Aluminum foil is one of those kitchen items most people have laying around. It’s great for lining trays and covering food, plus it’s recyclable which is an added bonus. But when it comes to using it outside of the usual ways, it often gets overlooked.
As a very thin metal sheet, aluminum foil has a unique set of properties that mean it’s foldable, scrunchable and can be molded into virtually any shape. Yet, it's easy to cut and tear whilst also being rigid enough to hold its shape. It’s an inexpensive material with potentially hundreds of uses, but still, we shove it in a kitchen drawer and only get it out when we want to stop something browning too much in the oven.
