Cling wrap is usually reserved for food storage, but there are other smart ways of using it around the house.
When defrosting meat in the refrigerator, take the meat out of its packaging and place it on a plate before loosely covering it with cling wrap to allow some air flow.
2. Line dessert moulds to prevent the dessert or cake from sticking to the bottom, or for an interesting patterned effect. For a greater effect, scrunch up the cling wrap into a ball, then unfold and line the mould. <\/p>\n
3.Cover the end of curtain rods with cling wrap when threading lace curtains, this will protect the material.<\/p>\n
4. For a deep conditioning hair treatment, wash your hair, apply conditioner and wrap in cling wrap for 30 minutes to 1 hour.<\/p>\n
5. To prevent ice-cube trays from sticking to each other and the freezer, place a piece of cling wrap film between each ice-cube tray<\/p>\n
6. When house-painting, wrap paint brushes and rollers in cling wrap overnight to prevent them drying out and the bristles hardening<\/p>\n
7. Line paint trays with Cling wrap for easy, no-mess cleaning or to prevent colour mixing when you need to change paint<\/p>\n
8. Another great use when re-painting your bathroom is to wrap your taps and faucets with cling wrap to prevent paint staining the taps<\/p>\n
9. Materials like putty or your kids play dough will last longer if you wrap them in cling wrap before storing them in an airtight container<\/p>\n
10. When moving house, wrap your plates, bowls and glasses in cling wrap before wrapping them in newspaper. You won't have to re-wash them all before putting them away in your new home<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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