13 Tricks That Will Save You From Unpleasant Surprises In The Kitchen

Not everyone can afford to eat in restaurants every day, which is why most people spend a huge amount of time in the kitchen, trying to translate the culinary delights from the book into reality.

Not everyone can afford to eat in restaurants every day, which is why most people spend a huge amount of time in the kitchen, trying to translate the culinary delights from the book into reality. At least once, but every housewife encountered unpleasant surprises in the process of creating another culinary masterpiece, whether it was floating icing on a cake or a plentiful amount of butter in a dish where it should not be. We will tell you about 13 tricks that will save you from unpleasant surprises in the kitchen once and for all, and also help to simplify the preparation of many dishes.

1. How to quickly cook skewers on skewers

 

To quickly cook shish kebab on skewers, you should not fiddle with meat for a long time, cutting it into pieces and stringing one at a time on skewers or skewers. Marinate large pieces of meat and put them on several skewers at once. After the done manipulations, simply cut the meat in the gaps between the skewers. So the pieces will turn out the same and evenly fried.

2. How to boil a lot of eggs at once

If you need to boil a large number of eggs, and there is simply no time to boil several batches separately, use this trick. Just prepare 1 damp towel, preheat the oven to about 170 degrees, lay the towel on a baking sheet and add the eggs. Send to the oven for 25-30 minutes, while making sure that the temperature does not rise.

3. A quick option for shelling eggs

To quickly peel eggs after boiling, simply make a small hole in the egg before boiling (for example, with a needle or pin). This option will help you quickly deal with a large number of eggs without much hassle.

4. So that the icing (cream) on the dessert is smooth and does not run

 

Many people prepare desserts, such as cakes or pastries, using icing and creams. But often, when smoothing, the surface of the dessert turns out to be sloppy, and the icing or cream flows. To prevent this from happening, first hold the spatula or spatula in hot water for several minutes. The tool will heat up and glide perfectly over the paste without letting it run.

5. Quick breakfast for a big company

Do you have friends or relatives staying overnight, and in the morning you need to prepare a quick and tasty breakfast for everyone without spending too much time? Just use a cake or muffin mold. Pre-lubricate the mold with oil, put the ham, chopped tomato, cheese into it and beat 1 egg into each mold. Put in the oven for 7-10 minutes - and a delicious breakfast for everyone is ready.

6. Coke Rib Marinade

 

Most often, the ribs are cooked in a barbecue marinade, as it has a peculiar sweetness that is transferred to the meat. But another delicious option for cooking ribs will be meat based on Coca-Cola marinade. Just boil the ribs for 5 minutes in this drink, and then fry on a grill pan. 

7. Perfect meatballs

To make your meatballs perfect, it is not necessary to sculpt them by eye and fry / boil in a pan or in a saucepan. Again, take any cake/cookie mold, grease with butter and create meatballs in the molds. 

8. How to cut a chicken into perfect pieces

 

Chilled chicken often has similar problems. The meat falls apart before our eyes, and it is very problematic to cut it thinly. To avoid this, put the chicken in the freezer for about 10-15 minutes. The meat will “grab” and cut it into the right pieces will be a breeze. 

9. Cooking several dishes on one baking sheet

Sometimes you need to cook several dishes at the same time: for example, bake different types of meat in a very short time. In order not to waste time and not cook everything separately, simply build departments with high walls of foil on a large baking sheet, and put the desired product in each. So they will quickly cook and, thanks to the high walls, they will not exchange juices.

10. How not to overcook vegetables, but get a good crust

 

Many people have a question about how to make the vegetable cook inside, but at the same time, without overcooking it, get a good crust. Very simple: blanch. Before sending to fry, boil vegetables for 5 minutes in hot water, and only then cook in a pan. 

11. How to get rid of excess fat when baking a dish in a pan

Since the dish baked in the form gives off a lot of excess juice and fat, this can easily ruin any culinary creation. To avoid this, simply put a couple of pinches of rice on the bottom of the mold. It absorbs all excess moisture and does not affect the taste of the finished dish.

12. Use coffee grounds wisely

If you didn’t eat meat with coffee marinade, then you lost a lot. Do not throw away the grounds after brewing coffee, but simply marinate the meat in it for an hour. After this time, rinse off the coffee and roast/roast the meat. It will turn out juicy, soft, with a slight interesting coffee aftertaste.

13. Pickle onions

 

Pickled onions will be an ideal snack for potatoes, cereals, meat, fish. There are many marinade options, one of the simplest and most successful is using vinegar and smoked paprika.

Remember that any experiments in the kitchen are always a small adventure. If you have your own options for interesting culinary life hacks, share in the comments!