5 new ideas for using cling film

Food wrap comes in handy in the kitchen for more than just storing food. We have 5 ideas for using it for other purposes

1. Fruit
The ethylene gas produced by apples, cantaloupe melons, avocados and bananas helps ripen many other fruits. Don't like bananas that are too soft? Wrap the tail with food wrap, it blocks ethylene from escaping. On the other hand, the foil can also be used for ripening. For example, put hard peaches in the same bowl as avocados and wrap them in clingfilm. In this way, the ethylene will not evaporate and the peaches will become much sweeter and softer after a few days.

2. Wine
We may not be understood by true wine lovers, but we don't like pouring an entire bottle of dry red down the sink! Unpleasant cork odor is not to be feared, and there is a solution for it: put the foil inside the glass, pour the wine and shake. Polyethylene absorbs the unpleasant taste and odor, so you can do without loss.

3. Pastry
Even edges on a pie are sometimes very difficult to achieve. If you press the dough gently under the foil, you will achieve those beautiful round edges. Be sure to make sure the dough is well rested, otherwise it will be too sticky.

4. Poached Egg
To make a classic poached egg, you don't have to pour liters of vinegar and water in an attempt to make the perfect funnel. We've got a little trick: spray a piece of clingfilm with oil, place it in a container and crack an egg into it. Tie a knot so that it turns out like a sack, which you and drop into boiling water. The result is a beautiful, even poached egg!

5. Ice cream
If, for completely inexplicable reasons, your ice cream has gotten too stale in the freezer, wrap it in cling film - that way it won't absorb other flavors for as long as possible.