The culture of reuse is more the order of the day than ever: reusing food and utensils is a whole statement of intents in the kitchen. Anything goes to contribute a grain of sand to the fight against climate change.
In the kitchen, one of the products more interesting to reuse (and do it almost infinitely) are the glass jars: those for legumes, broths, pates, baby food and any type of container with different sizes.
They are very useful for storing products that are soaked once opened, such as cookies, or that simply come in uncomfortable packagingsuch as coffee capsules, infusions (although they must be kept in the dark), seed mixes, oatmeal and also pasta, rice, salt or sugar, and even use them for home baking.
Now one of the biggest challenges It is the elimination of the labels that arrive so well glued from the supermarket, unlike those of the beer bottles, which come off when you have not finished drinking it, since these adhesives are designed for direct reuse.
A priori, it may be believed that a squeegee or washing with hot soapy water is hand of saintbut these solutions will only make anyone who tries it lose patience, since they will always want scraps and, above all, glue.
The first step is to wash these containers well by hand, and then put them in the dishwasher with a program as hot as possible. It is very likely that, afterwards, the labels have come off or come off practically on their own.
Another thing is the glue: the trick to get rid of this annoying glue is to spread the remains with olive oil and let them rest for an hour. Then, with a damp cloth and lukewarm water, you have to rub the surface and the glue will come off.
nail polish remover solution, acetone basedIt is also a great option to finish removing the remains of glue. In this case, the same operation must be carried out: moisten the area with this liquid and then remove it with a wet cloth.
paint them by hand
Apart from removing the label, a nice solution is, once all the remains have been washed and removed, to paint on them some handmade motifs with permanent markers, which will resist washing at high temperatures.
6 air density Vorratsdosen Bonbonglas Glass set – Vorratsglas with a maximum capacity of 500 ml / Vorratsbehälter – Bonboniere to preserve ingredients & spices.
Even if you don’t have much art or skill when it comes to painting, a wonderful option is to paint polka dots, stars or small motifsfor example, cave paintings, to give them their own touch and make them more fun and personalized.
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