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How To Cook With Cast Iron. Everything You Need to Know About Cast Iron Frying Pans. We love frying pans—in particular, those of the cast iron variety.

Everything You Need to Know About Cast Iron Frying Pans

If you don't own one or (or you haven't used yours yet), here's why you should start cooking with it on a regular basis. Let's start with just a few reasons why we love cast iron frying pans. First of all, they're inexpensive to buy and work with nearly every cooking and baking application. From an environmental standpoint, they're free of chemical coatings, and actually add iron content to your food (a good thing). But best of all, a well-cared-for pan will stay with you longer than a life partner—and if you use it properly, it will only get better with age and time. During cooking, oil will bonds to the surface of cast iron, making its surface increasingly nonstick. How to Buy the Perfect Cast Iron Frying Pan The best cast iron frying pans are ones that have been passed down for generations, because they've had decades to develop a coat of seasoning that's virtually nonstick.

Home and Garden DIY Ideas, Photos and Answers. Thegrommet. Video: Organize the "Little Things" The Magical Art of Closet Organization: Before & After. Okay I know I'm late to the party on reading this book because I'd heard lots about it for months. It wasn't until I saw my lovely client Lisa in New York this past Spring that my life started getting magical.

The book came up in one of our conversations and Lisa said, "I've read it so you are welcome to have it". Amazon The premise of this book is basically when you are organizing and purging your stuff, you hold each item in your hand and ask yourself if it 'sparks joy', if not, OUT it goes. She has since written a follow up to the first one called 'Spark Joy', and I'm thinking I should read it as well because it answers frequently asked questions about what to do with necessary items that don't spark joy.

Our master bedroom One of the first chapters I read was about socks. ". . . Marie says your socks work hard for you and need to rest in between wearings. I got to work on the sock drawer right away. Next, my scarves! Why This Controversial Organizing Method Is Exactly What You Need. The Magical Art of Closet Organization: Before & After. 24 Insanely Awesome Ways to Use Tension Rods in Your Home. Musings from a French Cottage Tension rods may be a seemingly boring DIY tool, but don’t underestimate their power!

24 Insanely Awesome Ways to Use Tension Rods in Your Home

There are so many interesting home hacks and decor tricks that can be accomplished using tension rods – and at a nice, low cost! Check out these 24 surprisingly useful ways to use tension rods in your home. Bookshelf Covers As great as bookshelves are, they tend to become a place where clutter lives. Here's How We Keep Our House Clean And Neat WIthout Breaking A Sweat. 23 Surprising Laundry Tips You Didn't Know You Needed. What 'The Most Organized Home In America' Looks Like. How I Organized Everything in the Kitchen - Polished Habitat. 10 hacks to make cleaning easier than ever (3 work while you sleep!) We get it.

10 hacks to make cleaning easier than ever (3 work while you sleep!)

With temperatures rising, the last thing most want to do is spend time spring cleaning. Borax & Icing Sugar as an Ant Killer. Ants are both a friend and foe in your home.

Borax & Icing Sugar as an Ant Killer

Ant colonies can kill and eradicate your home from termites but are... Borax & Icing Sugar as an Ant Killer. Icing sugar is also called powdered or confectioner's sugar. 55 Genius Storage Inventions That Will Simplify Your Life - Page 31 of 56 - Listotic. Find an Archived Note and Unarchive It in Google Keep for LG L70 - VisiHow. Remove Candle Wax from Fabric. It happens.

Remove Candle Wax from Fabric

You’re having a dinner party and fail to notice the wax from your taper candles dripping onto your tablecloth. It can be upsetting when you realize the wax has seeped into the fabric and solidified. You could try removing candle wax by scraping it off, but that can be time-consuming and may even damage the fabric. You could have it professionally cleaned, but that’s unnecessary. Save yourself the cost of laundering bills with these tips on how to remove candle wax from fabric. Remove Small Candle Wax Stains Small spots of hardened candle wax can be removed from fabric by rubbing with a generous dollop of vegetable oil. Another way to remove small amounts of wax hardened onto a tablecloth is to put the linen in the freezer. Remove Large Candle Wax Stains To remove large candle wax stains on fabric or clothing, first scrape off the excess with a dull knife, then place the stained area between two paper towels or brown paper bags and press with an iron on a low setting.

How do I get rid of those moth like bugs in my pantry? The life-changing magic of tidying up: Testing Marie Kondo's method. I can't remember when I first heard someone gushing over Marie Kondo's "The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up," but all of a sudden this spring, it seemed like everyone I knew — or sat next to on the subway — was reading this mysterious Japanese organization manual.

The life-changing magic of tidying up: Testing Marie Kondo's method

"You have to see my closet," a friend confided one night, taking me by the hand to show off her suddenly spare shelves. "I Kondo-ed everything. " So I decided to find out: How could this pocket-sized book, which has already sold over 2 million copies and sits firmly atop the New York Times Best Seller list, make such a big promise? Organization Hacks to Make Your Life Easier. Uncommon Organizing Hacks. Organizing Tips from Professional Organizers - Neat Method. Something You Should Know: Duvet Cover Roll – The Meredith Vieira Show. Spring-Cleaning Checklist Room by Room. Uses for Vinegar.