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What's a frugal trick you've chanced upon recently?

I accidentally semi-reinvented the "trencher". Basically, in medieval times, food would be served on a slab of bread and that would kinda be the plate. Or, you know, bread bowls for soup and the like.

I have an air fryer, and I've learned I can line the basket in a large flour tortilla, and it generally keeps whatever I'm cooking/warming up from getting the pan too dirty aside from some easily knocked-out crumbs.

I hate washing things, and I hate wasting paper liners, so it lets me cut down on those, and I can just eat the tortilla.

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[–] Mojojojo1993@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I need to try the tortilla idea. The in laws bought the air fryer so I didn't get a say in it. They use plastic baking sheets to reduce clean up. Creating so much waste. I try to cook in the bottom and then clean it. I might give the wrap idea a go.

Maybe a bit pricey considering how often we use the fryer.

[–] galaxi@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You call also find silicone air fryer liners online!

[–] Mojojojo1993@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Hadn't thought about that. Can they take the heat ? We had one for oven before. It was a real bastard to clean. We could never get the oil and crap off it. So kinda defeated the purpose