Have you been scratching your head over the popularity of bowl cozies these days? Have you wondered how to use a bowl cozy or what they even are? Have no fear, everything you need to know is below.
Bowl cozies have unexpectedly taken the world by surprise. If you’re wondering why your bowl might need a coat and don’t quite get the reasoning behind all the fuss, you’ll soon see that there are MANY uses for these simple little quilted ‘bowl coats’.
Keep Hands Cool
Do you ever heat up your food in the microwave? If so, you know how easy it is to burn your fingers on a hot dish you try to pull out of the microwave.
Solution to too-hot-to-touch bowls? A bowl cozy! Simply add the cozy to your bowl before you stick it in the microwave. The cozy doesn’t get hot, which allows you to pull out the bowl and keep your fingers nice and cool.
Keep Your Food Warm
If your a fan of eating your warm food while it’s still warm, a bowl cozy might be for you. The little cupped quilt hugs your bowl tight and helps keep the heat in, thus keeping your warm food warmer for longer.
Eat without a table
If you’re like so many people, and like to eat in front of the TV or computer, a cozy is a perfect container for your bowl. If you’re eating hot soup, for instance, holding your bowl in your hands, won’t be too hot to touch. On the other end of the spectrum, fill your bowl with ice cream and keep your fingers from freezing.
Protect Your Table
If you prefer to eat at the table, and scramble to find those hot pads before placing hot food on the table, look no further than a bowl cozy. Simply place the hot food in a cozy before placing it on the table and it will protect your table from harm.
Fancy up the table setting
Forget the chargers or placemats. A bowl cozy can step in to fancy up the table setting in a new way.
Spill catcher
This is great for the kids (let’s blame all the spills on them, yes?!!?) Put their bowl in a cozy and most of the spills will be caught by the cozy (which is easy to wash). It saves messes!
How to Take care of Bowl Cozies
It’s super simple. They’re made from cotton and filled with cotton batting. They wash up great in the washing machine. But pull them out, re-shape them, and let them air dry. Drying them in the dryer might make them a bit lumpy and misshapen, but they’ll still work if you forget and throw them in.
They’re also reversable so if you get tired of one print, turn it inside out and get a whole new cozy!
Buy Cozies or Make your Own
You can buy bowl cozies hand made from my own personal fabric designs here. Or, if you’d rather make your own, grab a simple template (like this one), your favorite fabric (even scraps will work) and some batting and you’re set!
Now that you know how to use a bowl cozy, you might even think of other ways they work great. They’re a simple product, but really great for keeping fingers cool and food warm. What’s not to love about that?
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