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Tip Of The Day!!

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Irene Field
Tip Of The Day!!
January 07, 2016 09:48PM
The perfect way to seal a food bag without any clips. Perfect for left over crisps etc. Love it - and as usual, something so simple and obvious

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J1
Re: Tip Of The Day!!
January 08, 2016 12:04AM
Whaddya mean "left over crisps etc"?
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CarolynC
Re: Tip Of The Day!!
January 08, 2016 05:59AM
Exactly! No matter how large a bag of chips is, it contains a single servingsmiling smiley.
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Vanessa
Re: Tip Of The Day!!
January 11, 2016 08:46PM
Awesome tip Irene but Ive the same problem - there are never any chips left .
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Lorna
Re: Tip Of The Day!!
January 11, 2016 09:25PM
My tip of the day: If you ever buy those little individual baked puddings or the individual jellies with fruit, keep the little bowls. They're perfect for cooking microwave poached eggs!
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Dawn
Re: Tip Of The Day!!
January 11, 2016 09:57PM
What a natty way to fold the bag - so simple when you think about it. Surely could be applied to other bags, not solely chips. Thanks for the idea Irene.
Regards,
Dawn.
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Irene Field
Re: Tip Of The Day!!
January 11, 2016 11:36PM
No problems Dawn, which is why I posted it. I tried it on other bag types since posting this, and I find if the bags are either smaller or thicker (I tried it with a bag of Semolina), it comes undone. Still worth a try and especially as I seem to always run out of clips smiling smiley
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helen
Re: Tip Of The Day!!
January 18, 2016 06:19AM
Great idea, although I may need to use the video as I am doing it so I get it right.
I am still trying to work out how to fold fitted sheets neatly - after all these years. smiling smiley
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J1
Re: Tip Of The Day!!
January 18, 2016 08:37AM
I just use twist ties on bags, etc, to close them. Is this not really normal? Do most people use clips? I find the short ties they include with plastic bags too short and useless so ages ago I bought a bagful of long twist ties (150mm). You can get 200mm ones too [www.attwoods.co.nz]

Edited to add that oh, yes, Griz has reminded me that I use clothes pegs on bags that twist ties don't work well on, e.g., 1.5kg flour bags, rolled oat bags.....



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 01/18/2016 11:57PM by J1.
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Griz
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January 18, 2016 10:05AM
I either use a rubber band (saved from the bunches of asparagus we eat during spring), or a clothes peg.
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Irene Field
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January 19, 2016 12:31AM
I guess it's personal preferences. I prefer the clips
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Lynne2
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January 19, 2016 07:50AM
I recently bought a pack of clips when I realised that using clothes pegs indicated I was becoming my late mother. There were more clothes pegs in her cupboards/fridge/freezer than there were in the laundry! For that same reason I won't use bread bags for storage of anything.
Lynne2
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Lorna
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January 19, 2016 11:31PM
I use bag clips, 4 of 3 different sizes to each bag at $2.50. Saves any hassle. And yes, I sometimes use spring-type clothes pegs. They are such handy things to have around the house for all sorts of uses, and as I've already become my mother, I'm past caring.
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SkinnyMe
Re: Tip Of The Day!!
February 10, 2016 03:32PM
I typically use chip clips. I fold the top of the bag down to just above the chips before putting the clip on the bag. A couple of frugal alternatives are to use wooden or plastic clothespins or to secure the bag closed with a large paperclip.

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Zeetra
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February 18, 2016 12:27PM
I use pegs too, but thank you for the great tip.
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Vanessa
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February 19, 2016 12:53AM
Use 2-3 plastic containers to crumb fish or chicken pieces - you fingers NEVER get all icky with the egg/flour/breadcrumb mix.

Vanessa

Freeze leftover vegetables to be added to stock or soups - never waste anything.
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