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10 Ways Aluminum Foil Can Make Your Life Easier!

2. Did you know that you can clean your silver using aluminum foil instantly?

Check out our post on this here,

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3.  Use aluminum foil to cut in paint around doorknobs and other small objects that need protection from the paintbrush.

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4.  Seal up plastic bags in an instant by ironing the bag shut with aluminum foil over it.  Professional seal!

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5.  Need a AA battery but you only have AAA on hand?  In a pinch use the AAA and fill in the extra space with foil!

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6.  Delay your bananas from browning by wrapping the ends in foil.

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7.  Before wrapping the curling iron around your hair, cover the hair in foil.  Your curls will last longer!

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8.  Need a funnel in a pinch?  (Whoever actually has one when they need it?)  Make one out of aluminum foil!

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9.  Scrubbing rust with a piece of aluminum foil will remove the rust.  (This is an oldie but goodie.  I used to use this technique on my bike when I was little!)

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 10.  Say goodbye to burnt pie edges by covering them in aluminum foil before you bake or cover them mid-baking after they are browned nicely.

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And one extra bonus:  if you have not seen my post on how you have been using aluminum foil wrong, you must see it now here. I am embarrassed to say that I was doing it wrong, too!

Thank you to ourdailyideas.com for this great article and pics.  See their site for more ways to use this stuff!

Do you have an aluminum foil hack you can share with us?  Please do!

featured image from flickr.

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