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Does vinegar really beat store-bought cleaner?
Leo Hartmann · Aug 10, 2026
Hypothesis
Diluted white vinegar cleans as well as or better than an all-purpose store-bought spray on every common kitchen mess.
Method
We tested four messes (limescale, grease, dried coffee and a sticky jam spill), each cleaned with vinegar and with a standard spray, using the same cloth and number of wipes.
Result
Vinegar clearly won on limescale and did fine on coffee. It lost badly on grease and was about even on jam. Important: vinegar can etch natural stone like granite and marble.
Busted
Busted as an all-rounder. Keep it for limescale and use something else for grease.
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