- Slow down banana ripening: Separate your bananas when you get home; they’ll ripen slower if they’re not connected at the stem.
- Keep cheese fresh longer: Wrap opened chunks of cheese in aluminum foil—it stays fresher and won’t mold as quickly!
- Pick the best peppers: Peppers with 3 bumps are sweeter for eating raw, while 4 bumps mean they’re firmer and perfect for cooking.
- Less greasy ground beef: Add a teaspoon of water when frying ground beef to help pull away the grease.
- Rich scrambled eggs: For the fluffiest, richest scrambled eggs or omelets, mix in sour cream, cream cheese, or heavy cream before beating.
- Minty brownies: Pour melted Andes mints over warm brownies for a refreshing mint frosting.
- Garlic flavor trick: Add garlic early for a mild flavor, or at the end of cooking for a stronger kick.
- Easy apple dessert: Chop leftover Snickers, sprinkle over apples, and bake at 350°F for 15 minutes for a delicious, simple dessert!
- Crisp pizza reheating: Reheat pizza in a skillet on medium-low for crispy crust without the sogginess of microwaving.
- Deviled eggs made easy: Put yolks in a zip-lock bag, mash, add ingredients, and squeeze them into the eggs. Simple cleanup!
- Double your frosting: Whip store-bought frosting for a few minutes to double its volume, allowing you to frost more with fewer calories.
- Moist reheated bread: Microwave biscuits, pancakes, or muffins with a cup of water to keep them moist.
- Newspaper weed barrier: Use wet newspapers around plants to block weeds—more effective than gardening plastic.
- Clean up broken glass: Use a wet cotton ball or Q-tip to pick up tiny shards of glass you can’t see.
- Keep mosquitoes away: A dryer sheet in your pocket will help repel mosquitoes.
- Stop squirrels: Sprinkle cayenne pepper on your plants to keep squirrels from munching on them.
- Flexible vacuum tool: Attach a paper towel roll to your vacuum hose to reach into narrow or hard-to-reach places.
- End static cling: Pin a small safety pin to the seam of your clothing to eliminate static cling.
- Easy sticky ingredient measuring: Before measuring sticky ingredients like peanut butter, fill your measuring cup with hot water, empty it, and then add the ingredient—it will slide right out!
- Clear foggy windshields: Keep a chalkboard eraser in your car to quickly wipe away windshield fog.
- Unseal envelopes easily: Accidentally seal an envelope too soon? Pop it in the freezer for an hour, and it will unseal with ease.
- Conditioner shave: Use hair conditioner instead of shaving cream for smooth legs and to use up old conditioner.
- Goodbye fruit flies: Mix apple cider vinegar and a couple of drops of dish soap in a small glass to trap and get rid of fruit flies.
- Ant control: Place small piles of cornmeal where you see ants. They can’t digest it, so it kills them without harming pets or kids.
- Clean your dryer filter: Even if you clean your lint filter, dryer sheets can leave a waxy buildup. Clean it with hot soapy water and a toothbrush every six months to prevent overheating.
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