20 Frugal Ways to Use Butter

You may enjoy using butter on rolls or in pasta, but did you know there are other ways to use butter around the house too? You don’t have to be cooking in order to use butter. In fact, below you will find 20 ways to use butter that you may not be aware of. Take a peek below at 20 ways to use butter that are frugal, fun, and purposeful!

20 Frugal Ways to Use Butter

1. Quiet a squeaky hinge.
Do you have a hinge that squeaks? No problem. Add a little butter to the hinge and it will silence it right up.

2. Keep food from sticking to knives.
Before chopping veggies or slicing into baked goods, add a thin layer of butter to the knife. That way it will cut and the item won’t cling to the knife.

3. Swallow large pills with ease.
If your doctor prescribed you pills that are too large to swallow, spread a little butter on them. They will slide right down.

4. Give your snow shovel super powers.
Just like buttering a knife keeps food from sticking to it, buttering a snow shovel will keep snow from sticking to it making your job easier.

5. Remove ink stains.
Did one of the kids draw with a pen all over the table? Spread a little butter on it and wipe it clean.

6. Remove water stains.
If water stains are on your wood furniture, just add a little butter to the stain and let it sit. Wipe it away after 24 hours and see what a difference it makes.

7. Give cheese a longer life.
When you cut from a piece of cheese, butter the knife first. It will help preserve the exposed edge that often goes bad first.

8. Remove price tag residue.
Did you buy a thrift store vase that has a sticky spot on it after removing the price sticker? Just rub a little butter on it and wipe clean. The butter will loosen the stickiness and gunk.

9. Remove gum from hair and hands.
If one of the kiddoes (or you!) gets gum in your hair or hands, simply apply butter, massage in and wipe clean.

10. Prevent a black eye.
The phosphates in butter can actually prevent bruising. Apply some when you bang an eye, arm, or leg and want to prevent bruising.

11. Keep onions from spoiling.
When you cut an onion and don’t use it all, spread butter on the unused portion to help preserve it.

12. Prevent water from boiling over.
If a pot is about to boil over, add a teaspoon of butter. Problem solved.

13. Detangle necklaces.
If you have a chain that has become tangled, add some butter to the knot to lubricate it then pick loose with a needle.

14. Moisturize your nail beds.
Beat dry nails by massaging a little butter into your nail bed.

15. Remove a stubborn ring.
Add some butter to your finger to help lubricate and remove a stuck ring.

16. Banish dry skin.
For really dry skin, use butter just as you would lotion. It works great on dry elbows and heels.

17. Say goodbye to sap.
Use a little butter along with your soap to remove sap that gets on your hands and skin while working in the yard.

18. Clean children’s toys.
Use a little butter to clean the faces of dolls and other plastic toys. Just massage on and wipe clean.

19. Prevent floor scratches.
If you are moving furniture around on a wood floor, add a little butter to the legs so they glide easily and scratches are avoided.

20. Speed up a sled.
Just like you saw in the movies, add a little butter to the bottom of sleds to speed them on those wintry hills.

Give these 20 uses for butter a try and see how easy it is to use butter in fun and frugal ways!