Author: Joe Fowler
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Last Updated:
August 08, 2022
Want to achieve perfect culinary achievements in less time? It's real if you know 24 life hacks for the kitchen.
Want to achieve perfect culinary achievements in less time? It's real if you know 24 life hacks for the kitchen.
1. If you need to peel a lot of garlic at a time, place the cloves in a glass jar and shake. After a while, the husk will come off by itself.
2. Do you need to leave the kitchen, but are you afraid that the contents of the pot will boil and spill onto the stove? Place a wooden spoon across the pan.
3. Ground nuts will add a piquant flavor to cutlets if you use them instead of breadcrumbs.
4. Surprisingly, such a confectionery seasoning as vanilla perfectly emphasizes the taste of vegetable salads. But, of course, you should adhere to the measure.
5. Did you oversalt the soup? Pour the grits into a gauze bag and boil in the soup, tasting it from time to time. The cereal will absorb excess salt.
6. Tomato frying will be tastier if you add a teaspoon of sugar to the onion at the very beginning of cooking.
7. Rice will be whiter after cooking due to a few drops of vinegar added during the cooking process.
8. To keep the ice cubes nice and clear, boil the water 2-3 times before freezing.
9. Lemon juice will be easier to squeeze out of a lemon by rolling it, pressing with the palm of your hand, on the table.
10. Ginger root sometimes has a very unexpected shape, and it is problematic to peel it with a knife. But, fortunately, its peel can be easily removed with a tablespoon.
11. Ice cream turns to stone in the freezer? Transfer it to a plastic bag.
12. Carefully cut the egg with a knife without crushing the yolk, it will be easier if you moisten the knife in cold water.
13. Broccoli will keep its bright green color after cooking if you douse it with cold water.
14. Hard-boiled eggs can be easily peeled. To do this, hit them lightly, until the first cracks in the shell, and immerse them in cold water.
15. Loose bread is best cut with a knife dipped in warm water.
16. One egg white will make sour cream more fluffy and tender.
17. Coffee and cocoa can be made tastier if you add a pinch of salt to these drinks.
18. Want to cut down on salt? Replace it partially with lemon juice. It also successfully emphasizes the taste, and also enriches the aroma of food.
19. The icing on the cake is much easier to make smooth with a spatula dipped in hot water.
20. Sometimes you need a lot of eggs for salads. Preheat the oven, line a baking sheet with a damp towel, moisten the eggs and put in the oven for 15 minutes. Their appearance will not be very attractive, but they are suitable for salads.
21. Vegetables will be juicier and baked faster if they are boiled for 5 minutes before baking. This culinary technique is called blanching.
22. Would you like the apples in the apple pie not to fall on one side, but to be evenly distributed over the dough? Before adding to the pie, you just need to roll the chopped apples in flour, at the same time you can add cinnamon to them, the smell will be amazing.
23. Butter can be quickly softened if necessary. To do this, cover it with a glass bowl or glass, after holding them under running hot water, but do not use boiling water, otherwise you will damage the dishes.
24. Dried spices will release their flavor better if they are slightly heated before cooking in a dry pan.