Do you have a secret trick?

YoungBlueEyes

RobM99 said:

YoungBlueEyes said:

Me, I tried the egg thing and it works The floating/sinking eggs to find any old ones works too.

I've not tried the guitar lead one cos my guitar doesn't have a lead. It's a cigar box guitar that I built myself, and I love it's simplicity  

Of al the people on this thread, just why did I think it'd be YOU?!   Aye, eggs. Luxury, We were so poor we used to make one egg feed 15 of us for t'week! Aye, and we'd eat the shells!

And how did I know, of all the people on this thread, it'd be YOU who'd turn it into a Yorkshiremen sketch! :l:lol: : 

olgadapolga

olgadapolga said:

kboss2010 said:

olgadapolga said:

Islandmaid said:

I always fold the freshly laundered bedding and pop the sheet, duvet cover and all but one of the pillow cases into the remaining pillow case.  That way, the next time you change the bed, you have all of the ‘equipment’ to hand and it’s easier to find it all 😊

Oh my word, this is beyond genius. BEYOND genius. I put the relevant duvet covers and pillowcases together but they always end up getting separated when teenagers and husband go near them.

I'm reorganising my linen cupboard tomorrow (I would do it this afternoon but I'm clearing my lounge).

(Wanders off, muttering to self, "Genius, I tell you, GENIUS!")

I wish I could take credit but I stole it from someone else but, genuinely, WHY did no one teach us these life hacks? It sounds ridiculous but these little changes save sooooo much time! 

I half-sorted out my linen cupboard as I couldn't pair up some of the duvet sets due to random pillowcases etc., being removed. However, the unpaired stuff is on a separate shelf, ready to be matched up once beds have been stripped and the washing done. This concept is so amazing, I will save hours if not days/weeks over the rest of my life! My teenaged son helped and thought that I'd gone mad whilst admitting that it was, indeed, a completely genius concept.

kboss2010 said:

Giving things a home at their point of use so that I hardly ever have to put things away has been life-changing to me. 

My kitchen is organised like this, so I don't have to think about where stuff is. The rest of the house? Not so much.

One thing that does save a lot of time and anxiety is getting a basket for DH to put his keys, wallet and mobile in. It took a few days but he eventually was trained to use it. He doesn't lose his stuff anymore and I don't have to waste my time searching for it. We used to have joint credit cards and every time he lost his wallet, he would cancel the cards, which affected me as well as him. I refused to let him have any cards on my account after he'd done that once. 

My linen cupboard is now completely organised! I am still excited about this (I know, pretty sad, right?).

I've also organised my little girl's clothes drawers by semi-rolling her clothes and putting them in side by side rather than stacking them in the drawers. She can now see what is in the drawers and can take something out without all of her clothes ending up in a pile on the floor.

I then decided that I needed to do something about my big chest freezer, as trying to find things in there is a nightmare. I'd organise it then someone else would mess up my organisation. I've now put groups of food together in those supermarket woven bags - chicken in one, fish in another, vegetables, ice cream, bread, etc., all in separate bags. Then whoever rummages through the freezer can take the bags out until they get to the one they want and only have to rummage through that one bag to find whatever it is they want. No more opening the door and finding a mess od frozen food strewn everywhere. The food at the bottom of the freezer is no longer "forgotten about". It's a lot easier to figure out what's in the freezer, what needs using up and if anything needs replacing.

I used to have a list of the freezer contents but, of course, nobody bothered to update it 🙄🙄🙄

Green_hopeful

I have the bags in my chest freezer. My husband is rubbish at following the system. On our upright freezer I have labelled the drawers with masking tape and a sharpie. 

Bridlington1

I've just stumbled across this thread and have now finished reading through the last 57 pages. It's certainly been one of the most useful threads I've come across so many thanks to all those who have shared their tips/tricks. I have a few tricks of my own that I haven't seen mentioned on this thread yet (apologies if they have been mentioned and I've missed them).

I cut my own hair using an electric hair clipper. In order to get a straight edge at the back of my head I wrap a long piece of sellotape around my head and shave everything below it.

When topping up a salt shaker I first put some rolled up kitchen roll in it before adding the salt as this absorbs any moisture in the salt and prevents it from clumping.

When cooking spaghetti or pasta I boil a kettle of water, add it to the spaghetti/pasta in a pan, cover the pan and wrap a couple of tea towels around the pan. I then let the spaghetti soak in the hot water for about 10-15 mins. This cooks the spaghetti quite nicely without having to use the hob.

London_1

Bridlington1 said:

I've just stumbled across this thread and have now finished reading through the last 57 pages. It's certainly been one of the most useful threads I've come across so many thanks to all those who have shared their tips/tricks. I have a few tricks of my own that I haven't seen mentioned on this thread yet (apologies if they have been mentioned and I've missed them).

I cut my own hair using an electric hair clipper. In order to get a straight edge at the back of my head I wrap a long piece of sellotape around my head and shave everything below it.

When topping up a salt shaker I first put some rolled up kitchen roll in it before adding the salt as this absorbs any moisture in the salt and prevents it from clumping.

When cooking spaghetti or pasta I boil a kettle of water, add it to the spaghetti/pasta in a pan, cover the pan and wrap a couple of tea towels around the pan. I then let the spaghetti soak in the hot water for about 10-15 mins. This cooks the spaghetti quite nicely without having to use the hob.

Good idea for the pasta one 👍

bouicca21

I’ve sometimes wondered if that sort of trick would work for risotto.  Might give it a go. It takes longer than pasta so maybe simmer for about 10 minutes then just leave it.  

weenancyinAmerica

My mother used to put rice in the salt shaker. It wouldn't fit through the holes, absorbed the moisture, and helped break up clumps.

daisy_1571

My mum did that too weenancy   

YoungBlueEyes

Speaking of salt, this is what I do. I only use salt in mashed potato but it was making my salt grinder damp. So now I grind the salt out onto plate and slide it into the pan   

London_1

I still do put a few grains of salt into the salt cellar as I have since I first owned one in 1962 as my late Mum always did. I thought everyone did .
 I use very little salt at all today mostly its on a packet in the cupboard for when the weather is icy and I sprinkle it on the steps down from my front door in case folk slip over.

But then I don't venture out when its snowy or icy, as using a stick to walk with, its daft to fall over. At my age I don't bounce up very easily, and hospitals have enough to do without daft old women breaking their bones 
JackieO