11. Keep the oven clean
Are you baking a bubbly lasagna or casserole?
Keep messy drips off the bottom of the oven by laying a sheet or two of aluminium foil over the rack below.
Do not line the bottom of the oven with foil; it could cause a fire.
12. Improve radiator efficiency
Here’s a simple way to get more heat out of your old cast-iron radiators without spending one cent more on your gas or electricity bill: Make a heat reflector to put behind them.
Tape heavy-duty aluminium foil to cardboard with the shiny side of the foil facing out.
The radiant heat waves will bounce off the foil into the room instead of being absorbed by the wall behind the radiator.
If your radiators have covers, it also helps to attach a piece of foil under the cover’s top.
13. Protect a child’s mattress
As any parent of a potty-trained youngster knows, accidents happen.
When they happen in bed, however, you can spare the mattress – even if you don’t have a plastic protector available.
First, lay several sheets of aluminium foil across the width of the mattress.
Then, cover them with a good-sized beach towel.
Finally, attach the mattress pad and bottom sheet.