It will also make your egg-white stay together and keep its shape when poaching. (Mmmm farm fresh eggs.)
Household Tips And Questions
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Amen. White vinegar is a great--we use it a lot
Any tips for cleaning the grout in ceramic tile? So annoying trying to keeps those things clean.
How to open a can without any tools.
Rub the sealed top on concrete. Or a flat rock. No lie.
Rub the sealed top on concrete. Or a flat rock. No lie.
Three things that I would try are: hydrogen peroxide on a Q-tip, white toothpaste (like the cheapest Crest), bleach. Or get used to the staining, since I don't know of anything that will KEEP it white
Whatever you use to get it white again (might have to paint/stain it), seal it afterward. There's grout sealant that will keep the pesky mildew and dirt out.
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I just LOVE Russian accents! At work we have a doctor who dictates EEGs with a very strong Russian accent. Most of the girls cannot stand doing his dictations but I could just listen to him all day
Neesy
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I was wondering why my little computer room is not as warm as it was last winter - so that video explained a lot! I used to have the big old computer monitor that was great for the cat - he would lie on top of it because it got warm. Now I have this flat screen with a hard drive sort of built in underneath (no big rectangular hard drive any more!) My cats miss the old computer but I don't! So now I just use a room heater otherwise I get a bit chilly in here - thanks for that video skimom2
This little heater is perfect for small spaces! The big block of tea lights is $1.99 at IKEA here, and well worth it--they last much longer than the ones I bought from Wal-Mart last year (at a higher price!). A friend in Ireland linked me to the video & I loved it
I always like to keep a shallow pan or plastic tub under the drain of the kitchen and bathroom sinks. You can store stuff in this container but the purpose of it is that if you ever develop a leak under the sink, you will likely find water in the container before you get everything else screwed up. It's a good early warning device.
Wow great tips everyone! Spidey, I will definitely have to try that with the ammonia/oven rack. It sure beats my bathtub sos pad/ scrub til you drop method! Jen, a stain remover that gets out oil? That is just so dang wonderful, I have got to try it!! (have a few shirts that I have written off due to oil spotting..) Sending a huge thank you for the tips!
This is the only household tip I know, and it works too!! The way to easily remove the shells from hard boiled eggs is to prick the round part of the egg with a thumb tack, place it in boiling water fro ten minutes. After they have cooled you will find the shells practically remove themselves.
Did some work this past winter and the tenant at the rental where I made some repairs had been making these portable...heater/camp stoves. What he did was take several aluminum cans, cut about an inch inch and a half off the bottom. I think he placed two bottoms together somehow, one inside the other. Or not...sorry. He'd take another bottom and place that over those with the bottom of this section facing up. In this piece he drilled a variety number of holes--he was making more than one. He'd use...Heet? I think it was as fuel and he said when you first fired one up, it would...do something. I'm not very helpful, am I? Say it would burn fast for a second or ten, and then would begin to provide uniform flame/heat through the various holes drilled around the rim of the inverted bottom. I think manufacturers make a product like this...for hiking/camping...the weight of which adds to that carried on your back. His models are lightweight compared to the manufactured models. It's a thought, anyway. And how badly can you be burned?
HANDY! My daughter loves boiled eggs, but hates when they peel badly. Thanks!
I may have to buy myself some thumbtacks!
I hate when you lose half the egg because the shell won't come off cleanly.