Stardrops: A Users Guide

mhe

danxOL if its been aroun since the war it cant be that bad or it would have gone out of favour. My kitchen liked it the other night!

danz0l

Thanks guys, i'm going to give it a go. White vinegar is called distilled malt vinegar right ?? I have some white vinegar by that name in the cupboard or is that completely different stuff ??

LouBlue

danz0l wrote: »

Thanks guys, i'm going to give it a go. White vinegar is called distilled malt vinegar right ?? I have some white vinegar by that name in the cupboard or is that completely different stuff ??

I am no expert....but malt vinegar is the brown one. The white vinegar is used for cleaning as it hardly leaves any aftersmell at all, whereas the malt brown one does. I am sure I will be corrected if wrong.

Stephen_Leak

danz0l wrote: »

Thanks guys, i'm going to give it a go. White vinegar is called distilled malt vinegar right ?? I have some white vinegar by that name in the cupboard or is that completely different stuff ??

It's the clear stuff. You're right, it does say "Distilled Malt Vinegar" on the bottle - I checked.
The brown stuff should be just "Malt Vinegar".

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malt_vinegar#White

danz0l

Thanks guys. I had been using the malt vinegar (white) on the windows and they always come up a treat but was a tad concerned it wasn't the right stuff to use on my work services Thanks for clearing that up and i'll get some stardrops and try the combination stephen suggested.

Would i be right in saying you use that as an all purpose cleaner stephen ?? For bathrooms etc as well ???

Thanks again for helping me put to bed my concerns and helping me break away from my known brands Change is always hard isn't it .

thanksalot

judderman62 wrote: »

OOOh I got several baking sheets that are really, really black, burnt n yuckie - how much stardrops to how much water do I need ?

TIA

Once you have cleaned them I urge you to buy a teflon liner (available in Sainsbury, ~£4.99 but lasts for years) ; you can wipe them clean and nothing will stick to them.

Stephen_Leak

danz0l wrote: »

Thanks guys. I had been using the malt vinegar (white) on the windows and they always come up a treat but was a tad concerned it wasn't the right stuff to use on my work services Thanks for clearing that up and i'll get some stardrops and try the combination stephen suggested.

Would i be right in saying you use that as an all purpose cleaner stephen ?? For bathrooms etc as well ???

Thanks again for helping me put to bed my concerns and helping me break away from my known brands Change is always hard isn't it .

Worktops, sink and draining board, 'fridge, microwave, top of halogen hob*, tiles in kitchen and bathroom, bath, wash basin, mirror ... b*gg*r this, it would've been easier to list the things I haven't cleaned with it. You do tend to get a bit carried away. And I find it goes a long way too - on my main worktop (600mm deep x 1000mm wide), 1 or 2 "squirts" are enough.

*The cooker top was originally in one hell of a state: a strong solution of Stardrops (as per the bottle) in really hot water and a brush was required for this one.

samj_2

Hi I keep reading about how so many people are using Stardrops.
Is is possible to use it in the dishwasher everyday and also to use in the washing machine.

Any advice greatly appreciated.

mrs_mix

try this thread
http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=354039

squeaky

Hi Sam

I'll move your post across to the thread just mentioned. You'll find quite a lot of good stuff in there that should help you.

Good luck.