Are you a roast dinner novice or keen to find out how to cook the perfect roast meats? Here are some tips on how to make the best of the nation’s favourite joint – beef. And some reassurances for those who love a roast but are put off by the thought of a grease-bespattered oven. For a
Extending the life of your oven One of the most-used appliances in the home, the oven, is costly to replace when it comes to the end of its lifespan and a burden on the environment when it has to be disposed of. But what if there are ways of extending its life, of getting more value
How to clean oven racks Baked-on grease, carbonised cheese. Those oven racks don’t look like they could ever be restored to their gleaming oven rack glory. Or could they? Here are some restoration suggestions. What your racks need are a good soak in washing-up liquid. A good steeping. You’ll need your bathtub to lay them in, but
Carpet Cleaning Tips Equip yourself with a spray bottle and some white cloths. Here's some handy carpet-saving cleaning tips: 1. Technique. Blot stains, don't rub them. Apply cleaning solution with a clean cloth, paper towels, or a sponge and apply light pressure on the stain to soak it up. Rubbing grinds particles into the carpet fibres and
Moving out of your rented accommodation How willing are you to forfeit money you could put towards a deposit on your next rental property? Or buying a house? Guessing not, here’s how you can better retain that grubstake. In disputes over the return of a tenant’s deposit, 51% of those cases arose from neglecting to clean or
Does White wine really work Tips on emergency cleaning Spill red wine on the carpet, douse it with white. That’s the old wives’ remedy. Or it was. A Which? Magazine lab study proclaims the remedy to be ineffective. A carpet stain remover would work better, they say. But what if you have a crisis on your
