Clever Uses for Dryer Sheets

It all began with my iron.  My poor, oft used, cruddy iron, its plate caked with spray starch and gooey bits of interfacing.

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I was chatting with a friend (oh our scintillating topics of conversation!) and she suggested I use a dryer sheet to clean my iron.  What?!

Simply turn on your iron and rub the dryer sheet over the plate.  Use a clothespin or kitchen tongs so that you don't burn your fingers.

Worked like a charm.  And bonus ~ I used lavender scented sheets and the process doubled as room freshener.

After this dryer sheet miracle I immediately wondered if it'd help my stove.  My stove is worse than my iron.  I'll try not to swear as I describe it...

• First, it's electric (boo!)
• Everything, and I mean everything sticks to it
• It's nearly impossible to clean (even using those expensive ceramic cleaners)

The before:

After gently rubbing a dryer sheet over the surface (set on low heat):

OMGosh!  Dryer sheet miracle two!

Yes, I realize it's not normal to get so excited over such things.  It's OK if you scoff at me:)

Next, I did a Google search for other clever uses for dryer sheets.  There are a ton out there in Blogville!

I read online that moistened dryer sheets work really well for cleaning bugs off of cars.

The before:

Walah!  A little bit of gentle rubbing and the bugs and crud disappeared.

Alright, I'm finished carrying on about dryer sheets.  I've got some laundry to do, and ironically, I won't be using dryer sheets ~ ha!  I prefer liquid softener.