When poaching eggs - add a pinch of salt to the water to stop the white from spreading.

 

If you drop an egg on the floor - sprinkle liberally with salt and it lifts up easily without spreading and sliding everywhere as you try to wipe it up.

I like that one. One day I'll try it 

Oooh I'm gonna try that Sweet, ta.

Of course Cosmo, never scramble eggs, or dish up Weetabix without it myself 

Does that not count as steamed lemon as well as a cleaning tip..?

Sooz, have you seen the hairy bikers poach eggs? The stir the water into a whirl pool too to stop the whites splattering

I thought salt made the whites go rubbery, Soozy?

I use a drop of white vinegar when I poach mine (no, you can't taste it in the eggs)

To get label glue off hard surfaces; wood, china, glass etc. use metal polish wadding like Duraglit or Brasso.

Just the tiniest pinch

*takes notes*

I need to bring a lemon to the office. We have two microwaves, and no one EVER cleans them but ME! 

Assert your authority Lori 

I can relate Lori, at my old job they only ever rinsed tea mugs not cleaned them, and they never ever cleaned the microwave And my current colleague is a right messy you know what, I'm constantly cleaning up after her

Ahh, gotcha

 

 

If the microwave has no discernable odour then you don't need the lemon, btw.  Just the steam from the boiling water will work at shifting the dirt.

I need that ROFL smilie you guys use.

The cleaning chores fall to them that care. That'd be me. 

There's been a dirty fork (our only fork) in our sink at work for 3 weeks.. My colleague dumped it there after eating a Chinese takeaway and I decided to take a stand and not touch it! Last week she asked where the fork was and she still didn't get the hint, she's used it and dumped it there dirty again I know it's petty but I refuse to touch it! I keep my own secret fork hidden away now

I'm with you Summer, I would bring flask, cutlery, packed lunch and watch the cups forks and microwave fester until somebody other than me noticed 

It's the principal of the thing isn't it syd! I clean up after myself so I don't see why other people can't too, it's good manners to do so!

 I'm having flashbacks to some of the standoffs I had with my teenage daughter. 

 

Think we've hijacked this thread? Maybe I better come up with a cooking hint.  Let's see....umm....problem is my Personal Chef does the bulk of the cooking. How about this one:

 

Don't play cook in the street. 

 

 

It's cos they don't notice Summer, and you keep cleaning up after them, like the phantom cleaning fairy.

 

Stay away from the sink and microwave for a year and they may come to notice 

Damn right!  Mind you, I'd have to tell her in no uncertain terms whilst wagging my nice clean fork in her face for added emphasis...

 Don't point that thing at me! It might go off!! 

 Mine are in there thirties and still bliddy leave me with a sink full of dishes 

It makes me wonder what the heck her house & personal hygiene is like..! Yes we have rather hijacked, erm, let's think... Always turn the gas hob dials completely OFF because almost blowing up the house makes the other half very And um.. Doesn't a dash of something stop spaghetti sticking..?

I used to get texts from Mr. Lori after I'd cooked my breakfast at home to bring to work: "Are you finished with this burner?" 

No fully boiling bubbling water stops spaghetti from sticking 

Tsk Tsk Lori, good job you have a good man, otherwise you would have the pick of the firemen 

oil or butter

 I never thought of it that way before. 

Does that not stop it boiling over? 

Lol Lori, thank goodness I'm not the only one! I can cook perfect pancakes & a tasty curry but that's about it really. Anyone know where I can buy 1 single heart shaped cookie cutter..?

The Italians I know would shoot you for putting anything but salt into a pan of boiling water for your pasta  

Bet you say that to all the boys....  

I have one you can borrow next time you come by... 

Thanks Lori I'll get the pilot to load up my private jet then, should be there in about 8 hours- cant stop though, I'll need to get straight back here for work

Sweet, have you tried somewhere like Amazon for the cookie cutter?

Or Lakeland, perhaps?

I'll be ready!

Find out where the chuckout is in your local Morrisons. You can get their premier dishes for 99p on the last sell by date. The curries last in the fridge for a couple days, or will freeze.

Anyone know where i can get SLOE juice so i can make Sloe Gin?

It may be best to wait for the back end. You need to use the fruit and the blackthorn blossom isn't out yet.