Great Tips... one liners

Justamum

Lou76 wrote: »

Micro Fibre cloths; as above. Bought a pack of 3 (40cm x 60cm) in B&M for £1.49 - will be looking to cut them up, and sew the edge, into smaller cloths.

The size they come in works fine I find. My MIL used to cut up her brillo pads and green scourers. They ended up being pretty useless as there was nothing to get hold of.

stiltwalker

Lou76 wrote: »

Ye what?

I actually bought a bag of potatos last week. I bought those rooster ones, wanted to make leek & potato soup, baked tatties etc, but chucked the peelings (not from the baked potatos, obviously) down the waste disposal unit. :eek:

You mean I could've used the skins? :mad:

Yes - can't remember which thread I saw this on but you have to wash your potatoes thoroughly before you peel them then put your peelings in a bowl and toss through with enough oil to coat lightly (or put straight in the tray and spray with one of those spray oil thingys if you're try to cut down on fats) and bake in the oven til crispy - find it helps to turn and shake them a few times and do this while you have other things in the oven to be really MS. When they are done you can season with salt, black pepper, paprika etc.

HTH

Justamum

Thanks stiltwalker - I'm going to try that next time I do potatoes. Sort of like homemade crisps!

nonnatus

Oh my, I have learned so much it's completely changed my life!!

Composting is a revelation,

Ebay and Amazon are for SELLING stuff (not just buying...:o)

I've learned to cook and BAKE. Wow! Baking - who'd have thought it 2 years ago???

Loads more, great post but I'm off to pat myself on the back some more

x

nopot2pin

stiltwalker wrote: »

Never occurred to me to fleece line curtains - so glad I did as the boiler packed up and we were heatingless or a fortnight - so thank you preparing for winter thread! :T

Didn't know there was such a thing as left over wine to freeze in ice cubes!:rotfl:But if I ever have any it's a very useful idea.

Didn't know you could cook potato peelings and they'd be so yummy - had some cooling in the tray the other day when our best friend came over for dinner and when he asked what they were I was sure he'd think I had finally lost the plot irretrievably but no he declared them yummy and he and my OH polished off most of the tray before I put dinner out!

There must be loads more but like cooking-mama I'm tired and my bed is calling.

Didn't know about either of the above.
I had thought of black out lining for the curtains, but maybe the fleecing will be better/warmer. What sort of fleece do you use ?

I will be trying the potatoes soon

Olliebeak wrote: »

- I'm not the only person who thinks it's positively a crime to open a tube of toothpaste until AFTER you've squeezed every last bit and then opened it to scrape the inside of the old tube .

I do this too

BitterAndTwisted

nopot2pin wrote: »

I had thought of black out lining for the curtains, but maybe the fleecing will be better/warmer. What sort of fleece do you use ?

The best kind, the cheapest ones you can get your hands on. Ikea sell them quite cheaply and so do @sda, especially when they've got their two for three quid dealio going on. The colour doesn't really matter as it's only the nieghbours who will see them when they're drawn

Gettingtherequickly

I have learnt about Stardrops, but it was a pain in the rear trying to find someplace that sold it. Now that I have, I am slowly converting people.

I didn't know about freezing milk as ice cubes, not had to use them yet, but I know that I will always have some for my coffee.

Learnt how to make fudge, guess what people are getting for Christmas!

rubytuesday

I didn't learn this tip from here but from a book but it's useful. If you are cooking pasta add it to boiling water, put the lid on and then turn off the heat and cook for the usual time (or a minute longer I think). The pasta will be cooked perfectly without using any fuel.

debtmess

i have lernt far too much to put it all down x i joined the site heavily in debt and split from my ex just after joining (had to change username though so he didn't know it) when i struggled as had so little money the threads ideas etc on this thread was amazing,

i started to use stardrops which i now love along with microfibre cloths i still use bleach but vie cut down from the huge amounts of cleaners i used to use, i saved a fortune on no longer buying shake n vac bicarb does just fine every now and again

this forum has been a huge help, i have saved money (aside from when i wonder for months at a time but i always come back and get myself sorted ! just need to stick around this time) saved time in the long run, waste less, cook better than i did years ago

i wont go on and on cause im sure i will bore you to sleep

Patchwork_Quilt

Washing out plastic bags for re-use.

Cutting sponge scourers in half.

Putting a clothes horse on the landing to catch the rising heat and dry a load of washing.