My Ducky Life

I have had a wonderful response to the article about 15 Storage Tricks Anyone Can Do , and I thought of some other helpful tricks for around the house. These are some things I do to make life a little easier. I hope they can help you out, too!  1. Problem: Crock Pot with no case or band.  Some crock pots are sold as just the crock pot with no case or band for easy travel. This is great if you never go anywhere, but if you're like me, and need a crock pot to travel for an event, then this trick with a dish towel may be what you need. This is my 2 quart crock pot. I needed to transport some cocktail weenies for a cookout and had no idea how to do so in my car without risking it tipping over.        My crockpot has loops through the handles, which allowed me to put a dish towel over the top,and tuck it in through the handle holes. It wasn't perfect, but it held the lid in place so nothing spilled or tipped during the transport. This would work be...

Do you ever have those kitchen tools / dishes / utensils / etc that you avoid using simply because they are a pain to clean? I have been in this exact position and decided I'd had enough of small crevices, dish sponges that don't get into tight spaces, getting my hands messy, and breaking finger nails by picking at stuck on food gunk! In one of my "How am I supposed to get all of this off of this grill pan?" moments, I looked up and saw my son's baby bottle brush. I had a few extra brushes in the cabinet, so I grabbed one and thought that maybe if a nylon brush would get out the little bits of gunk from a baby bottle, it might just work on other surfaces...? It worked better than I ever expected! I've been able to use a simple, $1 baby bottle brush to do a lot of quick, easy, hassle free cleaning while keeping my sanity and fingernails intact! Behold - The George Forman Grill Plates: We made pork chops with a marinade and seasonings. I always cl...