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Whether you’ve purchased a new pair of shoes or a bag of beef jerky, we’ve all seen those silica gel packs that come inside the package. They’re meant to help keep out moisture and maintain a food’s freshness. Most of the time, those packs end up straight in the garbage because, well…what the heck could you possibly use them for? As it turns out–for a lot of things!

Here are 55 super nifty and clever ways to use silica gel packs around the home.

You’ll definitely want to start hanging on to them from now on.