10 Amazing Things You Can Do With Beer!

Who knew there were so many household uses for beer! 

According to food guru, Rachel Ray, here are some amazing uses for the hoppy beverage that might surprise you!

#10 - I have to admit being a child of the 70's, I was well aware of how good beer is for your hair. Apparently, the B vitamins and proteins in the beer heal damaged cuticles and add lift to roots! How many of you remember this gem! (PS: that's a young Kim Basinger!)

#9 - Believe it or not, you can clean your jewelry! The beer's natural acids help bring back the shine.

#8 - Easily loosen a stuck rusty screw! Pour some beer on the hardware, wait a few seconds, then give it a turn. The carbonation helps break down the rust.

#7 - Get green, green grass at home! The fermented sugars kill any fungus and feed the grass, allowing it to come back healthy and green.

#6 - Cook up some juicy chicken! Prop a whole chicken over a half-full can of beer (the can goes in the cavity) and season with salt, pepper and spices. Then place it vertically on a hot grill or a pan in the oven -- the beer evaporates into the bird as it cooks, creating a super moist chicken. 

#5 - Pamper your feet! The enzymes in beer soften callused feet. Make a mixture of room-temp beer and warm peppermint tea (about half and half); dunk your toes for 20 minutes.

#4 - Keeps insects away! Fill small jars with beer and place them in the garden. Insects are attracted to the sugars, and when they slip in for a sip, they aren't able to crawl or fly out. 

#3 - Zzzzzz! Wash your pillowcase in water spiked with a little beer. Hops are sometimes used as an herbal remedy for insomnia. They have the chemical compound dimethylvinyl carbinol, which has a calming and slightly sedative effect.

#2 - Who wants fluffy pancakes! If you like your flapjacks on the puffy side, sub your favorite lager for the liquid called for in the recipe.

#1 - It also works for waffles! You'll be amazed at how light and airy they turn out by switching out the liquid in the recipe for beer!

Don't forget to get your tickets to America on Tap - Manchester! There will be an afternoon session and an evening session on Saturday, October 10th at the Verizon Wireless Arena.