Replacing trash liner bags can be a real drag, so we’ve got a hack to minimize the hassle. Rather than replace liners one by one, load up a half dozen or so liners in one shot. When it’s time to take out the trash, you’ll have more liners ready to rock. As an added bonus, the additional liners can also catch any trash goop if you happen to use a bag with a rip or tear!
How to Use an Egg Slicer to Efficiently Slice Mushrooms
My family likes to shop at Trader Joe’s. We also like to buy organic whenever feasible. For whatever reason, our Trader Joe’s never carries pre-sliced organic mushrooms. So, it’s either buy conventionally-grown with no prep time, or buy organic and spend an eternity slicing mushrooms by hand. Then, one day it dawned on me that our old egg slicer might do a brisk job of slicing the ‘shrooms. Sure enough, the egg slicer made quick work of the mushroom slicing, and it made for much more consistent slices than the old-fashioned way by hand.
Slicing Strawberries with an Egg Slicer
Summer is a great time to eat strawberries ala carte, or as part of a fruit salad. However slicing them can be a pain. Use a standard egg slicer to slice strawberries to make your prep time more “fruitful!” For optimal results, make sure you cut off the stem prior to slicing.
Use a Pool Noodle as a Faucet Hose Attachment
Use a pool noodle as a faucet hose attachment in order to fill your mop bucket. Pool noodles are not just for floating in the water anymore! To use these polyethylene foam tubes as a hose extension just hook the faucet through one of the openings of the noodle. Position bucket at the other end of noodle, then you are ready to turn on the water.
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