Here are ten kitchen hacks/tips that may surprise you.
Save Wilted Herbs by Freezing Them in Oil
Don’t toss wilted herbs just yet! Chop them up and freeze them in olive oil using an ice cube tray. This preserves their flavour and creates perfect portions to add to sauces, sautés, or soups.
De-seed Pomegranates in Water
Cut a pomegranate in half and place it in a bowl of water. Use your hands to gently push the seeds out underwater. The seeds will sink while the pith floats, making it easy to separate and enjoy this antioxidant-rich fruit without the mess.
Soak Onions in Cold Water
Avoid tears while chopping onions by soaking them in cold water for 10 minutes before slicing. It also mellows the sharp taste for milder dishes.
Use Salt to Clean Cast Iron Pans
Scrub your cast iron pans with coarse salt instead of soap. The salt acts as an abrasive, helping to remove stuck-on food without damaging the seasoning.
Ripen Avocados with a Paper Bag and Banana
Place an unripe avocado in a paper bag with a ripe banana. The ethylene gas from the banana speeds up the ripening process, giving you a ready-to-eat avocado in 1-2 days.
Peel Hard-Boiled Eggs with Baking Soda
Add a teaspoon of baking soda to the water when boiling eggs. It raises the pH level, making the shells easier to peel off cleanly.
Prevent Boiling Over with a Wooden Spoon
Place a wooden spoon across the top of your pot while boiling water or cooking pasta. The wooden spoon breaks the surface tension of the bubbles, preventing them from spilling over the sides of the pot. Plus, wood doesn’t conduct heat, so the spoon stays cool and safe to handle!
Keep Lettuce Crisp with Paper Towels
Place a paper towel in your container of salad greens to absorb excess moisture. This keeps your lettuce fresh and crisp for longer. You may like to try Blueberry Lettuce Wraps as a delicious way to use your crisp lettuce!
Place an apple in your bag of potatoes to prevent them from sprouting. The ethylene gas released by the apple slows down the sprouting process.
Peel Ginger with a Spoon
Forget struggling with a knife! Gently scrape a spoon along the ginger’s skin to peel it effortlessly without wasting the flesh.
I hope you may find these hacks/tips make your time in the kitchen easier and more efficient. Do you already use any of these tips? Have you a favourite kitchen hack? Do please share in the comments section.
Words above taken from article here
All the best Jan
27 comments:
...I need to try the hard boil egg hack
I didn't know many of these. I'm going to remember the salt on cast iron. That's a great idea. Hope you're having a nice weekend.
I see hacks I want to try if I can just remember. The one about baking soda when boiling aggs! I have heard that about a wooden spoon but haven't tried it yet.
Gracias por los consejos. Te mando un beso.
Keeping onions in the fridge saves the tears, too. (I can't do that at present as my fridge has broken down, and I'm impatiently awaiting the delivery of the new one I ordered.
Take good care. :)
I am all for learning kitchen hacks. Great shares Jan! All the best and thank you.
Thanks -Christine cmlk79.blogspot.com
I have heard of all of those except putting an apple in with potatoes. It seems counterintuitive to do so. I can try it.
Further to my previous response...when I was cooking professionally in restaurants etc., I was chopping up many onions as you can imagine, day in day out...night in, night out...so I kept all the onions in the cold room, and by doing so it certainly stopped any eye-watering. :)
Thank you. I will try the potato/apple trick - and let you know if it works.
I have applied most of them :-)) Need to try the trick with cast iron pans and salt
Jan, you are a mine of information! I know some of those tips do work, and will try the bicarb trick with eggs next time I boil, although I do mine in the air fryer these days.
Enjoy your day, Debbie
Healthy
Great information about how to stop the sprouting process.
Have a nice Sunday.
Useful tips. I can't think of any others but I must have some, surely . . .
These are good Jan. Some I knew but not all.
Great tips!
The apple in the potatoes is super good to know! It is not easy in winter with the heat on to keep potatoes.
Thanks, Jan! I only knew a couple of these -- most are new and ones I will try!
T here tips are really helpful especially for me the onions and the slowing down sprouting potatoes with an apple.. thanks.
Great suggestions. Will apply some.
They are all really practical tips. I will especially try the one about onions. Because I cry every time!! :D
I knew about the onions in cold water and that really does work.
I'm going to try the wooden spoon next time I make pasta!!
These are good ones Jan :-D
I did not know that about the avocadoes.
These are such great kitchen ideas. Thank you so much for sharing them. Now I need to just write it down because I know I'll forget.
Quite a few tips that I will have to try, you know I have heard the one about using a wooden spoon when boiling water but had forgotten to try it.
Unos trucos buenísimo. Gracias y besos.
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