Wow we have a lot of great kitchen tips to get through. Which ones have been your favorites so far? Are there any more frugal kitchen tips that you would like to share with us? I have my favorites of course, but I am always looking for new ideas that can save me money.
See what you think of my next set of tips below.
Measuring spaghetti doesn’t require spending $10 on a fancy spaghetti measurer. If you are wondering exactly how much spaghetti to make to serve a certain number of people, use something that you just might have around your home. A 35mm film canister works amazingly well to measure portions. Just stick uncooked spaghetti in it. One full canister provides enough spaghetti for two people. You can double or triple the amount by refilling the canister as needed.
You may or may not know this, but the fuller a freezer is, the more efficiently it can run, and the more you save on your energy costs. Big air gaps where the air circulates makes the freezer worker harder to keep your food frozen. The thing to do is to fill in those gaps. Save those plastic milk containers. Wash the containers and fill them with water. Then store them in the freezer. As an added bonus, if you lose power, you’ll have lots of cool water to drink.
Make a pound of gourmet vanilla sugar (which is every expensive in the stores) by adding together one or two vanilla beans and a pound of granulated sugar. Blend in a blender or pulse it in a food processor until it is throughly mixed. The beans will disappear, and the sugar will turn a warm cream color. Store your sugar in a covered container and use it for coffee, on cookies and more.
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