Amy McCarthy is a former reporter at Eater, focusing on pop culture, policy and labor, and only the weirdest online trends. Doing dishes is, objectively, the worst part of cooking, especially when you ...

You may have the $7 scouring powder in your cleaning arsenal in to get your stainless steel appliances looking shiny and new. But you'll be happy to discover that Bar Keepers Friend is actually a ...

Professional housekeepers are all about working smarter, not harder. “We rely on products to be effective and efficient to provide quality surfaces in a limited timeframe,” explain Becca Crandall and ...

My sheet pans are a sorry sight. I figured one of them was past the point of no return, but then I remembered I had one more trick up my sleeve: an inexpensive powder, what some might call "magic in a ...

For those tricky grease stains in your oven that have been building up, there is one great product that you can use that will ...

Lindsey Ellefson is Lifehacker’s Features Editor. She currently covers study and productivity hacks, as well as household and digital decluttering, and oversees the freelancers on the sex and ...

All our kitchens have become filthy from heavy use over the past six months. If you’re like me, you’ve noticed all your pots and pans have baked-on stains, your appliances are coated in gunk, and your ...

History: Cleaning powder Bar Keepers Friend was developed in Indianapolis in 1882 by chemist George William Hoffman after he observed his badly tarnished pot turn sparkling clean when he used it to ...

Professional housekeepers are all about working smarter, not harder. “We rely on products to be effective and efficient to provide quality surfaces in a limited timeframe,” explain Becca Crandall and ...