Here then are some suggestions for transforming them back into useful objects to be reused throughout the year to freeze food, devote yourself to artistic or do-it-yourself jobs and keep your toolbox or desk tidy.
He is about to end up run over, his mother saves himYou don't like much i ice cubes and you still find yourself having containers for their preparation, which have remained unused for some time kitchen compartment, or there served only in summer, when the need to refresh drinks becomes urgent?
Here then are some suggestions for transforming them back into useful items to reuse all year round to freeze food, do art or do-it-yourself crafts, and keep your toolbox or desk tidy.
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Keep the vegetable nut
Ice containers can be used to refrigerate yours homemade vegetable nut, that you can prepare following the recipe. Once the cube has cooled, you can divide it into the spaces usually reserved for ice cubes and place everything in the refrigerator.
Freeze the broth
Pour the leftover broth in ice cube containers so you can freeze it once it has cooled down. It will be ready to be used on the next occasion both for the preparation of soups and for cooking vegetables.
Freeze the lemon juice
Lemon juice can be frozen pure or diluted in water to have it at hand when needed, for example in the preparation of sweets or fruit salads. Otherwise you will get lemon ice cubes to use not only to cool, but also to give a touch of taste plus summer drinks.
Freeze tea and coffee
Tea and coffee can also be easily frozen inside the ice cube containers. The moniportions obtained can be transformed into small icicles or they can be used for the preparation of unusual slushes.
Freeze the pesto
Il pesto and other homemade sauces can be frozen in single portions inside the ice trays and extracted from the freezer in the desired quantity in the periods of the year when fresh herbs and vegetables are not available for their preparation.
For the children's snack
If their capacity permits, the ice containers can be transformed into serving trays grapes, berries, slices of mandarinor, strawberries or dried fruit to entice the little ones to a good and healthy snack.
Palette for painting
If you find yourself with unused ice containers, turn them into paint palettes where it will be easy to dilute acrylic paints or watercolors. The little artists of the family will surely be thrilled.
Nursery
You will easily get a small seedbed by drilling with the help of a nail or other tool, pin a hole under each space for the ice, which will be used for the drainage of the water. You can then fill the containers with soil, arrange the seeds and start taking care of them. When the seedlings start growing, they can be transplanted into pots.
On the desk
Pliers, staples, sharpener, pencil leads and other small items can find space in the ice boxes and help you organize your desk and tidy up your drawers.
in garage
Likewise, there will be space for screws, bolts, nails and other small mechanical parts to be used for home repairs and do-it-yourself. The containers can be placed directly in the toolbox, or on shelves and racks.
Creativity'
Ice containers become the ideal solution for contain beads, hooks, buttons and so on it is useful for making do-it-yourself jewelry or other small creative works of art.
Portagioielli
The ice boxes contain the ideal spaces to place earrings, rings and other small jewels when they are not being worn, helping to help you keep them in order. avoiding losing them.
Mold for chocolates
The dimensions of the ice molds are ideal for making homemade chocolates. Just melt some dark chocolate in a bain-marie, add ingredients of your choice such as chopped hazelnuts and pour everything into every space. You will therefore have to let the chocolate cool for half an hour and let it rest in the refrigerator for at least an hour. Your chocolates will be ready to be tasted!
Soap mold
You can make small soaps to make available to guests or to give as a gift using ice containers as a mold. In this case, follow the recipe for the preparation of vegetable soap, or melt the remnants of the old soap in a bain-marie to rework them and obtain new ones.
Container for seed bombs
Use the ice boxes to store your seed bombs when storing them in the sun to dry or as storage compartments, if size permits. To learn how to make seed bombs, with which you can dedicate yourself to Guerrilla Gardening, follow our instructions here.
Marta Albè
