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You made a delicious lemonade. And now, what to do with the lemon peels? If you answered “throw them in the trash”, you may be committing a great waste! Lemon peel has many vitamins, can be used in various recipes, household chores and even in beauty treatments.
Check out some of its most interesting uses below:
1. Clean greasy parts
Is your pan, even after a good cleaning with detergent, still greasy? Does the stove also look like this? Use the lemon halves!
Sprinkle some salt on that lemon half that has already been squeezed and rub it on the greasy parts or areas. Then just wipe them with a towel. (Just be careful when using lime on marble tops, or any other surface that might be sensitive to acid.)
2. Clean the kettle
Fill the kettle with water, add a handful of thinly sliced lemon zest and bring to a boil. Then turn off the heat and let the liquid rest for an hour, drain and wash well.
3. Clean the coffee pot
To ensure a good cleaning of the coffee pot, the suggestion is to put ice, salt and lemon peel inside it, and shake it for a minute or two. After discarding the mixture, simply rinse.
The piece will be brilliant!
4. Clean the microwave
It is quite common for food or liquid to soil the microwave when heated in it. In this case, instead of using chemicals, you can try the following: put lemon peels in a bowl half filled with water. Turn the microwave on for about five minutes, allowing the water in the bowl to boil and its steam to condense on the walls and top of the microwave. Then, just carefully remove the bowl and wipe the microwave dirt with a towel.
5. Disinfect the garbage
After using lemon peels for any of the aforementioned purposes, they can still be useful: just put them in the trash, to disinfect it and, at the same time, leave a pleasant smell in the kitchen.
6. Clean faucet or other chrome part
Lemon scraps can also help keep your faucet or other chrome part in your home clean! The tip is to rub the piece in question with a lemon half (which has already been squeezed), rinse and pass a soft cloth to shine.
7. Clean pans
A lemon half associated with salt can also be used to clean and brighten copper, bronze, chrome or stainless steel pans. Just use the squeezed lemon with the salt (or baking soda) and rub it in the pan. Let the mixture act for about five minutes and rinse with warm water. Then use a soft cloth to dry.
8. Clean the stainless steel sink
For the stainless steel sink, use the same method as described to clean the faucet or chrome part.
9. Keep insects away
Many animals, such as insects, cannot tolerate lemon acid. The tip, then, is to cut its bark and place the strips in windows or near cracks and holes – where ants and other bugs may be entering your home.
10. Make a scented humidifier
If your house suffers from dry air during the winter, you can put the lemon peel in a pot of water, and let it boil over medium heat, to humidify and perfume the air.
11. Clean cutting boards
Due to lemon’s antibacterial properties, its peel is a great choice for cleaning cutting boards. Just pass half a squeezed lemon on the surface of the board, wait a few minutes and rinse.
12. Keep the sugar loose
If your sugar, most of the time, gets “stoned”, the tip is to add lemon peels to the jar, which will help keep it moist and easy to use.
13. Shaving
It is best to use only the rind (without the white part that is between the rind and the pulp) to make the zest without making them bitter.
Lemon zest can be sprinkled on drinks such as wine or smoothies, salads, ice cream, soups, pies, etc. Both to decorate and to give a special taste to the recipes.
14. Make lemon zest powder
It is possible to make a powder instead of lemon zest. Simply let the lemon peels dry for about three or four days on a plate, then put them in a blender (or spice grinder) and blend until they turn into a powder.
15. Mix the powder with the sugar
A good idea is to mix, in a container, the lemon zest powder (mentioned above) with a little sugar. Then, just use the mixture in drinks or candy recipes.
16. Mix the powder with the pepper
For a salty mixture, put the lemon zest powder with pepper pieces in a container. This is a great seasoning for salads and other dishes!
17. Making candied lemon peel
Candied lemon peels are very easy to make (see below) and can be eaten plain or used in cake, chocolate, biscuit or bread recipes.
The first step is to cut the lemon peel into strips. To completely remove their bitterness, it is recommended to soak the strips in water for a day or two, changing the water several times. Then, just bring them to the fire with water and sugar, and stir slowly until the water evaporates and the syrup gets thicker, involving the strips. Drain the excess syrup and place the strips on a sheet of parchment paper, use a fork to separate them and let them cool.
Before they dry completely, it is recommended to pass the strips in more sugar. Then, just store them in a clean jar with a lid, in a dry place.
18. Lighten age spots
Apply a small piece of lemon peel to the stain and let it sit for an hour. Then rinse the spot. (After the procedure, avoid sunbathing. And before that, make sure you don’t have a lemon allergy).
19. Soothe dry elbows
Use half a lemon sprinkled with baking soda and apply to your elbows. Massage the mixture for a few minutes into the area in question. Then just wash and dry.
20. Exfoliate
Mix half a cup of sugar with the lemon zest and olive oil – use enough to make them into a paste. With the body wet, apply the mixture and massage the skin. Then wash well.
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