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April 15th, 2009

Angie

Dishes

Fast Weigh MS-500-BLK Digital Pocket Scale, 500 by 0.1 G

$4.50

Introducing the M-500 from Fast Weigh Scales! This hip little scale is one of the hottest and most economical scales on the market today! The removable cover keeps the scale protected when not in use and also doubles as an expansion tray. Just replace the plastic cover when your done using it, and you can safely toss the scale in your handbag or pocket with no worries. Features: * A stylish yet ec…

Demarle Silpat Non-Stick Baking Mat

A must-have for every pastry chef, this thick but flexible silicone baking sheet acts as a non-stick work surface, needing no grease Freeze or bake with it: withstands temperature from -40 to over 480F Great for all your chocolate & sugar work Can be reused thousands of times SilpatCare Instructions Handling Work with Silpat ona flat surface with the smooth side facing up (Silpat logo up). Check t…

Pyrex 6022369 Storage 14-Piece Round Set, Clear with Blue Lids

$19.99

Keep your leftovers chilled or frozen in these durable glass containers with plastic lids. The clear glass lets you see at a glance what’s inside, and the stackability factor helps you neatly store dried pasta, cereal, and other items on your shelf. When you’re ready to reheat those leftovers, bring to room temperature then warm in the oven or microwave. Pyrex glass is nonporous, so it won’t stain…

Babette’s Feast

$14.98

Some movies can only be described as delicious. In Babette’s Feast, a woman flees the French civil war and lands in a small seacoast village in Denmark, where she comes to work for two spinsters, devout daughters of a puritan minister. After many years, Babette unexpectedly wins a lottery, and decides to create a real French dinner–which leads the sisters to fear for their souls. Joining th…

Use Me

$11.98

When David Bromberg, one of America’s finest roots musicians, emerged from a recording hiatus of 17 years with the solo, acoustic, traditional folk-blues album Try Me One More Time (Appleseed, 2007), fans and critics were thrilled, and the CD was rewarded with a Grammy nomination. For his follow-up album, Use Me, Bromberg chose a different approach: Why not ask some of his favorite singer-songwri…

Music

$3.49

This CD is featuring Madonna…

Men in Black II

$6.99

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The Dish [VHS]

$4.99

The Dish, a good-natured and effortlessly funny Australian drama-comedy directed by Rob Sitch (The Castle), is filled with warm-hearted characters and has a factual hook that’s irresistibly inspiring. This cumulative goodwill springs forth from the rural town of Parkes in New South Wales, where a 1,000-ton radio observatory dish is recruited to relay telemetry, voice, and television signals from t…

No, Honestly – Set 1 [VHS]

$39.95

Anglophiles and Britcom aficionados will welcome the video of this delightful 1974 series based on the books by Charlotte Bingham. Happily, the sparkling dialogue and engaging characters wear much better than the actors’ horribly dated ’70s wardrobes. John Alderton and his real-life wife, Pauline Collins, star as C.D. and Clara, the George Burns and Gracie Allen of Hampstead, right down to the “Sa…

Whirlpool W10282479 Affresh Dishwasher and Disposal Cleaner

$0.99

Have you ever wondered where in the world that awful smell is coming from? It could be your dishwasher or garbage disposal! Water lines get clogged and back up allowing stale, stagnant water and debris time to rot and fester. Yuck! With Affresh dishwasher and disposal cleaner you have a powerful, ground-breaking solution for fighting unwanted dishwasher and disposal odor. These innovative tablets …

How can I get smells out of plastic dishes?

I have trouble getting smells out of plastic dishes — in particular, plastic coffee mugs. They seem to absorb smell very quickly, and after only a couple uses, if I try drinking anything other than coffee out of them I can still taste the coffee!

This is especially a problem when my housemates leave food in dishes instead of washing them immediately — coffee mugs, plastic drinking glasses, tupperware, etc.

I have found that normal dish soap can leave behind a “soapy” taste/smell in plastic dishes, so I have switched to an unscented dish soap. But no dish soap I’ve used has effectively rescued plastic coffee mugs and other dishes like this.

Other than NOT using plastic dishes, how can I extend the life of the dishes and keep them from getting smelly… without leaving behind a chemical smell/taste that’s even worse?

Thanks for any advice.

I know that this is about to sound really wierd, but, I had this same problem and a friend of mine told me to do this after she read it in a helpful hints for housework article in the newspaper.

Use the laundry detergent OxyClean for plastic dishes. Not only does it not leave a soapy taste/smell, but, its not as harmful as the older methods of vinegar/water or bleach/water mixture.

For really hard to work out stains I would suggest using a mixture of baking soda and peroxide. (Make a thick paste like tooth paste) and spread on the dishes, leave there for an hour, then wash in the OxyClean, rinse, dry and there you go, perfect dishes, without all the scrubbing that ruins those plastic dishes, utensils and cups.