Don’t toss out that old baking soda

You probably have a box of old baking soda in your refrigerator that needs to be replaced. But don’t toss out the old box; you can use it to help clean around the house.

Fill your coffeepot with ¼ cup of baking soda and cool water. Dissolve the mixture, then run it through your automatic coffee maker. The baking soda mixture will help disinfect and clean the inside of your coffee maker, picking up mineral deposits and grime. Follow it up with a full pot of clean water to make sure it’s sparkling clean.