An ordinary iron is an irreplaceable assistant in everyday life. The range of its use is not limited exclusively to ironing. You can successfully use it in the kitchen, when carrying out minor repairs or during cleaning. Here are just a few tricks, thanks to which you can appreciate the hidden capabilities of a conventional iron.
Kitchen tricks
Do you urgently need to fry bacon and there is no frying pan? Dont be upset! The iron will cope with the task in just a minute. Simply spread the bacon in one layer on foil and wrap it well.
Then all that remains is to iron the foil with tasty contents.
The iron will cope with the creation of vacuum packaging with a bang. First, place the food in a plastic bag, add oil if necessary, and then dip it into water to get rid of the air. After that, all that remains is to iron the bag through the paper and cut off the excess cellophane.
Those spots
An iron in tandem with a damp cloth soaked in detergent will help remove stains from your carpet. It is enough to place a rag directly over the stain and start steaming it off. The stain will simply transfer to the rag and the carpet will be clean.
You can even get rid of wax and paraffin stains with an iron. To help in this situation, tissue or toilet paper should be placed over the stain before ironing. The stain will melt the wax and be absorbed into the napkin.
It is much easier to get rid of the price tag or label after heat treatment. It is enough to iron the desired area with a hot iron through a layer of paper, and then remove the label and wipe the sticky spot with a damp alcohol-based cloth.
Household tricks
With the help of an iron, it is easy to smooth out dents from furniture on linoleum. The main thing is not to forget about the paper layer.
The iron will also cope with defects on a wooden surface. Under the influence of hot steam, the wood swells and flaws are smoothed out.
This likefak will shorten the ironing time. If you cover your ironing board with foil that can heat up quickly, you can iron some of the items on only one side.
The main thing is that the iron does not fail
When taking care of your iron, you should do the following:
- clean the water compartment with a citric acid solution capable of breaking down calcium and magnesium salts that form scale.
- treat the sole with regular toothpaste: the abrasive effect in this case is so gentle that the cleaning method can be used even for teflon-coated irons.
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