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Remove Rust On Knives by sticking the blade in an onion, moving it back and forth a few times, and leaving it in the onion for a few hours. The acid in the onion juice will eat away the rust.

Eliminate Odors on plastic utensils by soaking them overnight in warm water with Va teaspoon dry mustard.

Clean Copper Pans with a commercial copper polish or make a homemade version from equal parts salt, vinegar, and flour. Treat really stubborn stains with a strong solution of household ammonia and water.