Leftover tea is not waste; turning it into treasure is reflected in many aspects of home life. Recently, a new use for waste tea has been discovered: removing musty odors from iron pots. Heat and dry the iron pot over the fire, evenly coat both the inside and outside of the pot with salad oil, and then place a few dry tea bags inside the pot.

Iron pots can easily develop mold after long use, so what to do? Ms. Zhou, a citizen, called our hotline yesterday to share her iron pot cleaning tip. Ms. Zhou said never waste leftover tea leaves—they are great for removing musty odors from iron pots. First, heat and dry the iron pot over the fire, then evenly coat both the inside and outside of the pot with some salad oil. After that, place a few dry tea bags inside the pot to prevent and eliminate mold. Alternatively, you can add water to the iron pot along with some fresh chives, gradually heat it, and use a spatula to press the chives and scrub the bottom of the pot. This will soon remove rust. Reporter: Chen Yu
Scatter some minced ginger on frozen meat to restore freshness. Do housewives often have this trouble? If you can’t finish buying fresh meat at once, you have to freeze it, but when you take it out later to cook, the taste is usually not as good as fresh meat. How can you make frozen meat taste fresh again? Yesterday, senior nutritionist Zhou Mi from our city said the simplest method is to marinate the frozen meat with minced ginger. Before cooking, slice or shred the thawed meat, sprinkle minced ginger over it, mix evenly, and let it marinate for about 10 minutes before cooking. The meat will turn out very tender. If you don’t like eating ginger bits, you can also thaw the frozen meat in ginger water, and the effect will be the same. One reminder: frozen meat must be thawed in cold water, otherwise nutrients like protein can easily be lost.