\nWe all like to eat but none of us want to spend all of our time cooking and preparing our food in the kitchen. You can cut down on that time significantly if you know a few tricks.\n
Here are 23 of the most clever kitchen tricks that only professionals know.\n
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Don\u2019t let your herbs dry out or go bad. You can preserve them by placing them in an ice tray with olive oil or water. Freeze them and take them out when you\u2019re ready to cook with them.\n
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Need to make cupcakes but don\u2019t have a muffin tin or cupcakes cups? You can still make your muffins. Use parchment paper instead.\n
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Plastic wrap is super annoying when it sticks to itself or rips. Keep your plastic wrap in the refrigerator. This will make the wrap stretch evenly and properly.\n
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Place a cherry on top of an empty beer bottle. Use a chopstick to squeeze the pit out of the cherry. The pit will fall into the bottle.\n
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Microwaves can cause food to dry out. But there is a way to combat this. Place a cup of water next to your food in the microwave when you cook it.\n
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Cast iron pans can rust up if you don\u2019t properly care for them. The best way to do that is with salt. Scrub your cast iron pans with salt instead of dish soap.\n
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Brown sugar can clump up and harden if you don\u2019t store it properly. Once it hardens it\u2019s useless. Place an orange peel or apple slice inside the bag and put the bag in an airtight container to prevent this.\n
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Here\u2019s how to make the perfect basted egg. Break your egg in a pan and pour in some water. Put it on the heater and watch your eggs come out perfectly.\n
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Need a pastry brush or don\u2019t have one? No problem! Fold a piece of parchment paper at least four times. Use a scissor to cut some fringe into the paper. Use the fringe side as a brush.\n
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Do you have a recipe that calls for powdered sugar? You can make your own. Just pulverize granulated sugar in a spice grinder to make your own.\n
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Don\u2019t burn what you\u2019re saut\u00e9ing. If you find that your food is getting too brown too quickly, toss in an ice cube to cool the pan down. The water quickly evaporates and your food won\u2019t burn.\n
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Meatloaf can take more than an hour to cook. You can speed it up by placing the meat into individual portions of a muffin tin. Bake your meatloaf at 450 degrees for 15 minutes.\n
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Make your grains tastier with tea. Cook your quinoa, millet, brown rice, or bulgur with teat-infused water. Lapsang souchong, Earl Grey, and chai work well for this.\n
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If you have the rest of the bottle of wine that you know you\u2019re not going to drink within a few days, you can still salvage it. Pour the wine out into an ice cube tray. Use the cubes in a cooking recipe, wine spritzer, or pitcher of sangria.\n
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Need to prepare a butternut squash to cook. Place your squash in the microwave for 2 to 3 minutes. This will make it a lot easier to peel, seed, and cube.\n
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Get rid of excess fat from stocks, stews, and sauces by skimming an ice cube along the top of the surface of your liquid with a spoon. This will cause the fat to rise and solidify. Then scoop it out with a spoon or a piece of toast.\n
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Refrigerate your lemon. Then microwave it for 15 to 20 seconds. Roll your fruit, cut lengthwise then use tongs to get the most juice out of your lemons.\n
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Put the pointy end of your corn in the center hole of the pan. This will stead the cob. Then use a knife to slice downward. The pan will collect the kernels.\n
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Here\u2019s the secret to safely cutting cherry tomatoes. Place your cherry tomatoes in between two plates. The bottom plate should be upsidedown. Run a knife in between the two plates.\n
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Measuring out molasses or honey can make a mess. Spray it with some cooking oil before you measure. The oil will make it slide off so that your measuring spoon is easy to clean.\n
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Honey can become crystallized and hard to use after a while. You can reverse the crystallization by place it in a bowl of hot water for 5 to 10 minutes. It will be as good as new.\n
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Fill a jar with a little milk (no more than halfway). Close your jar and shake it well. Microwave your milk for about 30 seconds. It should come out frothy.\n
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Boil coffee in a pot of water using the same coffee to water ratio as you\u2019d put in a coffee maker. Remove the coffee from the heat and let the grounds settle for four or five minutes. Ladle the coffee off of the top of the pot into a mug.\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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