Category: Home Hints

Knife sharpening

Do you sharpen your knives as they need it or do you just put them aside and do them all at once? I have a tendency to sharpen them all at once unless I’ve used a particular knife a lot recently. I can use a steel to knife sharpen but to be honest that way …

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Chopping board/Cutting board

I don’t use my wooden chopping boards for cutting meat any more I use the polyethylene plastic.  I do use my big  chunky wooden one and I have a bamboo set of 3 chopping boards for everything else.  They always get a good scrub with the non stick frypan scratchy cleaning pads in hot soapy …

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Dating Jars and Bottles

Dating jars, bottles and sometimes cans sounds a bit odd I know, but how many times have you gone to the fridge and looked at a bottle of pesto or curry paste and thought it says to use within 14 days, when did I open it? With a permanent marker across the bar code area …

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Date the grocery list

When it’s time to go grocery shopping write the current date at the top of your grocery list. Having the date in a easy to see place makes for a quick way to check how much time is left for use by dates on dairy items and fresh produce.  My watch does not show the …

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Seasonal wardrobe rotation.

Do you rotate your clothes in your wardrobe to go with the seasons, as in put your winter clothes up high when summer comes in, or put your Summer clothes high up and out the way when Winter comes around?  It’s also the time to donate those clothes you know you don’t want any more. …

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