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I have a few non-food staples that I always keep in my pantry for cooking and storing food – parchment paper, plastic wrap, plastic baggies, and foil. But the one thing that I grab most often to use outside of the kitchen is foil.
I typically buy Glad™ Heavy Duty Aluminum Foil because it’s thicker than regular foil, which makes it sturdier. Plus, I really like the Glad brand foil, whether standard or heavy duty, because it’s 30% stronger than other leading foils, and I HATE when foils rips when I stir vegetables I’m roasting or for other projects around the house.
Foil makes clean-up in the kitchen easy (I line my roasting pans with it), but I also use it outside of the kitchen a lot. so Here are 3 ways I use Glad foil outside of the kitchen!
1. Cleaning the grill. I share a grill with others at my apartment and with so many people using the grill, it can get pretty nasty. And not everyone cleans the grill after using it, unfortunately. Plus, the grill brush at my apartment is in pretty rough shape. I ball up a piece of foil and use that to scrub the grill clean before I put my meat on. Works great!
2. Lining Maizey’s toy basket. I keep all of Maizey’s toys in a basket by the door, and clean it out every month or so, tossing toys that have no life (i.e. stuffing) left in them or that are just really gross. It can be hard to clean the dog hair that collects at the bottom of the basket, so I’ve started lining it with a piece of foil. When I clean out the basket each month, I pull out the foil and just replace it with a new one.
3. Placemats at a cook-out. A cookout should be casual but I’m a big fan of placemats, regardless of the formality of a meal. Using foil adds a fun touch while still keeping things casual. The pull-up cutting features ensures you get a clean cut, which helps keep the placemats looking crisp and not sloppy. Customize the placemats with each person’s name, and draw a border on it if you’re really ambitious/artsy. (I am not artsy.)
And don’t forget to put a cup of sharpies in the center of the table. Everyone likes drawing on their mat and impromptu games of tic-tac-toe or hangman are encouraged! Clean-up is a breeze! Have everyone crumble up their placemat and see who can make it in the garbage can from the furthest distance.
You can find Glad Aluminum Foil at Albertsons, Food Lion, Hannaford, Lowe’s Food Stores, Brookshire, Meijer, Harris Teeter, Demoulas Market Basket, or Futuro Foods.
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125 Comments
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
atHaha, o my gosh! My mom has just been trying to figure out the best way to clean the grill! We’ll have to try foil 😛
heather
atI use aluminum foil outside the kitchen to clean silver, color hair, and to cook on the BBQ.
Shannon
atI use it in crafts sometimes!
Deanna
atthat’s a good idea for cleaning the grill. I use it to line the bottom of the grill to keep it clean as well.
paige c
atWe use foil to wrap awkward shaped and sized things in the fridge and to line cookie sheets in the oven so we don’t have to wash them 🙂
paige c
athttps://twitter.com/RunforBerries/status/771471445599793152
Anne Schrum
atI use foil to wrap food before sealing it in a ziploc and freezing it to ward off freezer burn.
Natalie
atI wrap aluminum foil at the top of my TV antenna to get better reception.
Natalie
athttps://twitter.com/yarbr012/status/771491106886475776
Will G
atI used to use it to make little boats!
Will G
athttps://twitter.com/willgriesmer/status/771497176635760642
Megan
atI can’t think of anything! I have seen the foil on antenna trick but I don’t need it.
Jennifer
atthe placemat thing is a great idea! i’ve never actually used foil outside the kitchen. but my favorite in-kitchen way is folding it into an envelope to cook food inside… so reliable not to split open like my parchment paper sometimes does!
Mina
atWell, it’s technically my hairdresser’s best use of foil outside of the kitchen but it’s to balayage my hair 🙂
Mina
Katie B
atTo amuse kiddos, I make a small “boat” out of foil, and then do various experiments in a sink of water: moving the boat across the water with soap, testing the buoyancy, etc. Fun times! 🙂
Katie B
atI tweeted! https://twitter.com/carrotrunr/status/771691993982439424
Heidi B
atI love to use the foil to make robots and crafts with the kids!
Heidi B
atTWITTER ENTRY HERE: https://twitter.com/zanderbear/status/771716786379108353
Ashley
atI let my one year old crunch it up and play with it.
Mary
atI make a foil hat to keep the aliens from accessing my brain.
Tracy
atI use it to sharpen scissors!
Charlotte
atI use it on the grill to make the best grilled veggies!
Sunny
atFor some reason, my kitty loves it as a toy – ball it up and he’ll bat it around for days.
Jill S.
atLove to use it to make foil packets for the grill!
Thanks.
heather from nc
atIf we’re painting and we need to finish the next day, we wrap our paint brushes and rollers in foil instead of rinsing them.
Julie
atI recently used it to line the bottom of a wooden flower pot that my daughter painted for me for Mother’s Day.
