Surprising Aluminum Foil Life Hacks You Never Knew About

Aluminum foil is one of those things that everyone keeps around the house, and everyone assumes has just one use. Most people already know they can wrap up food safely and easily with a little square of foil. Yet, there's so much more you could be using foil for — and it could seriously cut down on how much money you spend.

These aluminum foil life hacks might surprise you, but they're definitely real and are must-trys for housekeepers on a budget. If you love making life easy and want tiny antidotes to stressful living, these tin foil tricks will make you want to pick up a roll the next time you hit the dollar store.

Crumple up balls of aluminum foil to create dryer sheets.

Want to have static-free clothes, but don't have dryer sheets on hand? This is one of the coolest aluminum foil life hacks you can learn. The foil removes static cling and doesn't include gross-smelling perfumes or skin-irritating chemicals.

Use aluminum foil to polish silver and remove rust.

These two aluminum foil life hacks will cut down the amount you spend on anti-rust brushes, jewelry cleaner, and more. So, if you like shiny, untarnished metal, you'll need to keep reading.

To clean your jewelry with aluminum foil, drop a small square of the stuff in a dish with your silver jewelry. Then, add salt, baking soda, and hot water. The tarnish will literally fall off.

Similarly, a water-soaked piece of foil will clean off rust in a pinch. All you have to do is dip some foil in water, then use the foil like you would a Brillo pad.

Lastly, a balled up wad of foil will clean your grill just as well as a grill brush. Who'd have known?

Get rid of cooking grease with foil.

Hate having oil in pans and having to deal with pipe-clogging grease? Simply line a bowl with foil, and pour the grease into it. Let the grease settle and harden.

Then, when the grease is hard, crumple the foil up into a ball, and toss away the foil. This gives you less clogged pipes, and less mess to clean up. This is one of those awesome kitchen hacks that can seriously cut down on cleaning time, so chefs, take note!

Use foil to turn AAA batteries into AA's in a pinch.

Can't find that last strip of AA batteries you bought? One of the coolest aluminum foil life hacks can help you out by letting you turn AAA's into AA's. Just crumple up some aluminum foil, and add the foil to the "+" ends of an AAA battery to turn it into a makeshift AA.

Use aluminum foil to get that golden brown (not burnt) pie crust.

Nothing tastes better than a freshly baked slice of pie, but getting that outer pie crust to keep from burning isn't always easy. If you want to avoid a burned pie crust, cover the outside edges of the crust with foil before you pop it in the oven.

Use foil to sharpen scissors.

Another one of the cooler aluminum foil hacks you might enjoy is its ability to sharpen scissors. All you need for a sharper pair of scissors it to start using scissors to cut through sheets of aluminum foil.

Reheat pizza on the stove.

Baking something, but want reheated pizza too? We've all been there. Just wrap the pizza in foil, and place it on the stove. The foil conducts heat, which in turn makes it easier to reheat the slice thoroughly. It's basically like grilling pizza — except, you know, no grill.

Cut down your ironing time by using tin foil on the bottom of your ironing board.

Want to cut your ironing time in half? One of the coolest aluminum foil life hacks out there can help. Just place a sheet of foil on the top of your ironing board, place your clothing item on top of it, and iron it. Since foil tends to conduct heat, this will allow you to iron both sides at the same time.