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If you’ve ever found crushed chewing gum on your car seat, jeans, or carpet, you know the horror. No need to panic, and no need to use harsh chemicals.
Here’s the trick:
Place a frozen spoon on the gum. After a few minutes, it hardens. Use the edge of the spoon to gently scrape the gum without damaging the fabric.
🎯 Tip: This method also works on candle wax stains!
5. Genius Trick to Detect a Freezer Fault While You’re Away
This is so ingenious it’s practically a mini science experiment.
Before leaving the city:
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Fill a small cup with water and freeze it.
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Once solidified, place a spoon over the ice.
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Leave it in the freezer.
If upon returning, you find that the spoon has sunk or is no longer at the top, it means that the freezer lost power long enough for the ice to melt, which indicates that the frozen food may have spoiled and been refrozen.
⚠️ Especially useful during holidays or storm season.
Final scoop
It’s funny how a simple spoon can do so much more than stir soup. From relieving tension headaches to alerting you to a freezer malfunction, this humble kitchen utensil has remarkable capabilities when it’s cold.
Now, I don’t just keep one spoon in the freezer: I keep one in both freezers, just in case. And more often than not, I find myself reaching for it when I least expect it.
Try it once. You might discover that the coolest tool in your house isn’t in the toolbox: it’s waiting for you silently behind the ice cream maker.
