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Simple kitchen hacks can a long way. When used effectively, they help simplify quite a few otherwise tedious tasks. Listed below are some tips and tricks that can turn you into a kitchen expert from an experimenting maverick!
- Add a slice of bread while cooking cabbage to get rid of the smell.
- Microwave lemons for a minute or place them in hot water for 20 minutes to extract maximum juice from them.
- Place boiled potatoes in cold water to make the skin removal process easier.
- Wash salad greens (leafy vegetables) in cold water to make them retain their crunchiness.
- Add a pinch of sugar when you sauté spices for curries. This will make the vegetables look richer.
- Shake eggs vigorously before boiling to make them look more yellow from the outside.
- Placing a long spoon on top of the vessel while boiling milk or water will prevent the content from spilling over.
- Slice both ends of cucumber, apply a pinch of salt on either side and rub with the chopped head till the ends get slightly frothy. This is supposed to do away with the bitterness of the vegetable.
- Adding semolina or rice flakes to pakoras make them crunchier.
- Rub your hands against a stainless steel vessel or against a steel sink to remove the smell of onions and garlic.
- You can check the freshness of eggs by placing them in a bowl of water. The good ones sink and the bad ones float.
- Stick a slice of bread to cut area of a cake (you can use toothpicks) to prevent it from getting stale.