Reena’s Tips of the Week:

Do you ever have trouble telling whether the eggs in your fridge are raw or hard-boiled? There’s a very simple test you can do to find out.

Because blinds are such a pain to clean, most of us just ignore it. At some point though, the layer of dust becomes so thick it’s just unhealthy. We can’t promise an easy (or less time-consuming) solution, but we do have a tip that’ll help keep the dust from gathering on your blinds.

And for our final tip of the week, we are addressing a reader’s question:

Hi! I have a trailer in Florida and have a big problem with musty smells. It’s mostly inside closets, drawers, and cupboards. As long as I have windows opened and all cupboard doors closed I can’t smell it. I tried many things – even varnished the inside of the cupboards – but the smell is still there. I heard of Ozone machines. I asked about it and they say I would have to be out of the building for at least 24 hours or more. And it’s costly. Do you know if this works? I really hate this musty smell. It goes into clothes and everything. I would appreciate your help.

Thank you so much, Denise.

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The Spin on Eggs

Here’s an easy way to tell if the eggs in your fridge have been hard-boiled:

Simply give the egg a spin on a firm surface. If cooked, it will continue to spin; if not, it may make one or two wobbly turns and promptly stop.

The reason? The liquid inside an uncooked egg (as in a glass of water) will not pick up momentum. However, the solid inside of a cooked egg will (as would frozen water).

Dust-Free Blinds

Slip your hands into a pair of old socks for cleaning the mini blinds. Dip one hand into a bucket of warm, soapy water and hold the blinds between your two hands. Rub back and forth until you’ve cleaned the whole surface. Then reverse sides so the dry sock dries the blinds.

Wipe mini blinds with damp fabric softener sheets to eliminate static that collects dust!

Odour-Busting Ozone

Dear Denise,

An ozone machine is often used after fires or floods to get rid of horrible odours. I have researched this contraption and although it is not recommended as a regular treatment by the Lung Association, they also said that under extreme circumstances and as long as the building is vacant, they have not found any problems with the machine.

We know that oxygen is O2. Well, an ozone machine is O3 – the third oxygen molecule is released into the air and zaps all of the unwanted odours, leaving the building or automobile smelling odour free. If you do decide to rent the machine, please keep me posted on the outcome.

All the best! Reena

All solutions are to be used at the risk of the user.

Reena Nerbas is the author of “Household Solutions 1 with Substitutions & Household Solutions 2 with Kitchen Secrets.”

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