What’s a frugal trick you’ve chanced upon recently?

I accidentally semi-reinvented the “trencher”. Basically, in medieval times, food would be served on a slab of bread and that would kinda be the plate. Or, you know, bread bowls for soup and the like.

I have an air fryer, and I’ve learned I can line the basket in a large flour tortilla, and it generally keeps whatever I’m cooking/warming up from getting the pan too dirty aside from some easily knocked-out crumbs.

I hate washing things, and I hate wasting paper liners, so it lets me cut down on those, and I can just eat the tortilla.

  • wkk
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    61 year ago

    How do you buy it, lemon juice? How do you use it, pour over the clothes?

      • JWBananas
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        41 year ago

        It’s also great as a detergent booster in the dishwasher. Regular detergent goes in the prewash cup, and then citric acid goes in the main detergent cup. Prevents hard water buildup on the dishes.

    • JWBananas
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      41 year ago

      Powdered. It’s in the canning aisle. Still experimenting with the ratios.

    • JWBananas
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      21 year ago

      As far as use, I’ve just been dissolving it in water and pouring that into the fabric softener dispenser.

      Without sodium citrate, it might not be as good as the real thing (which I have not tried yet). But so far it has helped tremendously in getting rid of buildup.

      The water in my area has not been great as of late, and my t-shirts were starting to feel like they had been freshly starched.

      Some people use vinegar instead. But it’s not good for the rubber seals in the machine, and the resulting odor is unbearable (even when dry).