Lots more Sneaky Ways to save the pennies

Charlotte_Henry

Moorhen wrote: »

Becky2, I always freeze chillis and chop them into meals straight from frozen.
You can do this with ginger as well but it has to defrost a bit before it is safe to chop without you losing a finger.

I have also frozen herbs in the past. Parsley works ok but basil needs chopping finely first.:)

Grating ginger from frozen saves the "losing a finger" scenario, just peel before you freeze. HTH

marmiterulesok

Charlotte_Henry wrote: »

Grating ginger from frozen saves the "losing a finger" scenario, just peel before you freeze. HTH

I also do this,but peel it and cut it into small chunks before freezing.It's easy to chop finely with one of those two handled knives.

I also freeze leftover lemon zest and lemon juice.

I must start freezing chopped chillies.Great idea.

cjez_2

I watched gordon's f word aaaages ago and a chinese restaurant owner said there's no need to peel ginger. Just wash n chop.

marmiterulesok

cjez wrote: »

I watched gordon's f word aaaages ago and a chinese restaurant owner said there's no need to peel ginger. Just wash n chop.

That's interesting,so fiddly to peel.

joedenise

I freezer ginger and then just grate from frozen. The skin ends up staying on the grater so no need to peel.

Denise

BAGGY

I freeze ginger unpeeled and grate from frozen. If you prefer to peel it, do it with a teaspoon whilst it is still solid.
I also freeze corriander and chillis too as well as garlic - but asda do blocks for about £1 for 20.

mrsf16_2

unixgirluk wrote: »

Aqueous cream is a good cleanser as well as a good basic moisturiser.

Aqueous cream is brilliant! Use it in place of soap or shower gel etc and moisturise with it afterwards for super soft skin! This is great for dry skin and works well on mild eczema too. A couple of quid for 500g from high street chemists, although I have found a non high street brand at a local discount store - 99p for 500g!

donnysan

Sharpen the blades on disposable razors using the striking part of a book of matches.

Buy 2-ply toilet paper, split the plies in half and you get 2 rolls for the price of 1.

outtawork

I buy frozen crushed ginger & garlic & chop them in half they go further

PipneyJane

donnysan wrote: »

Buy 2-ply toilet paper, split the plies in half and you get 2 rolls for the price of 1.

Sorry Donnysan, but that's a fallacy. The first thing someone does when confronted with thin toilet paper is fold it over to make it thicker, thus preventing their fingers going through it. :eek: You'd be better off spending your time batch cooking pulses than wasting it splitting toilet paper into its component parts.