Give your dishwasher a break by measuring ingredients directly into your mixing bowl using a digital scale.
Garage floors are puddle prone: springtime floods, melting ice from tires, you name it. You can keep that water away from your tools and toys with a dam made of expanding foam.
Don't risk slicing your fingers by cleaning a blender with a sponge—pour in soap and water, turn it on, and rinse it out
When you go to the beach and take your cooler with you, sprinkle salt on the ice so that it stays frozen for much longer.