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Freezing food in reusable bags without splitting the seams
Liquid expands as it freezes, and a bag filled to the seam is a bag being asked to stretch.
Getting garlic and onion smells out of silicone for good
Silicone absorbs oils, and most food smells are carried in oil. That is why a normal wash sometimes is not enough.
Reusable versus disposable: working out when it actually pays off
The switch is worth making for most uses and not for all of them, and the maths is easy enough to do yourself.
Storing dry goods in bulk without them going stale
Buying in bulk only saves money if the last third of the sack is still good when you reach it.
Packing lunches that survive until midday
A soggy lunch is nearly always a packing order problem rather than a food problem.
Carrying the shopping home: what makes a tote worth keeping
Almost every reusable tote fails in the same place, and it is not the fabric.