Do you only use your microwave to heat up food? Now, you may put it to some other unique uses that you may not have heard of. From freshening up your stale bread to drying your tights, it can do a variety of innovative tasks. Check out here some creative uses your microwave can be put to. Try them out to make your life a little easier.
Avoid tears while cutting onions
Cutting an onion can literally make you cry. This happens because of the cell damage in an onion when you start cutting it. Cell damage in an onion can release sulfuric gas that reacts with your tear ducts and causes you to weep. However, you can now jump with joy as your microwave can stop your tears while cutting an onion. Simply trim an onion’s ends and microwave it for a minute on high temperature. This will break its enzymes and no gas will be released.
Make your tights dry
Are your tights damp and you want them in a hurry? Create a layer of paper towels and put your damp tights on it. Now, place it in your microwave and set it on high. Just operate the microwave for a maximum of half a minute. Keep checking the tights after every 10 seconds and take them out when dry. You may not find a quicker way.
Revive your dry mascara
When your mascara dries up, you may take out its lid and brush and put the tube in a microwave. Make sure that it is placed next to a cup full of water. Now, microwave it on a high setting for five seconds and you will find that its contents have loosened up.
Get more juice out of lemons
If you have lemons that have become firm, then place them in the microwave for about 15 to 20 seconds. Cool them off before you start taking out their juice. You will not believe the amount of juice you will be able to squeeze out of them. You may also try it with other citrus fruits.
Sterilize potting soil
Do you want to sterilize some soil for gardening purposes? Now, your microwave can be of big help. Take a plate and spread the soil on it. Put it in your microwave and operate it for around 1-2 minutes or until it starts steaming. You will get sterilized soil for planting new seedlings.
Soften your brown sugar
If your jar of brown sugar has some hard chunky sugar, then your microwave can also help you to soften it up. Take a paper towel and dampen it. Now, place it in the sugar jar and tightly close the jar. Microwave it for about half a minute at a high setting. You will get softened sugar to use.
Save your stamps
Many times, you stick stamps on envelopes and do not post them. You might want to save these stamps for reuse. Did you know that your microwave could help with this task? Yes, you can put some drops of water on the stamp and place he envelope in your microwave. Run it for about 10-15 seconds. Now, you can easily save your stamp.
Summary
Your microwave can be put to several innovative uses. While you never knew, you microwave may not only help in preventing your breads from going stale, but may also help you dry some clothes quickly.
