8 Fabulous Ways to Reuse Aluminium Foil
May 16, 2022 08:10 AM
Aluminium foil is probably one of the most versatile and useful mass-produced substances. People use aluminium foil for several purposes, such as covering a dish, as cover for pie crust or lasagna, etc. But the foil is hardly reused. You would be surprised to know that after washing the foil sheet, you can use it again. Aluminum foil is pretty much 100% recyclable, but before you do give it a second, third or fourth life with one of these reuses for it.
1. Bake a perfect piecrust
To keep the edges of your homemade pies from burning, all you have to do is cover them with strips of aluminium foil. The foil prevents the edges from getting overdone while the rest of your pie gets perfectly browned.
2. Create custom-shaped cake pans
You can make a teddy bear birthday cake, a Valentine's Day heart cake, a Christmas tree cake or whatever shaped cake the occasion may call for. All you have to do is form a double thickness of heavy-duty aluminium foil into the shape you want, then sit the cake pan inside a larger cake pan.
3. Soften brown sugar
To restore your hardened brown sugar to its former powdery glory, chip off a piece, wrap it in aluminium foil and bake it in the oven at 300°f (150°c) for 5 minutes.
4. Decorate a cake
No pastry bag handy? Just form a piece of heavy-duty aluminium foil into a tube shape and fill it with cake frosting. The real bonus is that there’s no pastry bag to clean—simply toss out the foil when you’re done.
5. Make an extra-large salad bowl or dinner pack
If you’ve invited a large group of friends over for dinner, but don’t have a bowl big enough to toss that much salad, don’t panic. Just line the kitchen sink with aluminium foil and toss away!
6. Keep rolls and breads warm
Want to lock in the oven-fresh warmth of your homemade rolls or breads for a dinner party or picnic? Before you load up your basket, wrap the freshly baked goods in a napkin and place a layer of aluminium foil underneath. The foil will reflect the heat and keep your bread warm for quite some time.
7. Catch ice cream cone drips
Keep children from making a mess of their clothes or your house by wrapping the bottom of an ice cream cone (or a wedge of watermelon) with a piece of aluminium foil before handing it to them.
8. Keep the oven clean
When you’re baking a bubbly lasagna or casserole, keep messy drips off the bottom of the oven by laying a sheet of aluminium foil over the rack below. However, do not line the bottom of the oven with foil, as it could cause a fire.
DO NOT PUT FOIL OVER RACK !!!! IT DEFUSSES THE HEAT. YOU WILL NOT GET THE CORRECT COOKING HEAT AND COVERAGE.
VERY BAD ADVISE