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post #1 of 9
8/29/01 at 8:54am
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Hey there fellow cooks and chefs
Need data on exprience with laundry
I try washing my chef jacket but no matter
how much bleach I put or soak
I can't get those **** cuffs white.
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post #2 of 9
8/29/01 at 8:51pm
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Well, that was my chef's answer.
But I don't have a TV, nor a credit card.
How do i get that white magical powder?
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post #3 of 9
8/29/01 at 9:24pm
Have you tried Oxy Clean? I know it's as seen on TV, which in general I don't trust...but I have found that soaking whites in Oxy Clean has brightened them far more than bleach, and it doesn't damage the fibers. It doesn't take out everything, but has done a wonderful job on many things.
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post #4 of 9
8/30/01 at 4:29am
I have seen it in Bed, Bath & Beyond stores.
At weddings, my Aunts would poke me in the ribs and cackle "You're next!". They stopped when I started doing the same to them at funerals.
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post #5 of 9
8/30/01 at 6:05am
I've also seen the OxyClean at Walgreens and Wal-Mart. I haven't tried it personally but the Orange Glo stuff that usually is sold with it works quite well for cleaning up my kitchen and bathroom.
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post #6 of 9
8/30/01 at 7:00am
I buy Oxy Clean in giant, much less expensive, tubs at Sam's club.
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post #7 of 9
8/30/01 at 7:34am
I believe that hydrogen peroxide is pretty much the same thing as Oxyclean...either way - it can work!

Also a can of coke poured into the wash can help; especially if the cuffs were really greasy...it definitely goes a long way into making the whites whiter. (Really makes you want to go and get a cool bottle of Coke now, doesn't it...) BTW, Coke brand seems to work better...

By the way -- unless you have 100% cotton chefs coats, you should not bleach them -- the bleach can make them turn yellow! My Dad used to work for one of the major manufacturers, and that was always the advice--

[ August 30, 2001: Message edited by: lynne ]
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post #8 of 9
8/30/01 at 11:26am
There is another post on this in the archives. I think several people recommended "the queen of clean" book that you can get at the local library.
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post #9 of 9
8/30/01 at 9:34pm
I recall my mother using bleu de lessive. it makes your white whiter and cleaner. Don't use more than the quantity recommanded cause your white will turn a pale shade of blue.
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