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AOL Food's Weird household uses for food

salt shaker image from AOL Food's Weird Household Uses for FoodI always have a big jar of kosher salt next to my stove. However, I don't just use it to season the food I cook. Every time I use my big cast iron skillet, I grab a handful of kosher salt and use it to scour the inside of the pan. This way I protect the seasoning of the pan from the harshness of soap and still get all the charred bits of food off the bottom of the pan.

There are lots of foods that can do double-duty like my jar of kosher salt. Our friends over at AOL Food have put together a photo gallery with 23 Weird Household Uses for Food. They've got foods that can help with to clean drains, keep bugs and pests at bay or clear a clogged drain. Their salt tip? Work a good amount of salt into a grease stain on an item of clothing before washing to help remove the stain.

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Tags: AOL Food, AolFood, cast iron pans, did you know, kosher salt, oddities, stain removal, Weird Household uses for Food

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Rachel

2-07-2008 @5:56PM Rachel said... A few grains of rice in your salt shaker will keep the salt from clumping together.
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April

2-08-2008 @7:49AM April said... Salt is also pretty helpful in getting out blood stains.
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Simon Arch

2-10-2008 @12:27PM Simon Arch said... I'm surprised they didn't say to use soda to dissolve rust or any of the other old urban legend uses for Coke. I don't for one second buy using soda to dissolve clogs. It MIGHT work if you let it sit for a couple days, but there's not enough citric acid in soda to be that effective.
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