Everyone cooks at least once or twice a day, so making mistakes is almost mandatory. To make everything much easier and avoid making mistakes, it would be enough to change only trivial habits that are sometimes also bad but you don’t realize. A clothespin, for example, can make a difference. 

Not many know the clothespin trick, but it can really change the lives of many women and men in the kitchen. It is a  practical trick, available to everyone,  that can be put into practice in seconds, using something that is present in almost every home.

As soon as the food boils, the water overflows, whether the pot or pan is large, or else small changes.  So we try to place the lid in such a way that it blocks the water  , prevents it from escaping, giving the opportunity for steam to escape, making sure that everything cooks well at the right time.

The clip applied to the pot, this is how and why

But there is a fairly simple solution  , which consists of using the classic clothespins, the kind that are usually used to hang and dry clothes. There are both wooden ones, which are sometimes more resistant, and plastic ones. All you have to do is take a clothespin from the laundry and place it on the edge of the pot, carefully, because it could be damaged or even melt, especially in the case of plastic clothespins,  due to the high temperature and heat generated. escapes during cooking.

The clip is especially useful in the case of pans or pots  , where it is difficult to remove the lid by securing it,  to let the steam out without creating disasters of any kind. For example, it may happen that the lid slides slowly, closing completely, or that on the contrary, it falls directly on the plate, dirtying it completely.

Save gas or electricity with just a clip

This trick is also fantastic  in terms of energy savings.  Nowadays saving on the bill, or simply saving gasoline, is very important. When using the clothespin, the water does not come out as it usually does. Remaining inside the pot, it maintains the temperature very high, which allows us to cook food quickly, thus saving gas. Not to mention that, for the most fearful, it is a double solution, because it avoids splashes of hot water, which can also burn you depending on how and where they arrive.

This way you save where you can, however you can. Today there are also those who cook, with the gas turned off, as well as those who avoid cooking several times a day to save money. Actually, you don’t need to give up,  you just need to be smart,  cunning and insightful.

The thousand uses of clothespins

Clothespins have many uses. They can not only be used to hang clothes and clothes, but also in a thousand other ways, in the kitchen and beyond.

In the kitchen they can be used, for example  , to seal pasta packages  . Alternatively, if you love DIY jobs, you can glue and create kitchen towel holders or anything else to keep the kitchen always tidy and avoid chaos.

The clip as a car air freshener

Even a clip can become a  very practical car air freshener,  you just have to attach some scented balls and place them wherever you prefer, anywhere in the car and that’s it.

Or if applied to clothes hangers,  inside closets,  one hanger can accommodate twice as much normal clothing, if not triple, or quadruple. It takes very little to make intelligent use of it.