Let's start a thread of just random advise / hacks

There is no need for fabric softener in a soft water area

Pointless tip really as I know that people just like the smell and it's hard to change the routine on stuff like this.

Nevertheless its true.

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I've got about 3 detangling brushes similar to this( great and square) great for myself and daughter with long hair,and they wash easily and cost naff all. IKEA freezer bags and washing up gloves are second to none...
Home bargains 20 pack of bacon is the best budget bacon I know

If you find the tops of your kitchen cupboards greasy and dusty simply use cream cleaner, let it soak for a minute. It also works a treat if you get any grease marks on the outside of your ninja air fryer

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These bad boys are indestructible even if you leave your pegs on the line all year round

On carpet cleaning I was amazed when I first saw this but it works. A bottle of red wine went flying spilling on a pale green carpet.

If this happens (any carpet) don't try to wipe it up, blot with a tea towel to get the top layer of liquid up.

Boil a kettle.

Pour boiling water on the stain, get a tea towel and just put the towel over and blot. Then repeat.

The steam from the water brings the liquid up and eventually you will have no stain.

Same! The smell is always overpowering. I prefer not
to use

One of the best buys in our house was a ceiling fan that fits into the light bulb socket (also has a light too).

I've put trainers in the freezer before to freshen up. It does work for a bit.

Carpet cleaning foam is crap and leaves a residue. The vanish oxy clothing spray is much better if you have light carpets.

Crisps are more crunchy when cold (still wrapped) from the fridge.

This reminded me of my OH the other day who asked me where a random tool I had never used in my life was. I asked him why he would think I knew where it was I had never seen one before in my life, this seemed to stop him expecting me to jump out of my seat looking for it. 😀

I have a Bosch ceramic hob. I tried everything to get the usual marks off such as when a pot boils over (guilty as charged) and burnt bits. Nothing really worked to get the hob back to its shiny self.

So I was very brave one day and used a tiny bit of Brillo pad at the back of one of the rings. I can tell you now that it works brilliantly and it doesn't leave any scratches either. I put a dab of fairy liquid onto the pad and GENTLY rub it over the marks. Wipe off with damp cloth and finish with paper towel. Like new again.

My sister's hob was a mess, despite her trying all the usual stuff, and she is amazed at the result with the Brillo pads.

Try a little corner first, and be brave!

Here’s mine! Advice not advise

If you need melted chocolate for a recipe, warm water up in a pan and throw the chocolate in still in its wrapper.
Only works with plastic packets!

I used to do this when I didn't want the dinner my mum made....until she caught me coming out the bathroom with my dinner plate. I was too embarrassed to say I'd chucked my dinner down the loo so I said I was eating it on the toilet

Good grief. Thank you.

To easily peel a boiled egg, empty the pan of water, bounce the egg about then put cold water over it so you don’t singe your fingers , shell comes off much easier

Can anyone tell me how you actually "drizzle" Marmite ?

I thought the idea of drizzling was a teaspoon full of runny liquid that you would tilt backwards and forwards over the food while moving it around ?

How would that actually work with Marmite, which is so viscous it would just stay in the spoon ?

Also I find the best way to open tight jars (which FTR are not actually "tight" but have lids held strongly in place by a vaccuum) is to insert the end of a small spoon (not the eating end) between the metal lid and the glass and pop the vaccuum. That works pretty well for me. Rather than trying to punch holes in the lid.

DO NOT DO THIS!

Do you really want the rats to know which toilet the food comes from?

Anything with glitter spray with hairspray.

Tap it with a knife handle until the vacuum pops.

When cleaning windows, work left to right on one side of the pane, top to bottom on the other. Then when you notice the irritating smear that you missed earlier, you won't waste time scrubbing away at the side which doesn't need it.

Shaving foam on the neck of a white shirt will get make up foundation stains out.

Hob Brite can be hard to find but is dirt cheap and works brilliantly.

If you like bees/want to encourage pollinators and eat leeks.

Eat leek.
Plant bottom bit (The white bit that you don't eat).
Leek will eventually flower, a ball of multiple tiny clustered flowers that bees love.

@cardibach , I've never used it. I can't stand the smell or feel of it.

if you notice clothes smell a bit musty when airing in the house during wet weather, just not fresh, then for a while just put a teaspoon of Napisan powder in the washing machine drawer with each wash. Not with cotton blacks or darks, but with everything else. I can honestly say our clothes, gym stuff and towels dry fresh without that slightly old socks smell!

I have just full on laughed at this! Bloody classic!! 😂