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Someone recommended putting a sheet of kitchen roll in the food caddy to absorb the moisture. I can’t remember the thread or the poster, but every time I change the bag I say a little thank you to that person for making my life just that little bit easier 🙏

Others got on my case first. Sorry

If I’m making a curry I use scissors to cut the chicken into chunks (if I haven’t bought diced chicken)

Coming to a council near you..

Quite recently, someone on MN explained the teaspoon method of peeling boiled eggs (you slide it under the shell and then twist a little to loosen) - and it was a game changer. I actually enjoy peeling eggs now, used to hate it! It only took me 66 years to find this out.

The tabs on the edge of the cling film box.

Oooh it might have been me OP! Lately I have taken to using lightly used/hardly touched dinner napkins as re-use is better than recycling.

I think it was on here that I learned about using talc for sandy beach feet, which is brilliant

For soft boiled eggs or hard? I find peeling semi soft for ramen really difficult and always end up breaking them, will try this!

Keeping the clean duvet cover, sheet and other pillow cases inside one of the patterned top pillow cases when you store bedding.

You can peel ginger with a teaspoon too.

And heating up the back of a teaspoon under a hot tap and then applying to an insect bite takes away the itch.

Gotta love a teaspoon.

I.just call it my little food waste compost bin.

When you have those jeans that fly low someone told me to add a key ring loop on the zipper and button into the Jean button. Brilliant IMHO.

Cut the onion in half, for easier peeling.
Fold fitted sheets the Martha Stewart way.
Never google dragon butter (one for the oldies here).

Never heard of the first two.

Hard agree on the last one 🤣

I’ve started doing this, it makes me feel like a proper grown up! (I’m in my 50s!)

I use it for both - eggs for Scotch eggs (semi-soft) and also hard-boiled. It's a revelation!

Our council have always supplied biodegradable bags to line the household food caddy, when full you then just tie up the bag and put it in the larger, outside box. Avoids smelly, wet caddy.

If your council does not do this, bags are available from any supermarket.
Coop sell biodegradable bags for carrying your shopping home in, you can use these.

I found mushrooms went a bit slimy or discoloured quite quickly if left in the plastic trays in the fridge. I ended up having to peel them, chop them up and then freeze them for bolognese or some other dish I could chuck them in.

I now put them into a brown paper bag into the fridge and they seem to keep their freshness for much longer.

I use bags (bought) but have found after a few days they start leaking, hence the kitchen roll trick. I guess the alternative is to change the bag more frequently but feels a waste if it’s not full.

smelly, wet caddy

Thanks @Nourishinghandcream those 3 words together have made me feel…..uncomfortable

On average we use 3-bags / week.

No real food waste as such (practically no food is thrown away....ever) but it is filled up with fruit & veg peelings, teabags, eggshells etc.

Have to admit, I don't think we have never suffered a leaky bag.🤔 Condensation can build up but if that has happened then it is probably time to change the bag anyway.

If you rub the inside of static clothes with a tumble dryer sheet it also works

I also use scissors to cut the rind off bacon and to cut up bacon into smaller pieces if required for a recipe.

Love this one @marriednotdead 👍

The MN haircut looked great on toddler DD but I came too late for the envelope shoulder/Poonami trick.

For carrots in the fridge: remove from plastic, cut off top and tail and store in paper.