6 Ways to Reuse Cereal Box Linersby Mary Ann Romans | More from this Blogger 07 Aug 2008 05:01 PM
In an earlier blog about reusing the cereal boxes themselves, I touched on how useful these liners can be. Now, I'll share six ideas for reusing them. Why throw something away if it could save money? Which idea is your favorite? Do you have an idea that is not on this list? Please let me know! Use the cereal box liners instead of baggies for packing lunch. They will keep your sandwiches so fresh! Cut open the cereal box liner and lay it flat. Then use it when dipping chocolate covered pretzels or making candies. The sweets can sit on the liner to cool and harden. You just saved yourself some wax paper, or at least the mess of prying the sweets off of a plate or cookie sheet. Speaking of treats, here is another idea. Use a cereal liner over your hand to pat down and spread warm rice crispy treats in the pan when making them. Microwave hot dogs, muffins and more inside the cereal box liner. When I heard this tip, my only question was if someone could tell me if the cereal bag liners were microwave safe. I still haven't found out the answer to this. If they are safe for the microwave, then you can also use the next tip of covering a dish with a cereal box liner to prevent spills and splatters in the microwave. If you are making bran muffins, you know that many recipes call for crushed bran cereal. Place the cereal in a cereal box liner, fold the end over for a seal and use a rolling pin to crush the contents. Try this also for an Oreo cookie crust, a graham cracker crust, a nut or cracker crust for a casserole, etc. Click here for more articles by Mary Ann Romans. Don't Throw that Food Out! Ways to Save Food Gone Wrong What to Do with a Dead Umbrella Learn more about Mary Ann Romans  Mary Ann Romans is a freelance writer, wife and mother of three children. She lives in Pennsylvania with her husband, the kids and a 16-pound cat. Relevantfrugal tags User Comments annasmom07 (40) 08 Aug 2008 06:13 AMI wouldn't heat these. According to http://www.wipo.int/pctdb/en/wo.jsp?IA=WO1997048554&WO=1997048554&DISPLAY=DESC, the liners are made of plastic. MomOfSJandL (30) 08 Aug 2008 09:55 AMAlso, if you make your own bread, you can store it in these bags. I do this, and it keeps the bread fresher longer due to the preservative in the bags. I also save the cardboard box for when I am making pizza, the hot pizza comes out of the oven onto the cardboard. It's sturdy enough to cut the pizza on, and you toss it when you are done (or recycle if your area supports it!) Shellie amandapace (20) 11 Aug 2008 07:11 PMSlightly off topic, but that reminds me of saving the butter wrapper to butter your pans with!  Mary Ann Romans (26876) 12 Aug 2008 05:00 AMI do this all of the time! It saves money on those sprays. Community Tags cereal, cooking tip, green, reuse, recycle, save money Discuss this article
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