Did you realize this?

valerie · Post by **valerie** » Tue May 20, 2008 11:53 am

'Cause I sure as heck didn't: (Got this in an email)

A friend sent this to me and I sure did not know it. I never read the ends

of the Aluminum Foil box. I had to go into the kitchen and check this out for

myself. Who ever looks at the end of your aluminum foil box? What a

fantastic idea. Now, if someone would just make plastic wrap that didn't stick to

itself.

(I just went and locked in 3 boxes of foil and 1 box of saran wrap!)

I've been using aluminum foil for years. Great stuff, but sometimes it can

be a pain. You know, like when you are in the middle of doing something and

you try to pull some foil out and the roll comes out of the box. Then you

have to put the roll back in the box and start over. The darn roll always

comes out at the wrong time.

Well, I would like to share this with you. Yesterday I went to throw out an

empty Reynolds foil box and for some reason I turned it and looked at the

end of the box. And written on the end it said, "Press here to lock end".

Right there on the end of the box is a tab to lock the roll in place. How

long has this little locking tab been there?

I then looked at a generic brand of aluminum foil and it had one, too. I

then looked at a box of Saran Wrap and it had one too! I can't count the

number of times the Saran Wrap roll has jumped out when I was trying to cover

something up.

I'm sharing this with my friends that did not know this. If you all ready

know this, delete this message and don't e-mail me and make me feel dumber

than I already feel. If you didn't know this, e-mail me and let me know so I

won't feel so dumb.

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Val again... as my UK'er friends might say, I was gobsmacked!! I have a

roll of cheapo store brand foil, and it's on there, I ran downstairs and

looked as soon as I got this this morning!!

Who knew?

:-2

Lon · Post by **Lon** » Tue May 20, 2008 1:21 pm

I didn't know it. Thanks.

kayleneaussie · Post by **kayleneaussie** » Tue May 20, 2008 1:25 pm

I didnt know but it dosent say that on our boxes

Dewey2Me1MoThyme · Post by **Dewey2Me1MoThyme** » Tue May 20, 2008 1:32 pm

Talk about modern technology LOL! I too did not know this!

Dew

"Anything worth dewing is worth dewing well"

Hugz · Post by **Hugz** » Tue May 20, 2008 1:53 pm

I never noticed either.

Good tip!

Thanks Valerie!

G#Gill · Post by **G#Gill** » Tue May 20, 2008 2:02 pm

Ang on a minit, I'll just go and check me foil and me cling film >>>>>>>>>> brb :rolleyes:

G#Gill · Post by **G#Gill** » Tue May 20, 2008 2:12 pm

Blinkin phone rang didn't it grrrrrrrrrrrrrrr. No our Brit boxes don't have this little bit of assistance - must be something reserved for the American market only

All mine says is - Warning sharp cutting edge !!!!!:rolleyes:

Kathy Ellen · Post by **Kathy Ellen** » Tue May 20, 2008 2:26 pm

Hi Val:-6 Very cool...I love these bits of info. I didn't know that. There are just 2 little triangles on both sides of the box. You press them in to lock the foil...Thanks.

Another little tip. When you use foil , place your food into wax paper first as the aluminum leaks into your food :-6

RedGlitter · Post by **RedGlitter** » Tue May 20, 2008 2:40 pm

Thanks Val! I never knew that!

Thanks Kathy Ellen, I'll remember to do that.

valerie · Post by **valerie** » Tue May 20, 2008 7:19 pm

kayleneaussie;870509 wrote: I didnt know but it dosent say that on our boxes

You know what, I bet you could make your own. Take a razor blade

and cut a little "V" in the middle of the end of the box and push it

in... might work...

valerie · Post by **valerie** » Tue May 20, 2008 7:22 pm

Kathy Ellen;870538 wrote: Hi Val:-6 Very cool...I love these bits of info. I didn't know that. There are just 2 little triangles on both sides of the box. You press them in to lock the foil...Thanks.

Another little tip. When you use foil , place your food into wax paper first as the aluminum leaks into your food :-6

Well, I don't use any of it but VERY rarely... but I wonder about

putting the wax paper in if you were say baking a potato? Doesn't

it deteriorate and get melted wax paper all over the food?

Patsy Warnick · Post by **Patsy Warnick** » Tue May 20, 2008 8:08 pm

I had to go check - to secure the roll - press

I've never seen that - not ever

There's a thread "what makes you mad" - I said Saran Plastic Wrap

the junk never rolls right - I make a mess of it..

Thank You - maybe this will ease my frustration with wrap..

Thanks

Patsy

minks · Post by **minks** » Tue May 20, 2008 8:23 pm

well I'll be darned there it was. Isn't that something eh... always something new to learn.

Thanks Valerie and you to KE good tips for the day.

Kathy Ellen · Post by **Kathy Ellen** » Wed May 21, 2008 2:20 am

valerie;870674 wrote: Well, I don't use any of it but VERY rarely... but I wonder about

putting the wax paper in if you were say baking a potato? Doesn't

it deteriorate and get melted wax paper all over the food?

Hi Val,

I pack food in wax paper first and then foil when I want to make a sandwich for lunch or to freeze things.....not for cooking.

K

kayleneaussie · Post by **kayleneaussie** » Wed May 21, 2008 3:24 am

valerie;870673 wrote: You know what, I bet you could make your own. Take a razor blade

and cut a little "V" in the middle of the end of the box and push it

in... might work...

Thanks I will give it a go

Dweedle Dee · Post by **Dweedle Dee** » Wed May 21, 2008 3:52 am

We must be on the same mail distribution list, I got that info in my email this weekend.

And lemme tell you, I was absolutely gobsmacked!

Malady Ash · Post by **Malady Ash** » Wed May 21, 2008 4:08 am

Hi val, I havent got any baco foil at the moment to check lol,

but ive just looked on the cling film box and it has instructions on the box for Roll Hold Tabs which i had never even looked at before. Cling film can be such a pain at times.

This is a wilco brand :

Roll hold tabs - designed to hold the roll of film securely inside the box.

First find start of the roll, Then lift roll slightly and push in perforated tabs which are located at either end of the carton.

Great post hun, I will be sure to use it in the future.

Do you mind if i pass the info on to my friends?

Hugs Malady

valerie · Post by **valerie** » Wed May 21, 2008 1:38 pm

Dweedle Dee;870756 wrote: We must be on the same mail distribution list, I got that info in my email this weekend.

And lemme tell you, I was absolutely gobsmacked!

I posted it on another site and people there had just gotten it,

too... musta went 'round the world, eh?

:p

(By all means Malady, pass it on it's a kick!!)

qsducks · Post by **qsducks** » Mon May 26, 2008 6:30 am

Cool tip, thanx:wah: