I save the invalid sample credit cards that come in the mail. They make great pot and frying pan scrapers. They’re flexible, making it easy to hold on to them.
You also can keep one or more in the car as an emergency windshield scraper to remove frost from your windshield.
Gail Dippel
Greeneville, Tennessee
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