As winter arrives, orange peels pile up in every house. It's a shame to just throw them away. If you use orange peels properly, your home will become much more comfortable.

 

If you spread and dry orange peels throughout the house, you can make the dry room a little more humid. Orange peels contain a lot of moisture and have a pleasant scent, making them suitable for drying indoors. Even dried orange peels placed around the house and occasionally sprayed with clean water will increase the humidity in the air and emit a fresh aroma.

 

It is also good for removing food odors from kitchen utensils.

 

If you put tangerine peels and water in a pot at a 3:1 ratio and boil for about 2 minutes, it effectively removes lingering fishy odors and other unpleasant smells from the pot. It can also be used when washing grilled fish pans. It is also good for deodorizing microwaves that have absorbed various food odors. Place the peels of 1-2 tangerines in the microwave and heat for 20-30 seconds to eliminate bad smells. Additionally, microwaving tangerine peels for about 30 seconds, then wrapping them in a cloth and placing them in the bathroom or shoe closet, helps eliminate odors.

It also helps remove stubborn stains.

 

Wiping the inside white part of a tangerine peel with a glass cup removes stubborn stains. This is thanks to the acidic substances it contains. Boiling tangerine peels and water in a pot also effectively removes stubborn stains. Filling a spray bottle with tangerine peel-infused water and spraying it to clean grease spots around the kitchen is also a good idea.

 

Meanwhile, if you want to use tangerine peels but are worried about pesticides, simply wash the surface thoroughly before peeling the tangerines. The 'soaking method' is sufficient. Soak the fruits and vegetables in water for one minute, then wash them by stirring with your hand, and rinse again under running water for about 30 seconds. This way, the contact time with water is increased, and most residual pesticides are removed. In fact, the Korea Food & Drug Administration stated, "By soaking agricultural products in clean water for a certain period and then rinsing with running water, you can effectively remove soil and residual pesticides."

 

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Orange peel is very useful.

We also tend to eat a lot of tangerines in winter, haha.

Before throwing this away as shell waste

If you use it like this

The damp smell will also disappear.