Is your aluminum foil just sitting in a drawer until it’s time to cover food? There is so much more you could be doing with it. We found forty of the most useful and unique ways to use or reuse aluminum foil. Yep, in a lot of cases, you can use aluminum foil more than just once.
Are you ready to get creative? Check out these ideas:
Use aluminum foil to cover the crust on your pies halfway through baking them. It will keep the crust from burning. Perfection!
Take new or used (but clean) tin foil and line the inside of a shoebox. Place your indoor seedlings in the box so they can get all the extra light possible reflecting from the foil’s surface.
#3 Get warmer in the winter
If you have old fashioned heaters, place a layer of aluminum foil behind them to reflect lost heat back into the house. You’ll be toasty warm for less money.
#4 Clean dirty cast iron pans
Do your pans tend to get baked-on messes? Crumble up a ball of tin foil and use it to scrub them away.
#5 Create uniquely shaped cakes
Do you want a cake that’s shaped like a mermaid? Use heavy-duty tin foil to create the shape and then place it in a cake pan.
#6 Make brown sugar soft again
If your brown sugar has turned into a giant lump, wrap it in tin foil. Then, all you need to do is bake it in the over at 300 degrees for five minutes. It will be soft and no longer a lump.
Taping off areas can be a pain, especially when it comes to odd shapes like doorknobs. Cover them in tin foil and easily shape it to cover and protect doorknobs while painting.
#8 Slide furniture across carpet
Wrap several pieces of heavy-duty aluminum foil over the bottom of each furniture leg. The furniture will practically glide across the carpet. Don’t use this trick on regular floors, though. It may leave scratches.
Do you want to get creative with frosting but don’t have a piping bag? Fold your aluminum foil into a triangular shape and then fold it over on itself. It’s a simple solution and an instant piping bag.
#10 Instant RFID protector
Wrap your credit card in a piece of tin foil. It will prevent it from being scanned while it’s in your pocket, purse, or wallet.
Are you going camping? Wrap your matches in aluminum foil first to keep them dry.
#12 Sharpen your scissors
Are your scissors getting dull? Fold a piece of tin foil at least three times to make it thicker and then cut it several times with your scissors. They will become instantly sharper.
#13 Protect furniture legs
If your cat or dog chews or scratches on furniture legs, cover them with tin foil. They will stop damaging the furniture.
Is your silverware dull? Get a baking dish, place a sheet of tin foil and the bottom, place your silverware on it and then sprinkle two teaspoons of salt and two teaspoons of baking soda over it. All you need to do after that is pour in enough water to submerge everything and then wait five minutes. Rinse your silverware and admire the shine.
Are you tired of dark photos with too many shadows? Create an affordable light reflector with a piece of cardboard wrapped tin foil.
#16 Keep pets off furniture
Place aluminum foil on your furniture to deter pets. Eventually, they will stop trying to jump on the furniture, and you can take the foil off it.
Place aluminum foil on your ironing board. It will reflect the heat, and both sides of the cloth will get ironed at the same time.
If you can’t find any curlers, take wet hair, wrap sections of it in tin foil, roll it up, and use a blow dryer. That’s it!
Do you have nicely polished silverware and want to keep it that way? Store it in foil.
Do your steel wool pads always end up rusty? Wrap them in tin foil and throw them in the freezer until the next use. Problem solved.
Are you short a platter? Create an easy one by wrapping a sturdy piece of large cardboard with tin foil.
Create a tin foil cone for your ice cream cones and popsicles. You won’t be dealing with drops everywhere anymore.
If you don’t have a lure, use tin foil. Wrap it around your fishing line near the hook. The fish will be attracted to how it shines.
#24 Keep birds away from fruit trees
Hang tin foil from your fruit trees. The sound and light will keep birds at bay.
Not everyone has a funnel in the house, but we all need one at some point. Fold a piece of aluminum foil to create an instant funnel that is just the right size for your project.
Stop rodents from getting to saplings with tin foil. Just wrap it around the base of the trees.
Rip tin foil into tiny pieces and put it in the soil where you are planting. It will keep insects away from your flowers and vegetables.
#28 Protect roasting pans
Before you roast anything, cover the bottom of the pan in aluminum foil. It will make cleanup a million times easier.
Heavy-duty aluminum foil will keep smells out and keep freshness in when in the freezer. Don’t be afraid to wrap food in it before storing it in the freezer
#30 Keep a clean fireplace
Place tin foil on the bottom grill of your fireplace. It will prevent soot from building up/
Always bring tin foil when camping. It can be helpful when cooking things over a fire and may act as reflective signaling material in an emergency.
Placing salmon in a tin foil pouch to cook it in creates the perfect environment for it. It will come out moist and flaky.
If you are taking a break from painting, wrap the paintbrush in tin foil. It will keep the paint on it from drying out.
Fold up a piece of aluminum foil several times and make cuts into it with any dull knives. It will help to give them their edge back.
#35 Fix loose battery springs
If batteries aren’t fitting right any more because of a loose spring, use tin foil. Fold it under the spring to create a more stable and snugger fit.
#36 Keep food warm longer
Did something you were cooking get done before everything else and end up cold? Next time, wrap it in tin foil to seal in the heat when it’s done cooking.
Cut foil into small pieces to make simple confetti. No one will know it was DIY.
#38 Stop messes from forming
Place a sheet of aluminum foil below anything you are cooking in the oven. This is particularly helpful if it’s something that is likely to bubble or boil over.
Place a few sheets of tin foil at the bottom of a paint roller pan. It will make cleanup as easy as crumpling the foil and throwing it away.
Place tin foil on the rack of your grill. It will keep soot and debris buildup to an absolute minimum.
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Is your aluminum foil just sitting in a drawer until it’s time to cover food? There is so much more you could be doing with it. We found forty of the most useful and unique ways to use or reuse aluminum foil. Yep, in a lot of cases, you can use aluminum foil more than just once.
Are you ready to get creative? Check out these ideas:
