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Pouring egg cooking water down the sink is a bad idea: here’s why

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If you use the water from your eggs to water your plants, do not put salt in it because it is harmful to the plants.
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To use this source of calcium resulting from boiling egg shells, all you have to do is sprinkle the soil of your plants with cold cooking water.

Keeping this information in mind, you will therefore think twice before throwing the egg cooking water down the sink.

Discover the cooking waters you can recycle for other uses at home

Like the cooking water for hard-boiled eggs, many other cooking waters are thrown down the drain even though they contain useful properties that may cover more than a single use.

Potato cooking water
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The starch in potato cooking water is found to be effective in removing dirt and dissolving grease stains.

It also happens to be a great way to unclog sinks and make your floors like tiles shine.

In addition, it shares with the cooking water of hard-boiled eggs its role as a natural fertilizer for plants. And for good reason, the potato cooking water provides nutrients very appreciated by plants such as magnesium, phosphorus and iron.

Important elements for the vitality and growth of plants and flowers. Potato cooking water is an ally for your garden when it is cold to give your plants a boost.

We will also add that the potato cooking water also acts as a natural and safe weedkiller. Collect their cooking water then spray it using a spray bottle on the weeds when the water is still slightly warm.

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