25+ ways to use table salt to solve almost any kitchen problem

4. Pick up spilled eggs
If you accidentally drop an egg on the floor, you can clean up your mess quickly by sprinkling salt on the fallen egg. When you wipe it up with a paper towel, the egg will come up easily.
5. Vanquish grease fires
Fires during cooking are inevitable. To put out a grease fire fast, throw a handful of salt on the flames. Keep a box of salt next to your stove for the sole purpose of extinguishing grease fires.
6. Prevent mold on cheese
If you buy cheese, use it for a day and the next day, it seems like you have to toss it because it’s moldy, use salt. You can prevent mold on cheese by wrapping a block of cheese in a saltwater soaked paper towel before putting it in the fridge.
7. Keep your milk fresh
Salt in milk? Yes, indeed. A pinch of salt, when added to milk or cream, helps it stay fresher for a longer period of time.
8. Keep windows frost-free
On those particularly blustery days, you can keep your kitchen window frost-free with a bit of salt. After you wash your windows, sponge them down in some salt water and let it dry. When the frost comes, your windows will be clear.
9. Shell nuts easier
Nuts with hard shells, when soaked in a saltwater solution for a few hours, are easier to crack.
10. Easier oven cleaning
One thing that always needs to be cleaned in a kitchen is the oven. That’s because food is always bubbling up out of pans and baking dishes. To prevent the food that makes its way over the edges of your dishes into your oven from creating a stuck-on, burnt mess, sprinkle any spills with salt immediately. When you oven is cool, you’ll be able to wipe the stain right up with a cloth or sponge.
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