These days, with all the household cleaning products on the market, it is almost always easier to buy these products rather than make your own household remedies. But if you look in your refrigerator, you probably have a little yellow thing in there called a lemon. Lemons are just as useful to clean as commercial products are, and many people don't realize just how many uses there really are for this little yellow fruit. I have listed my tried and true methods that I personally love.

You can sanitize and remove mineral deposits and odors from your empty dishwasher by placing 1/4 cup of lemon juice in the soap dispenser and running through a normal cycle. This remedy should leave your dishwasher clean and smelling great.