Wax paper, a seemingly humble roll tucked away in kitchen drawers, is far more versatile than most people realize. Traditionally used for food preparation and storage, wax paper is a coated paper ...

If you're tired of listening to your clothes hangers squeak as you slide them along the rod, or having them stick to the surface, try this wax paper hack.

Parchment paper, left, and wax paper have distinct and overlapping uses in the kitchen. (Scott Suchman for The Washington Post/food styling by Lisa Cherkasky for The Washington Post) ...

There's a roll of wax paper right there in your kitchen drawer. You use it for all sorts of kitchen tasks, like rolling out pastry dough so it doesn't stick and catching drips when you frost cakes ...

Wax paper is also a non-stick coated paper, but rather than silicone, it is coated in (spoiler alert!) wax. It's paraffin wax, to be more specific, which makes it moisture-proof and grease-proof, too.

Let’s face it: Cleaning takes so much time, and we’d much rather be doing other things, like playing with our kids or watching Netflix. So we love hacks that help us get through our chores ...

Let’s face it: Cleaning takes so much time, and we’d much rather be doing other things, like playing with our kids or watching Netflix.

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