If your old microwave breaks down, keep the heat-proof plate. It makes a great baking tray.
Keshma Bibi, 33, Hyde, Greater Manchester

After you've finished a jar of pickled onions, don't throw the leftover vinegar away. Pour it into a vinegar bottle and use it like normal when you're having fish and chips. It tastes lovely and spicy.
Julia Moyce, 34, St Albans, Hertfordshire

Save empty butter wrappers by putting them in a Ziplock bag and put them in the fridge. Then when you need to butter a pan just take one out and rub the wrapper along the pan.
Elena Smith, 36, Harrogate, North Yorkshire

I was fed up with my peanut butter going hard in the jar so I stirred a bit of honey into it. It not only softens the peanut butter, but it adds some extra sweetness.
Loreen Allen, 44, Brighton, East Sussex

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