Kitchen

[Mz iMac]

Was doing some review research on YouTube & ran across these 2 "Food Hacks" videos........

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T5YlSB-zgvE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z7Sqb5vPIms

All you great cooks out there, have you tried and/or do any of them?

[SouthernBee]

Great tips. I have  used the rubber band tip for pots or food containers to transport without issues. Southern Bee 

[Free2be]

I've refreshed dry loaves of artisan bread by dousing with water then reheating.  It does work.  I knew how easy peeling potatoes when boiled in their skins but didn't know to cut around them first.  That was very clever, will try it.  The shaking the whole garlic bulb in the jar trick was clever, too.

[loriqvc]

Thanks for sharing—those videos were interesting to watch. I often grate butter when making biscuits, but I never thought about the fact that the process would make the butter spreadable more quickly; I'll have to keep that in mind.

I learned the tricks about garlic peeling and egg freshness testing many years ago, and they are definitely reliable and helpful. Rachael Ray shared the cherry tomato slicing trick awhile back, but using plastic deli lids, which is useful to protect your hands and see what you're doing; I tried that a few times, but I'm really okay with just slicing the tomatoes normally to ensure the results I want. I've found the rubber band lid hack to be marginally helpful, but if your lid doesn't seal perfectly (and most do not, especially on pots and pans), you will still experience spills. As for the frozen fruit and juice cubes, that's something my family has been doing for years—highly recommended! 

[jannabelle1]

Thanks so much for posting! I'm going to try peeling some hard boiled eggs tomorrow with the jar/water method tomorrow! One of my favorites was the trick for getting lemon juice!

[Mz iMac]

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@jannabelle1 wrote:

One of my favorites was the trick for getting lemon juice!

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That trick was my favorite too.  It was one of those "why didn't I think of that" tricks.

[Mz iMac]

One trick I learned years ago.....

Instead of rolling lemons to make them softer to squeeze out the juice, instead put them in the microwave for 30-60 seconds (depending on their size). 

Warm/hot lemons are easier to squeeze out the juice.