Great Tips... one liners

Ticklemouse

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If you've lost a small item eg ear-ring, put a nylon stocking over the end of your vacuum attachment and hoover where you think it is - the item will be sucked up but will be trapped in the nylon.

Ticklemouse

If you want to disinfect your dishcloth quickly, make sure it is wet and put it in the microwave for 1 minute

Ticklemouse

Bathroom mirrors - you can also use shampoo or wipe over with shaving foam (effect of latter lasts 2-3 weeks)

pavlovs_dog

to get that last stubborn drop out of bottles, stand them upside down in a bowl of hot water

pavlovs_dog

to test how fresh an egg is, put it in a glass of water:

if it floats on the surface - yuck! dont eat
if it floats half way - not so fresh, but it wont kill you.
if it sinks to the bottom - it straight from the chickens bum (nice and fresh)

also found this link

hth (and apologies to anyone with selmonella on account of post version 1 )

catznine

Shaving cream makes a great stain remover for carpets and dralon suites. Work into the spot well and rinse with cold water.

squeaky

If you're going to mash your potatoes you might as well cut them small. At about 1 inch (2-3cm) they'll take half the time to cook - 10 to 15 mins.

I once had one of those ohmigawdIforgottoputthetaterson! moments a while back so I diced them at about 1/2 inch (1 cm) and had them cooked for mashing in just five minutes flat

snake666

in winter when parking the car for the night lower the windows for 2-3 mins bring the outside temp into your car as it stops your window freezing
when you wake up you will be the only one not scraping you windscreen
snake

snake666

if keys like a yale key is sticking when you put it in and out rub pencil lead on the key and the carbon acts as a type of lube
snake

lim1bd

Disposable anything is rarely a good thing. "They" want you to throw it away so you have to buy another one! Look for reusable alterantives e.g. cloth dusters (or old t shirts) instead of disposable dusting mitts etc.