21 Invaluable Kitchen Hacks Few People Know Of

[Music] twenty-one invaluable kitchen hacks few people know of did you know that boiling pasta and frying eggs might be even easier than they already are today we've gathered together some light hacks for preparing food cleaning and organizing your cooking space some of them you may have never suspected at all [Music] cooking hacks number one how to remove seeds from vegetables quickly to quickly remove seeds from pumpkins or zucchinis you can use an ice cream scoop [Music] it's sharp edge easily scrapes out seeds from veggies you can also use it to make a thinly sliced salad number two how to remove excess fat from cooked food if a dish you've cooked turns out to be unexpectedly rich you can easily remove excess fat using a couple of ice cubes and a paper towel wrap the ice in the towel and wipe it over the top of the food the ice will act as a magnet drawing floating fat towards it to congeal on the tissue [Music] number three use film wrap like a professional chef does your plastic wrap stretch unevenly and rip keep it in the fridge like professional chefs do cold food wrap behaves better sticking and tearing less leading to less of that familiar feeling of exasperation number four peel citrus fruits easily is peeling oranges lemons or satsumas a hard process for you you don't want to ruin your manicure digging into that thick rind right stick them in the microwave for 20 seconds and it will become much easier to separate these fruits from new wrappings [Music] number five make peeling boiled eggs easier add soda or vinegar to the water you boil the eggs in these substances get inside the shells and make it easier to peel them off number six how to squeeze more juice out of your citrus fruits to squeeze the last drops out of the lemon first cool the fruit in the fridge and then zap it in the microwave for 15 to 20 seconds number seven how to grape soft cheese with less mess bring it in the freezer for half an hour before grating the cheese hardens and doesn't stick to the grater it's easier to sprinkle it to [Music] number eight how to cut onions without tears the freezer will help you here to put the onions in for 30 minutes before chopping them however keep in mind that it's only was doing this if you plan to cook the onions don't subject them to this treatment if you want to make a salad with them or they'll lose their crunch number nine the smart way to boil pasta [Music] if you don't want the pot to boil over while you're not watching it put a wooden spoon or stirrer over the top the wood will stop the foam from going over the edge [Music] number 10 how to roast a whole chicken [Music] when you roast a chicken hole lay it on its breast the breast contains most of the meat the closer it is to the source of heat the quicker it will cook through number 11 parchment paper for cupcakes if you don't have special moulds for cupcakes use parchment paper instead this method has the added benefit of producing non-standard cupcakes which look much more interesting number 12 the right way to warm up baked items when warming up pizza or other baked items in the microwave put a cup of water in alongside it the moisture will stop the pastry from drying out too much and preserve crunchy crust number thirteen making perfect basted eggs break the eggs into a pan as if you're going to fry them but instead of vegetable oil add some water and then put the pan on the heater as a result you'll get the perfect eggs with liquid yolk storage hacks [Music] number one how to keep cooking curbs if you freeze herbes in an ice cube tray their vitamin content is preserved far squeezing them in water or olive oil number two the right way to store shelled nuts free shelled nuts to preserve their nutritional properties taste and aroma pack them into sealed containers before placing them in the freezer it isn't worth roasted pecans first or there'll be no good for anything the nuts must be raw and unprocessed nuts kept this way won't acquire the bitter aftertaste of shelled nuts which have been hanging around at room temperature for a while cleaning hockey number one the right way to clean a cast-iron frying pan to stop a cast-iron frying pan from rusting over time avoid washing it using regular dishwashing liquid [Music] nice table salt instead this method will also rid the pan of persistent odors from spices used during cooking [Music] number two how to rid your hands of unpleasant odors to remove stubborn garlic or onion odors from your hands use table salt or lemon just rub them into your hands and rinse with water [Music] number three how to return metal kitchenware to its previous shine to restore Sheen to stainless steel kitchenware wash it in a mixture of vinegar and water if there are no metal parts a better effect can be achieved by soaking overnight in the same mixture number four for storing wooden spoons to life over time wooden spoons and spatulas lose their looks and acquire an unpleasant odor it would seem that the only thing to do is Chuck them out however if you are loath to part with your favorite kitchen helper there is a way out oil the wooden spoons in plain water and leave them to dry in the Sun this will remove unpleasant odors and give them a new lease on life number five the right way the clean wouldn't chopping boards to remove odors and food residues from wooden chopping boards well then with a coarse grain salt and leave for 10 to 15 minutes then wipe with a lemon and dry this procedure is guaranteed to get rid of unpleasant smells number six how to keep your recipes clean when we cook we often use a recipe book or our own notes it can be a bit difficult to put the book on the worktop open on the right page without getting it splashed and stained to protect cookbooks from this fate use a regular trouser hanger to keep the book open on the page you need and suspend it over the work surface where it'll be quite safe do you know other helpful life hacks share them in the comments 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Length: 10min 30sec (630 seconds)

Published: Tue Aug 08 2017