7 Alternate Uses for Regular Kitchen Items at Home

If you are looking to unleash your inner Martha Stewart in the kitchen, but you only have limited gadgets to work with, don't worry; you may still do without all those fancy tools! Here are 7 of the best alternate uses for regular kitchen items at home:

If you are cooking soup for dinner, you do not want to serve your kids with excess fat swimming around that hearty meal, do you? If your kids could no longer wait around the time needed for refrigeration to skim excess fat from the soup, Real Simple suggested on the use of a metal ladle filled with ice cubes in order to remove the excess fat.

For those of you who are into DIY and homemade products, the publication suggested on the use of Kool-Aid as a natural rust remover. Simply cover the stain with the juice, scrub the rusted area with a stiff brush and rinse it with water afterwards.

You can also make use of a jam jar to recycle these glasses at home and you can even grow a countertop garden in them. These jars are said to be perfect for creating a moss-and-fern countertop garden because of their tight-fitting tops, which help lock in the moisture.

If you are looking to make the perfect meringue for your macarons, but you are having a hard time separating the yolks from the whites, you don't need to get an egg separator to perfect this technique. According to Martha Stewart, a slotted spoon will easily do the trick.

Your trusty old colander to drain your pasta can also be used to extend the storage life of your favorite fruits and vegetables. The publication noted that the holes in the colander help extend their shelf life by allowing air circulation.

An ice cream scooper can be used to remove those tough seeds from your winter squash. The scooper will help give you a smooth base when using the squash for baking.

Lastly, if you want a glass of freshly squeezed lemon juice but you don't have a juicer at home, tongs will help you squeeze every last pulp and juice in it.