Just a thought about all the people recommending knives… I kinda feel that by definition, great knives aren’t BIFL. Great knives are made from soft steel that require constant sharpening, eg Global knives— love em, but if you use them and sharpen them every day (or two) they won’t last more than a couple years. There are plenty of durable knives that may be discussed as BIFL, but I haven’t used a “durable” knife that I’d want to be my main knife for life.

All that said, the $40-$50 Victorinox Fibrox chefs knives are great durable knives you can abuse without regret. Maybe not BIFL but so utilitarian and good for their value, they seem worthy of mention.

Also, if considering a mandolin, please consider a Miu. A lot of mandolins have ill conceived methods of attaching the horizontal blades that can impede the outfeed (area under the blade) which is really dumb. I’d steer people away from mandolins for safety reasons, but they’re great tools. Just dangerous… And often ill conceived.

And you can add some white vinegar to make it effervescent. Used to scrub my sailboat with it.

Yes, and before you dump it all the way out add a few tablespoons of raw rice and shake the hell out of it. Rinse. Dishwasher soap works too…

Baking soda and brush

I know half the recommended products here aren't available anymore and I'm about to do just that but: my uncle bought a Kirby from a door to door vacuum salesman and that thing survives to this day

You'll have to get bags and we had to put the belt back on a few times but it's a sturdy vacuum that gets good suctions and even has a motor to help push it

10inch Victorinox. Got it used as a gift in 2015. Moved all over world with it in the military. Took it to the middle east for 16months and everything. Solid kitchen knife.

Yes I’d say similar, but likely cheaper. Buy a big box at the pharmacy, use a bunch. I bet you’ll get it clean

I just use the ones from the denture isle at the pharmacy. Sometimes several, and hot water helps too. Good luck!

I’ve found soaking with OxiClean gets rid of it

I will try leaving the tables overnight as I limited the time to about 30 mins previously.

Urnex tabz coffee brewer cleaning tablets. They work like magic and are worth every penny.

https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B004L8V8ZI/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Thanks, but I think this is similar to what I have tried and replied here to u/Old-Ranger1405 . The tablets from Sigg have good reviews, I used them repeatedly and no luck (I mean half of the bottom went off).

I fill an Aladdin Stanley quart stainless vacuum "thermos" every day for home use. After a few months a brown scum forms on the inside. I use a partial tablet of automatic dishwasher detergent and boiling water, fill, shake it up and let sit overnight and rinse with hot water (several times) in the morning. The coffee residue will come out as kind of a brown film. Looking down at the bottom under a strong light, you can see it is now shinny stainless. Good to go until next time.

Good luck!

>Denture cleaner

Isn't it a bit similar to the tablets I have used? I haven't used vinegar though, only like 60-70C water and then brushing.

I never heard or thought of that 😁 Thanks for the tip, I will try it tomorrow, however, the coffee marks are really bound, because I tried hard.

You toss in a tablespoon of this stuff and pour in boiling water to your bottle and wait 30 minutes, then rinse.

https://www.costcobusinessdelivery.com/puro-caff-espresso-machine-cleaning-powder%2C-20-oz.product.10180058.html

There are some other brands of that same stuff too.

Denture cleaner. Rinse with vinegar after or it will taste metallic

This

Maybe a simple carpet rake would be good to use to get up all the pet hair before using a vacuum cleaner. They have straight short nylon bristles and get everything that's not stuck to a rug or carpeting. Carpet rakes don't stop working and they're fast and lightweight. I've had mine since the 1980s.

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In the restaraunt biz we used to put a scoop of ice and like half a cup of salt in the glass coffee pots and swill around until clean

Dexter Russel knives are made well, affordable, easy to sharpen, and are sanitary. Just don’t use a pull-through sharpener. Use a rod.

Just buy it from Amazon.

Which model do you have? Mine has never fallen over once.

I use the Hepa bags in mine. They last FOREVER! Love my Henry Pet.