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Slow Cooker As Air Freshener




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Janey
Slow Cooker As Air Freshener
If you're like me your slow cooker has a daily
special place on your counter top just as the
regularly used coffee pot, blender or assorted
other appliances do. If not, make a special
place for it and use it not just for cooking but
also to refresh the air in your home! Winter is
a perfect time of year to start getting into the
habit of using this idea because windows and
doors are closed up tight and odors inside
your home become stale and/or become stinky
because of certain foods being cooked.

Here is how to use your slow cooker to your air
freshening advantage with items you probably
already have in your kitchen. Some people use
essential oils but unless you know that what is
in those oils are safe for consumption, I wouldn't
recommend using them if planning to also
continue using the pot for cooking.

For safety sake, be sure to test how long it takes
for the water to completely evaporate from your
slow cooker on a day you'll be home because
you are going to be leaving the lid off so
evaporation is going to occur more quickly. In
doing this test, you can plan accordingly for the
amount of hours you can safely be away.

Okay, here is all there is to it. Turn your slow
cooker on high, pour in two quarts of water, two
tablespoons of baking soda, stir well, bring to
a simmer then turn down to low. Now comes the
fun part of adding scents! Here are some nice
scent ideas plus two combinations I personally
like and I am sure you can easily come up
with your own favorite concoctions :-)

Extracts used for cooking and baking that smell
as yummy as they taste! Here is a list of some
of them: Almond, Banana, Cherry, Coconut,
Maple, Rum, Strawberry and Vanilla.

Fresh sliced Lemon,
Lime or Orange or their dried peels

Spices such as
Allspice, Cinnamon Sticks, Cloves,
Ginger and Nutmeg

Combination One:
2 whole lemons, sliced, 1 tablespoon vanilla extract

Combination Two:
2 whole oranges, sliced, 1 tablespoon vanilla extract,
2 cinnamon sticks