RLR
atI’ve used it to clean silver jewelry before! Also, my kids take pizza to school on Fridays. On Thursday evening, I cook their pizza and then wrap it in foil. The foil becomes a plate/placemat for lunch. They can bring it back home to put it in the recycling bin as long as its not too messy (and if they remember!). I like the tip about cleaning the grill!
Kalynn C.
atThe idea of cleaning the grill with foil is genius! We’ve been on the hunt for special brushes that won’t rip apart and leave pieces stuck to the grates. Thanks for the idea!
Jen
atI’m pretty boring…I pretty much just use foil for roasting veggies. I also make ahead breakfast burritos & wrap them in foil to put in the freezer. Quick and easy breakfasts on the go!
Brooke
atI use it for crafts!
Elena
atI use it for sharpening scissors
Elena
athttps://twitter.com/ElenaIstomina/status/772144450701107200
Lisa Brown
ati use foil to clean sterling silver jewelry
Lisa Brown
athttps://twitter.com/LuLu_Brown24/status/772305422958993408
Julie Wood
atI use foil to clean the barbecue, for when I highlight my hair, and I use foil for to clean my jewelry and sharpen my scissors.
Julie Wood
attweet-https://twitter.com/JewelWood/status/772420034094178304
mami2jcn
atWe use it on the bbq.
mami2jcn
attweet–https://twitter.com/mami2jcn/status/772443030645248000
Jessica To
atI use foil on our grill and in the kitchen.
Madeline
atI’ve used foil to clean jewelry, and to clean cast iron.
Madeline
atTweet link: https://twitter.com/shala_darkstone/status/772486086333460480
Jessie C.
atI use foil to clean my grill.
tcarolinep at gmail dot com
Jessie C.
attweet-https://twitter.com/tcarolinep/status/772565165871030273
Kelly D
atWe use foil for crafts, such as an accent in homemade cards or to wrap gifts.
Kelly D
attweet
https://twitter.com/Kellydpa/status/772615361208455168
Emily @ Relishments
atI use foil to cover fixtures I don’t want to get paint on them during projects, like door knobs, light fixtures and toilet paper holders. Foil is easy to reshape and keeps the paint out!
Nik
atI just use it in the kitchen if to bring things places ! I’m not creative thanks
Nik
atAwesoI just use it in the kitchen if to bring things places ! I’m not creative thanks
Courtney
atOur favorite camping meal: tinfoil dinners!! We layer veggies + chicken and seasonings, and always use an extra sturdy foil so we can flip them without ripping. Soooo gooood!
HELEN
atI do the same thing with my grill! I use the foil to clean it!
Rachel
atWhen my cat was little I would put tin foil on surfaces I didn’t want him on because he was scared of it.
Rachel
athttps://twitter.com/RachelGriesmer/status/773623301226782720
natasha lamoreux
athttps://twitter.com/Natashalamoreu1/status/773654465362755584
natasha lamoreux
atI use aluminum as liners and the kids use it for arts and crafts.
Amy Tong
atlove your idea. I usually use them at the outdoor grill. or wrap things for my family to take a to-go after a party. 🙂
amy [at] uTry [dot] it
Amy Tong
attweeted:
https://twitter.com/uTry_it/status/773761422215909377
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Rebecca
atI like to have foil on hand when we go camping to cook food over the fire or for wrapping up leftovers.
Rebecca
atTweet. https://mobile.twitter.com/Michael64263870/status/774046026080583680
OFG
athttps://twitter.com/OneFrugalGirl/status/774065648724946944
OFG
atmy son likes to run water down them with a hose. It works great for sailing small boats down the backyard hill.
rachel
atMy husband always uses it on our grill! Easy clean up!
katherine Person
atI have never really thought outside the box for this one and have only used it in the kitchen
katherine Person
athttps://twitter.com/mkjmc/status/774709742082162688
Allison Swain
atWe use it for the grill when not using in the kitchen. I didn’t know about all these neat uses for it until now!
Thanks for the chance to win this
allisonrsdswain(AT)gmail(DOT)com
Allison Swain
atTweeted | https://twitter.com/allisonrswain/status/774722486105694208
Keri justice
atMy kids are always using foil in craft projects!
Keri justice
athttps://mobile.twitter.com/KeriEjustice/status/774939831629651968
kjasus
ati use foil for many science experiments in the classroom
kjasus
athttps://twitter.com/raggammuffin/status/775013736428015616
laura bernard
atI use it when I color my hair and in craft projects.
laura bernard
athttps://twitter.com/Iwubcats/status/775066258043760640
Erika
atSome people in my family (I won’t name names) have used it as wrapping paper. 🙂
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Margaret Smith
atI use foil for doing crafts and cooking on the grill. Thanks so much.
