cords.

🥫 Tin Can Pencil Holder
1️⃣ Clean, wrap, fill.


🛡 Emergency Hacks

🍬 Sugar for Burns
1️⃣ Lightly sprinkle to reduce blistering.

🧂 Salt for Stings
1️⃣ Paste + apply to sting.

🍯 Honey on Cuts
1️⃣ Spread thin layer over wound.

🫙 Jar Oil Lamp
1️⃣ Jar + oil + wick.

🍊 Orange Peel Candle
1️⃣ Fill peel with oil, wick in center.

🥄 Foil Sun Reflector
1️⃣ Shape foil to direct light.

🔥 Matches in Jar
1️⃣ Sandpaper on lid for striking.

🧦 Rice Sock Warmer
1️⃣ Fill sock, microwave 1m.

🥤 Plastic Bottle Scoop
1️⃣ Cut diagonally.

🧂 Baking Soda Fire Extinguisher
1️⃣ Throw on grease fire.


🪄 Food Storage

🥗 Vinegar Veggie Wash
1️⃣ Soak in vinegar water, rinse.

🧻 Paper Towel in Crisper
1️⃣ Absorbs moisture.

🍌 Wrap Banana Stems
1️⃣ Foil wrap slows ripening.

🥬 Jar Lettuce Storage
1️⃣ Keeps lettuce fresh longer.

🥛 Freeze Milk Cubes
1️⃣ Thaw for recipes.

🧀 Wrap Cheese in Parchment
1️⃣ Slows mold growth.

🧅 Onions in Pantyhose
1️⃣ Knot between each onion.

🍇 Freeze Grapes
1️⃣ Snack or chill wine.

🥗 Mason Jar Salads
1️⃣ Layer for grab-and-go meals.

🥔 Potatoes with Apples
1️⃣ Store together to slow sprouting.