Organisation queen reveals the ONE $12 kitchen buy she uses for opening jars, handling hot pots and covering food in the microwave

  • Cleaning queen reveals the $12 multipurpose kitchen item she can’t live without
  • Carolina uses a microwave-safe mat for heat protection and mess-free cooking 
  • She also uses it to open stuck jar lids as the silicone material grips to surfaces
  • ‘I can’t tell you how many times this has saved me from making mess,’ she wrote

By Amelia Roach For Daily Mail Australia

An organisation queen has revealed the one multipurpose kitchen product she cannot live without – and it’s only $12.

Perth mum-of-two, Carolina McCauley, uses her Tongjude Silicone Microwave Mat from Amazon for heat protection and mess-free cooking when in the kitchen. 

Carolina even uses the mat to open stubborn jar lids as the silicone material grips to surfaces well and does not slip when food is placed on top. 

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Carolina McCauley uses a $12 silicone mat from Amazon daily for heat protection and mess-free cooking

She uses the mat to open jar lids as the silicone material grips to surfaces well and does not slip

She uses the mat to open jar lids as the silicone material grips to surfaces well and does not slip

Organisation queen Carolina McCauley uses her $12 silicone mat from Amazon daily when in the kitchen for heat protection and mess-free cooking

The mum sits everything from hot fry pans full of freshly cooked pasta and dirty spatulas covered in sauce onto the mat to avoid mess on her bench top.

To reheat meals without causing food or sauce to splatter inside her microwave she also sits the mat on top of dishes to save her from any unnecessary cleaning. 

‘I can’t tell you how many times this mat has saved me from making mess in my kitchen,’ Carolina wrote. 

Amazon also advertises the product as a drying mat that’s perfect for portable use and can be folded up inside a bag to bring along to a picnic or camping trip.

The silicone material makes the heat-proof product extremely easy to clean as mess can be both washed and wiped right off the surface area. 

Carolina shared her must-have kitchen essential on TikTok and received more than 90,000 views from followers who say they’ve already added the item to their cart.

She places hot fry pans full of freshly cooked pasta and dirty spatulas covered in sauce onto the mat

She places hot fry pans full of freshly cooked pasta and dirty spatulas covered in sauce onto the mat

She also sits on top while reheating meals in her microwave to stop it to food or sauce from splattering

She also sits on top while reheating meals in her microwave to stop it to food or sauce from splattering

The mum places everything from hot fry pans full of freshly cooked pasta and dirty spatulas covered in sauce onto the mat to avoid mess on her bench top

‘Don’t tell me twice. Just purchased,’ an enthusiastic follower wrote. 

‘Yes! This is my most used item in the kitchen,’ a happy customer wrote. 

‘It stays as my microwave plate cover all year round,’ another wrote.  

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