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17 Smart Ways to Use an Ice-Cube Tray

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17 Smart Ways to Use an Ice-Cube Tray

17 Smart Ways to Use an Ice-Cube Tray

It’s a good thing to expand our creativity, and the easiest place to start is at home, these are some of the many unusual, yet ingenious ways to get advantage of a simple ice cube tray.

17 Smart Ways to Use an Ice-Cube Tray

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Wine leftovers, if you haven’t quite finished a whole bottle, pour the rest into an ice cube tray to use for making sauces and soups later. Keep iced coffees and teas cold without watering them down.

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Vitamins and pills separator
Avoid wasting fruit, freeze fresh lemon and lime juice by the tablespoon
Freeze homemade stocks. One ice cube is usually equivalent to two tablespoons. Which means 2 cubes = ¼ cup, 4 cubes = ½ cup, 6 cubes = ¾ cup, 8 cubes = 1 cup

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Storing jewelry
Painter’s palette.
Freeze and store homemade baby food.

Citrusy Summer Ice Cubes

Freeze lemonade or other juices to drop into iced teas or water for an added fruity twist.

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Mini jell-o molds
Organize your junk drawer
Popsicle maker

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Freeze tomato paste so you always have some on-hand when a recipe calls for one or two tablespoons.

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Eggs last awhile, but not forever. If you need to preserve your eggs a little longer, you can stick them in the freezer. Of course, you don’t want to just toss them in, shells and all. That’s where an ice cube tray can help.
Candy mold for homemade confections.

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If you’re taking something apart, whether that be a chair or a keyboard, use an ice cube tray to keep all the screws and little bits at arm’s reach and separate.
Freeze freshly chopped herbs or fresh herbs.
Separate and organize seeds.

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