It’s easy to get locked out. And, sometimes, it’s nice to have a hidden key you can direct guests to when you’re not around. Epoxy a rock to the bottom of a Medicine bottle or small jar. Avoid metal lids as they tend to corrode over time. Once the epoxy is dry, simply bury the jar with a spare house key for emergencies. Just don’t let anyone spy on you while you’re hiding this home hack!
How to Naturally Disinfect your Dishwasher with Vinegar
Our dishwashers can take a beating, so it’s no surprise that sometimes they can use a little extra cleaning help for themselves. Removing grease, soap scum and hard water residue is a breeze when you disinfect your dishwasher with vinegar. It’s easy, as you’ll see in this handy video from our friends over at Amazing Food Tricks!
How to Regrow Your Own Spring Onions, Leeks, or Scallions
Like little onion-ish stuff, but don’t want to actually buy it at a nursery? Turn your grocery store into an impromptu nursery. Simply place the root end of spring onions, leeks, or scallions in a mason jar of fresh water and you’ll be sprouting roots and growing your own food in no time!
Why a Pizza Cutter Might Turn Into Your Favorite Herb Slicer
Unless you have Chef Gordon Ramsay’s lightning fast, samurai-like blade skills, chopping up herbs like parsley or cilantro can be a drag. We heard a pizza cutter can make quick work of herb slicing, so we gave it a shot. Yup, it actually works! Just lay those herbs (the legal kind, right?) on your cutting board and roll your pizza cutter back and forth with a little a pressure. Voilà! Fast, finely chopped herbs, no chef knife or special skills required!
Ketchup as a Metal Polish
Copper or brass looks great, but it also gets tarnished and ratty looking pretty quickly. Turns out that a little ordinary ketchup and some elbow grease can have your copper and brass goods looking like sparkling pirate booty.
Oversized Ice Cubes via a Muffin Tin
It’s hot! The only thing worse than a warm beverage on a hot summer’s day is ice that melts prematurely. Standard ice cubes just don’t stand up to summer heat the way they should. This summer, keep your beverage frostier than an Alaskan winter morning with oversized ice cubes. Simply use muffin tins (silicon style work best) and freeze some ice that will give your standard trays cube-envy.
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