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WEEK 51
By: E. Lax

hacks
hacks
Tried and True
home
home
Tips for the
Busy Balebusta
KITCHEN
BOIL BLOCKER
Some things are notoriously prone to boiling over and
causing a huge mess on the stove. These include milk,
peas, soup and more.
To prevent these from boiling over, leave the pot
DIVIDE AND CONQUER uncovered and place a wooden spoon over the top. As
Frozen crushed garlic is one of the best things the liquid bubbles up, it’ll break up when it comes into
since sliced bread, so what do you do when you contact with the wooden spoon.
deplete your stock?
The traditional solution is of course a garlic
press, but its so hard to clean. Just chopping up
fresh garlic with a knife won’t give you a very
fine mince, but you can achieve that by adding SAY CHEESE
a pinch of salt to the garlic as you’re chopping
away. The salt will help break down the garlic, In the case of shredded
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giving you a smooth, finely crushed texture. cheese, good things don’t
always come in small Get that
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packages. If it takes you
longer than two weeks to go
through a bag of shredded Gadget
cheese, you might be in
SAVE THE SPREAD CAKE CRUMBS for some rude surprises in Take control of your oil
Wondering how to make spreads such as Here’s how to get a picture the form of green and blue consumption with this handy little
cream cheese stay fresh for longer after perfect slice of cake, when colored pieces. oil mister. Unlike storebought
it’s been opened? you’re dealing with something But did you know? Shredded cooking sprays, this doesn’t give
It’s simple: avoid dipping dirty utensils sticky like fudge or cheesecake: cheese freezes beautifully, your oil that starchy taste. Simply
fill it up with the oil of your choice
back into it. When you use a knife to without impacting texture or and spray away!
shmear directly out of the tub and then Dip your knife into hot water, forming a giant solid clump.
take some more, you’re introducing then wipe it dry. Cut the cake Store it in the freezer to make $12.99, Amazon
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FRIDGE REFRESH Share your favorite hacks to get HOME HACKERS
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The interior of a fridge is made of plastic, which household chores done easier,
faster and more effective!
unfortunately means it absorbs all sorts of scents. I color code my charging cables
After a good few years of use, a fridge can develop Email: hacks@balebusta.com with different colored tape for easy
Call: 845.287.0707 #5
quite a nasty smell. Text: 845.287.0707 identification. I wrap a small piece
around both ends, using the same
You can get rid of it by placing a small bowl with Dear readers! Do you want to color for all of the same kind. It
coffee grinds on the shelf. It works better than baking read about a specific topic? makes it easy to locate the one
soda, because it not only absorbs bad smells but that’s needed among a tangled
replaces it with the delicious scent of coffee. Please send your requests for mess of wires.
future home hacks articles.

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