10+ Simple Lifehacks From Grandmothers Time That Might Be Useful Today

Nowadays we are used to searching the Internet for useful tips to facilitate our day-to-day activities. But in the old days our grandmothers exchanged experiences with each other and sometimes invented some incredible lifehacks (when that expression didn’t even exist) and that are still current.

O incredible.club tried some old fashioned tips and shows you which ones work.

1. Use salt to make cleaning easier

It is considerably easier to clean the stove after cooking if we previously put a thin layer of salt around the stove burners; all the drops and splashes will remain on it. When the stove cools down, just wipe off the salt with a damp cloth, without having to work too hard. You can also count on the help of a vacuum cleaner, which will help collect all the salt from the stove in a matter of seconds.

2. Quickly sharpen a knife

If you do not have a knife sharpener at hand, then using the lower edge of an ordinary porcelain plate, you can sharpen the knife until it acquires the necessary cut.

3. Quickly peel a carrot

It is possible to quickly clean a carrot with a metallic sponge. It will be faster and the waste will be less.

4. Making bread flour

The easiest method to make bread flour is to freeze a piece of bread and then pass it through a grater. Simple 🙂

5. Prevent gloves from sticking with nails

So that your gloves don’t accidentally get punctured by nails when you’re washing or cleaning, put a piece of cotton on each finger.

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6. Collect a broken egg

Picking up a broken egg from the ground is easier if you add salt to it. After five minutes, the mixture will dry and can be quickly removed with a dustpan.

7. Preserve the taste of garlic

Garlic will not lose its freshness or taste if you store the heads in a box or container and cover them with a layer of salt.

8. Combat pests

Bay leaves in a sugar bowl, in a bread basket, in bags of flour or in flower pots ward off ants, moths and other insects.

9. Dry wool clothes correctly

The best way to dry a wool sweater is to use old tights. Place the “waist” of the socks on the “neck” of the sweater and the “legs” on the sleeves, hang the blouse on the clothesline or in the dryer. This way, the sweater won’t stretch and will dry faster.

10. Use your old things in another way

If you have an old teapot, perhaps beaten or cracked, then you can find another use for it. For example, if you usually use rope or raffia, place it in a teapot, pass the tip through the nozzle and cut as needed. Thus, the rope will never get tangled and will always be at hand.