If you still struggle with stubborn coloured grease in your plastic storage, you’ve cleaned it all wrong. Fortunately, one mum and foodie have come to the rescue, sharing an easy cleaning hack that will banish the red tomato stains in seconds.
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It doesn’t require vigorous scrubbing and only costs 1p to do.
Use kitchen roll
According to Ashley Roark, posting under the username @ashleyroark5 on TikTok, the answer to stubborn after-pasta grease is simple - kitchen roll.
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Demonstrating the life-changing trick on TikTok, the mum first placed some paper rolls in her plastic container before filling it up with water and a squeeze of washing soap.
Once the secret ingredients were all assembled together, Ashley put the lid on and gave the box a good shake.
A few seconds later, the cleaning enthusiast removed the lid and viewers were stunned by what they saw.
The kitchen roll had absorbed all the stains and the plastic container was as clear as new.
Does it really work?
The game-changer of a hack has since taken the social media platform by storm, racking up a whopping 10.5 million views and over 450k likes.
But although many tagged their pals to see the trick, others were less than impressed and claimed the paper towel didn't do anything.
A viewer wrote:
Nahhh. It doesn’t work that easily. I’ve tried.
Sharing their thoughts, TikTok users also revealed how they tackle the issue.
One recommended sunlight:
I just leave them outside and the colour takes off. It takes two days but makes sure it’s showing light.
Another suggested:
Just use baking soda or vinegar.
Someone else offered a simpler solution:
Eh, 2 dollars I'll buy a new one.
Sourced used:
- The Sun: 'You’ve been cleaning your plastic storage pots all wrong… an easy 1p hack removes stubborn pasta stains in seconds'
