You can do more with your microwave than re-heating days old pizza: Here’s some unusual microwave hacks that can actually save you cash.

Cook super quick meals

The microwave can be used to cook a lot more than just reheated pizza: From chocolate cookies to baked potatoes, you can use your microwave to prepare all sorts of yummy meals in minutes. Check out some amazing student microwave meals here!

Free up space

Cook more than two things at once by using an upside down or mug as a stand, cutting your electricity bill.

Revive make up

Don’t ditch that dry and clumpy mascara, instead just take off the and brush and give the open tube a quick blast with a cup of water for a handful of seconds on a high heat.

Give stale foods a second chance

Make those stale crisps crunchy again but laying them out on a paper towel and giving them a 30 second blast on a high heat.

Disinfect your sponges

Kill bacteria on your kitchen sponge by soaking in it water and then blasting it in the microwave for a minute or two

Warm small towels

Don’t waste time and hot water if you want warm towel, just put a cold one in the microwave for 30 seconds to a minute!

Get more juice from your fruit

Microwave fruits like oranges, lemons and limes to make them easier to squeeze and to get more juice out. A quick 20 second blast on a high heat will do!

Soften hard sugar

Similarly, place hardened and lumpy sugar in a microwaveable bowl with a damp kitchen towel on top and blast for 15 second intervals until loosened.