What the title says. Sure, it’s gentle on the environment, but it doesn’t remove soap scum, grease, grime etc anywhere nearly as effective as other products. I also doubt its efficiency as an antibacterial compared to say alcohol or most detergents.
There, I’ve said it.
I’ve refused to use vinegar because of its ungodly smell. I’m not sure what’s with me but vinegar is disgusting and utterly repugnant. I hate salads with it, I hate dishes that use it, salt and vinegar chips will actually make me gag and vomit.
Love rice vinegar though. Sushi is delicious and goes well in certain ramen. Some stir fry’s too
Fair enough, I guess the topic was about cleaning and not so much cooking but I get that. Rice vinegar is milder in scent. Do you also reject apple vinegar, balsamic and other varieties (as a food?)
I do similarly dislike apple cider vinegar but I do actually like balsamic, especially real balsamic (I know, expensive taste). That being said it does have to be used carefully, I generally dislike when it’s used “raw” and the vinegar isn’t cooked off, like in salad. It is ok when drizzled in small quantities over certain pasta dishes. I do actually enjoy balsamic vinegar as a glaze for meats as they go into the oven or as a marinade before being fried/sauteed.
Other than that and rice vinegar I pretty much reject vinegars as food and detergent. They do make good mild rust removers but I always quarantine and shun those to the deepest bowels of the garage, unlikely to terrorize me.
Vinegar is great for rinsing soap off of surfaces like glass, steel, formica, ceramic, and rinsing laundry in the final rinse. It also helps to set dies in clothing. Hot vinegar works great for getting lime scale out of tea kettles and pots & pans, and sinks. It also really does help to remove odors.
The only thing I would ever mix it with is classic blue Dawn (Fairy-green) dishwashing liquid to clean the shower walls.For grease, like burnt pans, use Baking Soda (Bicarb). Dump it on dry and use a sponge to scrape it away, add a little dish detergent and it will all go. This is the best way to clean stainless steel as well.
Mixing vinegar and baking soda results in producing water + sodium acetate. Sodium acetate is not a cleaner, it’s the flavoring of Salt & Vinegar potato chips.
Other than laundry detergent, my only other cleaner is Sal Suds by Dr Bronner. It’s VERY concentrated and lasts a long time.
I use cleaning vinegar. It’s not safe for consumption but it does okay with removing lime scale from coffee pots, shower heads, and it’s great for windows. But that’s about it.
I’ve never heard about cleaning vinegar like that. I’ll keep it in mind
