Cooking can be a joy or a real pain in the rear end, depending on how you slice it (see what I did there?). If you are still learning some of the basics about food prep, you might accidentally be doing things the hard way, which could make things take longer and put a damper on the joy of cooking.
So get cozy and check out these 17 kitchen hacks, and food tips and tricks that should help improve your cooking skills.
1
Dont buy a funnel and waste space. Instead, use an envelope with a corner cut off.
2
Use a bundt pan to stabilize a cooked ear of corn so you can cut off the kernels.
3
Blend an egg and a cup of oil to make your own mayo.
4
If a recipe calls for room temperature eggs, warm yours up by letting them sit in a bowl of warm water.
5
Melt store-bought truffles in milk to make your own high quality hot chocolate.
6
Use a food processor on brown rice cereal or gluten free pretzels to make your own bread crumbs that are gluten free.
7
Easily dice a mango by keeping the fruit attached to the skin, cutting a grid in it with a knife and then inverse the slices and cut off the cubes.
8
To keep leftover guacamole from turning brown, put it in a container and then slowly add water to the top. That stops the guac from reacting with the oxygen. When you want to eat it, just pour the water out.
9
If you ever have leftover wine, freeze it in plastic bags so you can use it later for cooking.
10
Use two plates to cut cherry tomatoes in half.
11
Instead of wasting broth, freeze it in ice cube trays. That way, it doesn't go bad and you have small servings ready.
12
Put a slice of bread in a container of brown sugar to keep the sugar from hardening into clumps.
13
Use a muffin or cupcake pan to make taco bowls. Just flip the pan upside down, shape tortillas into the spaces and then bake.
14
Make balls of dough, then freeze them. That way, you have ready to make cookies any time.
15
Use a bottle opener to open jars. Just lift the edge of the lid until you hear the pop, then unscrew normally.
16
You can also run a knife under hot water to cut perfect slices of cake.
17
Instead of scooping out ice cream helpings at a party, dip the carton of ice cream in warm water for 15-30 seconds. Then, invert the ice cream container on a plate. Then, cut through the block of ice cream with a knife after running it under hot water.
