The acid in onions is thought to be drawn to water sources. To prevent the acid from causing your eyes to water, try placeing a damp paper towel next to your cutting board as you slice onions. The thought is the acid in the onion will be drawn to the water in the paper towel instead of your eyes.
Make Pizza Without an Oven
Are you waiting on a new oven? Did student housing only come with a hotplate? Do you still want pizza? Skip delivery and use this hack for making pizza without an oven instead. This will work for frozen pizzas as well as with any standard pizza recipe (just replace the part about the oven and ignore the suggested time). You will need to find a frying pan big enough for your pizza, coat the pan with olive oil, add your pizza, put a lid on to seal in the heat, and put it on a very low heat that would only be enough to simmer water. In 20-22 minutes, you will have a pizza that is golden brown on the bottom and cooked all the way through. It’s a pizza in a pan!
Revive Wilted Strawberries or Lettuce in a Bath of Ice Water
Throwing away produce can get frustrating and costly. Revive wilted strawberries or lettuce by placing them in a bath of ice water for 20 minutes. Be sure to rotate the berries or leaves of lettuce halfway through.
Bathroom Towel Hook Saves Space
Whether you have extra guests or simply don’t have the space to hang multiple towels in your bathroom, consider this space-saving hack. Add extra shower curtain hooks to your shower curtain rod so everyone has a place to hang their towels. If shower curtain hooks are not readily available try simple S-hooks found at your local department store. Save space and give guests the room they need to hang their towels.
Spray Water Over Your Avocado to Prevent Browning
Spray or pour a bit of water over a sliced avocado when storing in the fridge to keep it from browning.
How to Extend Zip Ties by Doubling Them Up
Zip ties, also known as cable ties, are infinitely practical items to have around the home and shop. But what happens when your zip tie isn’t quite long enough to secure what you need to? Luckily, Home Hacks is here to walk you through how to extend zip ties, all without having to run to the store or wait hours and hours for an Amazon delivery (the horror!) It turns out, you can double, triple, quadruple, etc. up your zip ties to just about any length. Simply run the end of one zip tie into the receiving portion of another to slightly past where the teeth start to engage. repeat the process if you need more than one zip tie if needed. Then, just run the one loose end back into the receiving part at the start of your length of zip ties and tighten that one up. That’s how to extend your zip ties in a snap!
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