20 Useful Tips
Here are a few tried-and-true easy ideas for saving time and your
energy (and maybe even your sanity!) in the kitchen!
1. When a bottle of corn syrup or pancake syrup is almost empty and
that last bit is taking forever to come out-- just warm it in the
microwave for a few seconds. It will be thinner and it will run right
out!
2. When a recipe says to cover with aluminum foil while baking, just
turn a cookie sheet upside down over the dish. Saves time and foil!
3. If your bananas begin to turn brown before you can use them, put
them in the fridge! The skins will turn really brown, but the inside
will stay fresh for several more days.
4. To make uniform sized muffins in a hurry, use an ice cream scoop to
fill the cups. It is also lots neater!
5. To get that onion smell out of your hands after you've been peeling
and chopping onions, sprinkle table salt on your hands and rub them
together. Wash with soap and water and the smell will be gone!
6. Did you know that any brand of bottled Italian Salad Dressing makes
a good marinade for meat?
7. When browning ground beef, try using a pastry blender to break the
meat into smaller pieces. It works much better than a fork.
8. Canned chicken broth is a very tasty addition to any canned
vegetable, instead of water. You might want to use the fat-free version.
9. Hate to spend the time it takes to clean that crockpot with the
baked-on food? Line your slow-cooker with foil before adding recipe
ingredients and clean up is a snap!
10. To make all your pancakes the same size, use your gravy ladle to
pour the batter!
11. Your potato masher will mash bananas for banana bread or avocados
for guacamole in a hurry!
12. Buy several oranges and lemons when they are on sale. Put them in
the freezer in zip-top bags. When a recipe calls for juice, just
defrost in the microwave. When a recipe calls for grated peel, it's
easy to grate while frozen.
13. Add a dash of vinegar to the water when boiling cabbage. You won't
taste it, but it will cut down on the strong aroma
14. For easier, faster grating, store fresh ginger in the fridge.
15. Use your bottle brush or a clean old toothbrush to clean the
grater after grating onions or cheese. Much faster and no more scraped
hands!
16. To easily remove marshmallow creme from the jar, dip your spoon or
knife in hot water first.
17. For easy-to-peel baked sweet potatoes, rub the skin with vegetable
oil before baking. The skins will come right off.
18. Peel your vegetables over a half sheet of newspaper. When you're
finished, just fold up and throw it all away!
19. To keep your graham cracker pie crust from getting soggy, be sure
to use only butter or regular margarine. Don't use the new low-fat
spreads. You can also bake it to keep it crisp. Just let it cool
before adding filling.
20. When broiling meat, put 1/2 cup of water in the drip pan. There
will be no smoke and cleanup is a snap!.
Merry Christmas from LR
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