101 helpful things
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- 101 household tips
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Servings 1
Adapted from glamumous.co.uk
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Boil orange peel and cloves to get rid of unpleasant smells in the kitchen.
Fill an old box with skewers to make an all-purpose knife block
Hang onions in cut-up tights or old stockings to make them last for months!
Use a paper plate to prevent splatters when using an electric whisk.
Cover paint trays with aluminium foil to make cleaning up afterwards a breeze.
Place a layer of waxed paper on top of kitchen cupboards to prevent grease and dust from settling. Switch out every few months to keep them clean.
Flip a toaster on its side to make grill cheese
Water straight from the tap becomes cloudy when frozen. To make ice cubes crystal clear, allow a kettle of boiled water to cool slightly and use this to fill your ice cube trays.
To prevent potatoes budding, add an apple in the bag.
Add half a teaspoon of baking soda to the water when hard-boiling eggs to make the shells incredibly easy to peel off.
Make a simple laundry bag using an old pillowcase and an embroidery hoop
Re-purpose an old CD spindle to make a pretty small cake/biscuit holder.
Off the Wheaten Path
Place a length of masking tape along the edge of a spirit level and mark the location of nail holes for your picture frame. Then simply transfer the level to the wall to ensure you hang your pictures straight.
To easily peel potatoes, boil with the skins on them immerse in cold water for 5 seconds. Then twist the potatoes between your hands and the skin will peel right off!
Use rubber bands to help open a jar easily: place one around the jar lid and another around the middle of the glass. The rubber provides friction to prevent your hands from slipping.
Place a few drops of essential oil on the cardboard tube of a toilet roll to make your bathroom smell wonderful
Store cut lettuce in mason jars and refrigerate to make it last much longer
Use binder clips to keep stacked bottles in place in the fridge
Trouser hangers make great frugal cooking book holders!
Place a wooden spoon over a pan to stop the water from boiling over
Towel hangers on the inside of a pantry door make great storage for awkward saucepan lids!
Store matches in a mason jar and add a disc of sandpaper to the lid on which to strike them
A ball of aluminium foil makes a great glassware scrubber!
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