Article: Thinking outside of the plastic wrap box

Have you ever looked at the ends of your plastic wrap box?

I hadn't either -- at least not until someone forwarded me one of those cute/good luck/helpful tips e-mails I usually delete, unread.

However, for some reason, I opened this particular e-mail, in which the writer confessed that he'd often struggled with getting plastic wrap out of the box in a neat and efficient manner.

But, this urgent e-mail pointed out, if you look at the ends of the box, there are tabs that you can push in to secure the cardboard tube, so it is much easier to pull off the plastic wrap.

I scoffed. I've known my way around a kitchen for several decades now. Long gone are the days when I tried to make instant ...

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