We all love eating, but no one likes to spend all of their time cooking and preparing food in the kitchen. Here's how you can cut down on that time significantly using the following tricks.
Prevent Boil Over
Boiling water spilling over your pot can make quite a mess. However, there's a way to prevent this from happening. Merely put a wooden spoon across the top of your pot.
Preserve Your Herbs
Do not let your herbs dry out or go bad. Preserve them by putting them in an ice tray with olive oil or water. You can freeze them and take out when you’re ready to cook with them.
Peel Fruit in the Microwave
You can save time by making your fruit easier to peel. Put your fruit in the microwave for twenty seconds. The peel will slide right off this way.
Parchment Paper Cupcakes
Want to make cupcakes but do not have a muffin tin or cupcakes cups? You can use parchment paper instead.
Keep Plastic Wrap Cold
Plastic wrap is really annoying when it sticks to itself or rips. Keep your plastic wrap in the refrigerator. It'll make the wrap stretch evenly and properly.
Make Pitting Cherries Easy
Put a cherry on top of an empty beer bottle. Then, use a chopstick to squeeze the pit out of the cherry. The pit will fall into the bottle.
Properly Clean Wooden Cutting Boards
Bacteria can build up if you do not properly clean your wooden cutting boards. Cut a lemon in half and dip the cut side with coarse salt. You can use it to scrub your cutting board clean, then rinse.
Prevent Microwave Dryness
Microwaves can cause food to dry out. But there's a way to combat this. Put a cup of water next to your food in the microwave when you cook it.
Salt A Cast Iron Pan
Cast iron pans can rust up if you do not properly care for them. The best way to do this is with salt. Scrub your cast iron pans with salt instead of dish soap.
De-Seed Your Vegetables Fast
Scooping out seeds from your vegetables might take a lot of time. It just isn't a fun task. Use an ice cream scooper to perform that task, and it will make it a lot easier and faster.
Shine Up Stainless Steel
Stainless steel can get dull with a lot of use. You might permanently dull these surfaces if you aren't using the right cleaning products. Mix vinegar and water together and spray the solution on your surfaces and wipe it down.
Keep Brown Sugar Soft
Brown sugar can clump up and harden if you do not store it properly. Once it hardens, it is useless. Put an orange peel or apple slice inside the bag and put the bag in an airtight container to prevent this.
The Perfect Basted Egg
Here is how to make the perfect basted egg. Break your egg in a pan and pour in some water. Place it on the heater and watch your eggs come out perfectly.
Easy Peel Eggs
Hard-boiled eggs are pretty easy to make, but they're a pain in the butt to peel. Put up to a dozen eggs in a steamer basket suspended over boiling water for about fifteen to sixteen minutes. The eggshell will slip right off this way.
Makeshift Parchment Brush
Do you need a pastry brush or don’t have one? No prob! Fold a piece of parchment paper at least four times. Then use a scissor to cut some fringe into the paper. Use the fringe side as a brush.
DIY Powdered Sugar
Do you need powdered sugar for a recipe? You can make your own. Pulverize granulated sugar in a spice grinder to make your own.
Clean A Hydration Pack
Do not burn what you are sautéing. If you find that your food is getting too brown too quickly, toss in an ice cube to cool the pan down. The water quickly evaporates, and your food will not burn.
Muffin Tin Meatloaf
Meatloaf can take more than an hour to cook. You can speed it up by putting the meat into individual portions of a muffin tin. Bake your meatloaf at 450 degrees at fifteen minutes.
Tea For Flavorful Grains
Make your grains tastier with tea. Cook your millet, brown rice, quinoa, or bulgur with teat infused water. Earl Grey, Lapsang souchong, and chai work well for this.
Do not Waste The Rest of The Wine
Do you have the rest of the bottle of wine which you know you aren't going to drink within a few days? Well, you can still salvage it. Pour the wine out into an ice cube tray. Use the cubes in a cooking recipe, wine spritzer, or pitcher of sangria.
