Between the rise of Pinterest, the hipness of green cleaning, and the increased appreciation for being thrifty, this really is vinegar’s time to shine. It has SO many purposes and my goodness, what a bargain it is!
In my home, we use vinegar as part or our cleaning arsenal primarily because it is a way to have chemical-free cleaning, but we are also drawn to it because of its cost-effectiveness. Vinegar is part of a cleaning solution for our mop.
We also use it as part of a conditioning rinse for our hair in lieu of store-bought products. And yes, it really does work well!
(Looks like our bottle could use some deep cleaning with vinegar!)
And we use it in our dishwasher as a rinse aid.
Until recently, I thought that all vinegar was the same, and so why not buy the absolute cheapest vinegar I could find? After all, isn’t being thrifty part of the point, here?! Heinz has recently come out with Cleaning Vinegar, which is specially formulated for the types of jobs I mentioned above, along with lots and lots of other cleaning possibilities. You can learn all about my shopping adventure and my close look at all the different vinegar products I found at Walmart here.
When inspecting the vinegar labels, I did notice that the #HeinzVinegar offers a higher concentration of vinegar (6% instead of 5%, which is a 20% increase). That means that this really is specially formulated for better cleaning results, and that this isn’t just clever packaging. Heinz Cleaning Vinegar really is different from everything else available on the shelves.
While I was reading the label, I saw the recommendation listed to use vinegar to clean coffeemakers. Evidently vinegar can remove mineral build up that occurs over time.
I was very intrigued by this, as I use my coffee maker about 5 days a week to make my beloved iced coffees. I was very curious to see if I could taste any difference after cleaning my coffeemaker, so I did an experiment. I made coffee as usual and set aside a glass for myself. Then I followed the instructions for cleaning the coffeemaker, which included using full strength vinegar and doing a brew cycle with it, followed by two brew cycles with plain water to rinse.
The water after the vinegar “brew.” It was definitely a little discolored!
Then I made a pot of coffee and I used the exact same coffee, same filter, same sweetener, and the same milk. I even used the same glass and the same straw! 🙂 The coffee on the left is the “pre-vinegar” coffee and the coffee on the right is the “post-vinegar” coffee.
I was expecting, at best, to taste a very slight difference. But that’s not the result I got. The result was…well…sort of MIND BLOWING! The best way I know to describe the taste difference would be that the coffee on the left tasted like my tastebuds were wearing sunglasses, and the coffee on the right tasted like my tastebuds were basking in sunshine. The difference was so extreme that I threw out my old coffee (and you guys, I’m not one to waste precious coffee. EVER.).
I actually did a little dance in my kitchen as I sipped on my new coffee. It tasted SOOO yum! And then I got my planner out and made a note to clean my coffeemaker once a month with Heinz Cleaning Vinegar.
How can Heinz Cleaning Vinegar help you find cleaning solutions that work for your family? Did you know that natural cleaning could be so effective?
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I use this cleaning vinegar all the time as a fabric rinse/softener (instead of liquid Downy, etc) for my towels. I just fill up the fabric softener dispenser with straight vinegar and let it do its thing.
Vinegar (which contains acetic acid) breaks up water mineral deposits and dissolves buildup – my towels are fresh, fluffy and actually dry us off! 🙂
GREAT idea! That’s a good reminder to me that my towels could use a good vinegar rinse!
love that idea thanks
This was amazing. I knew vinager had a lot of uses but never thought for coffee maker. I also never thought to use in dishwasher. I will try this out.
I also use vinegar for cleaning and it works wonder in my carpet cleaner to clean the stains out of the carpet!!!! It was amazing! It took out A half cup of Red Hot Hot sauce, without leaving a hint of stain!!! Love it!!!
OMGosh, your coffee maker story is really amazing. I must try this ASAP!!! Thanks for sharing all the great info on Heinz Cleaning Vinegar.
I’ve used it for the coffee pot (but I have a Keurig now, too, and haven’t tried it) and on my hair. I never thought of using it as a rinse aid…I’ll have to try it! I do use it in my kitchen sink drain/garbage disposal to get rid of stinkies!
Very interesting to know – I’ll have to look if there’s a way to use it for our Keurig. I only use vinegar in my steam mop, dishwasher, and even in our clothes washer too!