Wednesday, January 17, 2007
A couple of frugal tips...
I read a couple of great tips this morning - more ways to stay frugal.
TRANSPORT-A-CAKE. I couldn't afford one of those "fancy" $8 cake savers for transporting cakes, so I just went to the dollar store and bought the biggest plastic bowl I could find with a lid. I set the cake on the lid with a little frosting under the cake to hold it in place and then frosted it, and now I have an airtight cover by using the bowl over it!
Pizza or Baking Stone. Baking pizza and bread on stone produces excellent results. Now you can spend $200 for a HearthKit stone insert for your oven, or fork over $70 for the FibraMent baking stone. Or, you can take about $5 to your local floor tile or home improvement center and buy unglazed quarry (terracotta) tiles, which will do a fine job. You can completely cover the shelves of your oven with tile and just leave it that way for all uses, or use one 16-inch square for bread and pizza. At less than $2 a tile you’ll save a lot of dough.
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Wednesday, January 17, 2007 - Untitled Comment
 Posted by HandsNHearts
Thank yo for the reminder. I have really wanted one of those great hearth kits, but no way I'll spend that much on it. I'm just too cheap.
I had read somewhere way back when about using the tile that way for the same results. I seem to recall it being somehow different for electric ranges, but I'm renewed in searching out if it will work with electric or not now. Either way, the new kitchen will have propane appliances and I know it will work then!
Thank you!!!
Deanna
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Wednesday, January 17, 2007 - Untitled Comment
 Posted by southernbelle
Great ideas! I'd never heard of using terra cotta tiles like that.
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Wednesday, January 17, 2007 - Good idea!
 Posted by maa
WOW!!! Thanks for that great tips.
I want to try the tile, Is it safe for baking foods on. I can't think of any risk but was just wondering about the safety of using a tile. Like chemicals that might be in the stone.I am dumb about those kind of things.
Thanks for sharing your frugal tips here, they are very helpful.
maa's mom
~~From Julia~~
I'm guessing it's safe but I don't really know. I'm assuming that is why it says unglazed? I'll have to do some checking on it.
Edited by BlueApple on Wednesday, January 17, 2007 at 02:13
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Wednesday, January 17, 2007 - Untitled Comment
 Posted by katenicholl
These are brilliant ideas! I'll have to give them a try!
Thanks for your e-mail! I appreciated it very much.
Catherine :o)
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Wednesday, January 17, 2007 - I love these tips!!
 Posted by Penni
These are fantastic!! I am going to purchase a few tiles on my next run into town!!
Thanks so much!!
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Wednesday, January 17, 2007 - What a great idea!
Posted by Joanne
I love the tile idea! If too many people find out, it might put Pampered Chef out of business!
Joanne
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