Easy Pour Spout
Not all boxes come with easy pour spouts. To avoid making a mess when pouring out pancake mix, you can create your own spout. Simply cut off the corner of the box with a serrated knife.
Easy Way To Chop Up Squash
Do you need to prepare a butternut squash to cook? Put your squash in the microwave for two to three minutes. It'll make it a lot easier to peel, seed, and cube.
Slow Down Tomato Rot
If you want your tomatoes to last longer, place them stem down when you store them. The air and moisture will not be able to enter the stem scar this way. Storing them at room temperature also makes them last longer.
Speed Up Fruit Ripening
You do not want to wait for that banana or peach to ripen on its own? You can place your fruit in a paper bag and toss it, as the concentrated ethylene gas will help it to ripen faster.
Keep Cut Fruit From Browning
Squeeze some lemon juice on your cut fruit to keep it from browning. You can mix one part honey with two parts of water too. This will slow down the oxidation process.
Remove Eggshell Pieces
Do not stick your fingers in your eggs to get rid of eggshells. Use another piece of eggshell to get rid of the rouge piece. The eggshell will act as a magnet to scoop the other parts.
Get Rid Of The Fat
Get rid of excess fat from stocks, stews, and sauces by skimming an ice cube along the top of the surface of your liquid with a spoon. It'll cause the fat to rise and solidify. Then scoop it out with a spoon or a piece of toast.
Easy Peel Potato
There is a much better way to peel potatoes instead of using a peeler. Start by boiling your potato. Toss your potatoes into an ice bath after you boil them and watch the skin fall right off.
Extract The Most Juice Possible
Refrigerate your lemon. Then microwave it for fifteen to twenty seconds. Roll your fruit, cut lengthwise, and then use tongs to get the most juice out of your lemons.
De-Kernal Corn On The Cob
Put the pointy end of your corn in the center hole of the pan. That'll stead the cob. Then use a knife to slice downward. The pan will collect the kernels.
Make Cheese Grating Easy
Make grating semisoft cheeses like mozzarella easy. Just put it in the freezer for approximately half an hour. It'll be much easier to grate this way.
Tear-Free Way To Chop Onions
Chopping onions can turn you into a weepy mess. To avoid that, freeze your onion before chopping. Make sure you cook the onions right after you freeze and chop them or else they will get soggy when they thaw. You can also hold a slice of bread in your mouth to prevent the tear-inducing gases from reaching your eye.
DIY Buttermilk Substitute
Do you need buttermilk for a recipe but don’t have any? Make your own by putting a tablespoon of vinegar or lemon juice into regular milk. It does not have the same thick, and creaminess as buttermilk but it does the trick.
Open A Stubborn Jar
Wrap a rubber band around the lip of your jar. It'll give you a better grip on your jar. If you need more help, use a dishtowel over the rubberband top.
How To Cut Cherry Tomatoes
Here is the secret to safely cutting cherry tomatoes. Place your cherry tomatoes in between two plates. The bottom plate should be upside down. Run a knife in between the two plates.
No-Stick Measuring Spoon
Measuring out molasses or honey can make a mess. Spray it with some cooking oil before you measure. The oil will make it slide off so that your measuring spoon is easy to clean.
De-crystalize Some Honey
Honey becomes crystallized and hard to use after a while. You can prevent it from happening by placing honey in a bowl of hot water for five to ten minutes. It'll be as good as new.
Foam Milk With A Frother
Fill a jar with a little milk (no more than halfway). Then, close your jar and shake it well. Microwave your milk for approximately half an hour. It should come out frothy.
Brew Coffee Without Coffee Machine
Boil coffee in a pot of water using the same coffee to water ratio as you would put in a coffee maker. Remove the coffee from the heat and let the grounds settle for 4-5 minutes. Ladle the coffee off of the top of the pot into a mug.
Reference: News.homehacks
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