Feb 2022
10:32am, 12 Feb 2022
2,710 posts
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Fields
I’ve been going through my underwear - some pairs of pants and socks identified with holes in
Can I reuse them as rags for cleaning? Me fixing them probably isn’t going to happen, I’ve never been able to thread a needle due to shaky fingers
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Feb 2022
2:35pm, 13 Feb 2022
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run free
Depends on the fabric. Some will be great for rags, some materials will just smear whatever is on it across what ever you wipe it across. You could also think about turning them into a draught excluder to put across a door? I put fabric into a pair of old trousers and then used string to tie the ends
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Feb 2022
8:58pm, 13 Feb 2022
2,754 posts
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Fields
Thanks that’s a good idea. I’ve got 4 “spare” pillows which have gone soft and I think I might see if I can repurpose them as draft excluders.
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Feb 2022
10:24pm, 13 Feb 2022
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run free
You might consider making a hot box. Require: - Large stable box that can fit an old duvet/pillows.
- Old blankets/duvets/pillows to act as insulation
So when am cooking soups or need to cook something for a long time like for stock or beans, place a pot (or even better a pressure cooker) into the middle of the insulated box typically on top of a pillow or duvet. This will keep your soup hot for a good 10 hours; will also keep cooking stuff (like a slow cooker).
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Feb 2022
10:25pm, 13 Feb 2022
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run free
Really has saved me a lot of energy
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Feb 2022
2:49pm, 15 Feb 2022
22,221 posts
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Red Squirrel
I went to a talk that included that sort of arrangement, with straw. A nutritionist on the panel does it when he goes camping with the family.
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Feb 2022
11:01pm, 15 Feb 2022
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run free
Works well in a normal house too. It's a slightly different way of cooking
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Feb 2022
11:22pm, 15 Feb 2022
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jacdaw
Everybody should have a pressure cooker! Time and energy saved is huge.
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Feb 2022
11:59pm, 15 Feb 2022
2,806 posts
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Fields
I will look into that arrangement run free. Not something I can set up at present but I can see it working with my Dutch Oven.
Still traumatised by pressure cookers - my Nanna was a fan and used to overcook everything - and I was scared they’d explode!
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Feb 2022
8:27am, 16 Feb 2022
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run free
@Fields Pressure cookers are much better designed. Totally agree @Jacdaw
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