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Cleaning Greasy Containers
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Posted by mantorvillain z4bMN (willbeane2000@yahoo.com) on Sun, Aug 22, 04 at 11:14
I collect rainwater in 2 whiskey barrels and am thinking of this winter for my orchids etc (thawing snow is tedious).
A local restaraunt gets their cooking oils in 3-5 gal plastic 'bottles' not buckets and puts them in their trash. Thinking of filling these and letting them freeze (storage isn't a particular problem)...but they're really oily/greasy. Suggestions on how best to clean them up.
I'm not averse to elbow grease but can't really get at the inside (and have plenty on my do-list to work on). I'm not particularly an ecofreak but can't see putting more solvents into our wastewater stream.
Any suggestions would be appreciated. I'll also post this on tips n techniques. Thanks, Will |
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RE: Cleaning Greasy Containers
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| Orange oil. I find that oily based cleansers clean oily stuff better. I like this the best. Green Clean works well for me too. GGG |
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| How about collecting sheet rock mud buckets? My DH is drywall man and always has plenty of 5 gal. buckets to give away. Easy to clean with just water. Just a thought. |
RE: Cleaning Greasy Containers
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| Dawn dish soap. I used to use the same kind of jug for drinking water(we had to haul our own). Fill them with HOT water, add a good squirt of Dawn, let them soak a few min. It may take a couple of times, but it worked for me. |
RE: Cleaning Greasy Containers
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| Baking soda. Dump a bunch of baking soda in the jar, half-fill with HOT water. Shake for a minute. Pour out. This will get rid of a lot, but not all, of the grease. Then you can use another method for the last cleaning This method works because baking soda binds with grease to make (really bad) soap. Harimad |
PS -- RE: Cleaning Greasy Containers
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| This is really frugal tip because it allows you to reuse TWO things: the jugs and the baking soda. We all keep baking soda in the fridge for odor, right? (If you don't, stop reading.) You don't need to replace the whole box each quarter; just dump out about 25% every 3 months. Instead of dumping your baking soda down the drain to clean and freshen it, save it or dump it in your oil jugs. Harimad |
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| Another vote for Dawn. I normally buy "store brand" versions of everything, but Dawn is one of the few exceptions that I think are really worth it. |
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