Dish soap - lemon smelling ones are nice, but I don'thave a favorite brand. Arm& Hammer Laundry det. either powder, or if the liquids are on sale, the unscented! (yes!) and/or the one with non-chlorine bleach. Cling wrap - saran if really necessary or go with some other method! Cleaner - Ajax or Comet, or if on delicate surface - the Scrubbin' bubbles stuff. I don't want to use the aerosol can, but the product usually works on scum that other products don't budge. Or, use full strength vinegar. Someone did a study that showed vinegar killed 99% of germs just like a lysol type product. We make pancakes from scratch...also waffles until the darn waffle iron malfunctioned. Anyway! about that maple syrup. I like to trade genuine amber Massachusetts maple syrup for orchids :-) So, next March make me an offer of some fabulous orchid and I'll send you a pint. :-) Substitute maple syrup for molasses in a ginger bread recipe, and you'll have a fabulous treat. Yarn: Lion brand "Homespun" is what I'm using now to make ultr-large scarves. Knits up very soft and fluffy and somewhat springy, so when you wrap one of the scarves around your head twice, it feels good and does not unwrap. (It's wicked cold here already!) Merry merry... Maryanne in below zero Massachusetts

Thanks for the feedback. I'm going with the minwax product for two reasons. First, they have small containers that you can use as samples to see the floor stain colors that anyone can buy. Second, I have a few friends who have used Minwax and their floors look beautiful.

I bought an Atlas in 2015 but the handle broke after a couple of years. The grind was fine, no matter what setting. Then, I used whatever came with store-bought pepper for a while. I bought a Kuhn Rikon set at the end of 2017. I didn't adjust the grind so can't speak to that. I really liked how it worked but the mechanism was attached with plastic spokes and it broke off a week ago. I gave the other in the set to my mom, who lives 10 hrs away, a week before that! Her grinder took forever to produce. Now, I have the Unicorn Magnum. It arrived a few days ago and I love the adjustment even though I tend to use one grind most of the time. You get a LOT of pepper very easily so it's my favorite mechanism, so far. It's just not pretty like the Atlas or cute like the KR. I use Kosher Salt or Maldon flakes, so no grinder.

I LOVE this stuff. Non-toxic, not hard on hands, smells slightly minty. No fumes. It seems to kind of seal and prevent spots for quite a while. You have to rub it on, but hard scrubbing isn't necessary. I found it when I got a free sample from Ace Hardware...I think they sell it, too, but I ordered from the company. I believe they have a free sample available on their website. I have not used the liquid, only the cream in a tub: https://www.bio-cleanproducts.com/ I see on their website that they now sell a disinfectant that kills covid19, but I haven't used that.