Margaret Smith
atTweeted: https://twitter.com/peg42/status/775460979983384576
Thanks again.
Mita
atWe use it on cooking on girls and crafts.
Mita
athttps://twitter.com/mitadav/status/775686038471794688
Kristen
atThere’s something about crumpled up foil that cats hate so I use it to keep my mischievous kitty out of places she doesn’t belong.
Elle
atI use it to clean the grill outside.
Elle
atTweet: https://twitter.com/PrettyHotPink6/status/776049076706037760
Jeffrey
atWe use foil during painting projects around the house for wrapping up brushes and rollers during breaks.
Jeffrey
atI posted a tweet: https://twitter.com/FireRunner2379/status/776788018447409153.
BusyWorkingMama
atWe use it in art projects. It is a fun, shiny material for crafts.
Stephanie Phelps
atI use foil to help when I am cleaning the grill and it works really well!
Stephanie Phelps
atI tweeted
https://twitter.com/my4boysand1/status/779696619965059072
Elizabeth pergande
atI use it to clean silver.
Elizabeth pergande
athttps://twitter.com/eliza_elliott/status/780550898783129600
LaTanya
atI use it for arts and crafts
LaTanya
athttps://twitter.com/sweetums82/status/781883137559232516
Cynthia C
atOne of my cat’s favorite things to play with is a ball of aluminum foil.
Denise L
atI use it as a grill cleaner too! It’s a great use for foil.
Denise L
attweeted – https://twitter.com/dmarie824/status/783018742133428229
Emily @ Relishments
atI use foil to wrap around oddly shaped objects (door knobs, hangers, fixtures) when painting walls – it’s a lot easier to shape than tape and keeps the paint from getting where I don’t want it!
Kerry
atI use it for a paint tray liner.
Kerry
attweeted: https://twitter.com/KerryBishop/status/783404935660630016
Debbie B
atwe have used it to line the bottom of our grill
Debbie B
ati posted a tweet here:
https://twitter.com/purplepanda1966/status/783530102055440384
Rebecca Graham
atI use it for crafting projects.
Rebecca Graham
atTweeted: https://twitter.com/rhoneygee/status/783544861576298497
Betty C
atI mostly use it for cooking on the grill and sealing food for the freezer.
Betty C
atTweet – https://twitter.com/willitara/status/783638707005816832
Robin M.
atUse balled up pieces of aluminum foil in the dryer in place of dryer sheets.
Ellie Wright
atWe use foil on our bay windows in summer to keep out heat and sun.
Ellie Wright
atTweeted
https://twitter.com/eswright18/status/783887818158444544
maria cantu
atI use foil on tip of antenna.
sherri crawford
atto wrap christmas presents with a red ribbon
Annette
atOutside the kitchen I use foil for messy craft projects such as those that use glitter. I can fold up the foil after I’m done and pour the glitter back into the container.
Annette
athttps://twitter.com/ThatTuxedoCat/status/784083219301933057
Susan Smith
atI use foil on the grill to make grilled veggies!
Susan Smith
athttps://twitter.com/susan1215/status/784100193197187072
Tamara
atWe’ve used foil for science experiments in our homeschool.
westiemks5 at yahoo dot com
Tamara
atTweeted! https://twitter.com/calebaw3s0m3/status/784106025179680768
Kristen
atOne year I used foil and cardboard boxes to create an amazing ROBOT Halloween costume for a friend. Usually I just use in on the grill 🙂
Kristen
attweeted
https://twitter.com/rubylorikeet/status/784194028745072641
Tina W
atI use foil to line the paint roller tray.
Tina W
attweeted: https://twitter.com/tinawoo21/status/784238767544545282
Sarah L
atI like sharpening scissors with aluminum foil.
Thanks for the contest.
Sarah L
athttps://twitter.com/slehan/status/784301423018188800
angie
atHonestly, I don’t use foil for anything other than in the kitchen. It had never even crossed my mind! Hope my answer is OK. Just being honest! 😀
angie
atI tweeted here: https://twitter.com/MsTofuFairy/status/784382921868251136
Tabathia B
atI reallly don’t use it outside of the kitchen, except on the grill
tbarrettno1 at gmail dot com
Tabathia B
attweet https://twitter.com/ChelleB36/status/784436703729750016
tbarrettno1 at gmail dot com
Thomas Murphy
atI have not used foil outside the kitchen.
Thomas Murphy
attweeted
https://twitter.com/thomasmurphy40/status/784461502376009728
Anastasia Falling
atI’ve used the for camping cooking, keeping stuff fresh… but nothing else outside of food!! I’ve seen lots of cool hacks recently tho’. Like using foil to curl your hair! 🙂
Anastasia Falling
atTweeted 🙂 – https://twitter.com/Enter_Now/status/784513095561457664