Beer in a tortilla warmer, and other unbelievable home remedies

I remember spending those long summer days at nana and tata’s house, during hot, Arizona weekends in the 1990’s. They put us to work, shining the bulky wooden furniture, and meticulously cleaning the complicated crevices of their bigger than life, vintage stereo console.

The thing was huge. With two doors that opened in the middle, the solid wood design…