10 kitchen tips that are totally amazing, no 3 will surprise you

The kitchen is an important part of the house that can never be overlooked. As far as we are concerned, the kitchen should be the cleanest part of the house because this is where most of the meals you eat come from.

While in the kitchen preparing your food, we also worry about your safety; in view of these, there are certain tips that could be of help to you in the kitchen. We want your dealings in the kitchen to be with ease and would be giving you some hints that would be totally helpful in the kitchen.

It would be nice for you to try them and then thank us later. Find some of these kitchen tips below:

1. Add a pinch of salt when boiling eggs

A simple task such as boiling eggs could portray us as bad cooks when the eggshells crack while the egg is being boiled. The egg does not turn out well and it would make the food dressing rough. Adding a pinch of salt will prevent the shells from cracking while boiling the eggs.

2. Rub some oil on your hands before cutting pepper

If you are familiar with cooking, then you would have experienced the discomfort that comes with dicing pepper with knife. Your hands would burn for as long as possible because of the spice and it would be hard to enjoy the meal after all.

The oil will absorb the spice and prevent your hands from burning or reduce the effect it would have on your hands.

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3. Sugar could help remove the burnt smell from your stew

Sometimes we get so busy in the house and end up burning the stew in the kitchen. When this happens, do not panic. Simply turn the soup into a new pot without scooping the burnt part with it.

Then add a little sugar at a time to the stew until you stop tasting the burnt flavor. This is quite tricky as you may end up adding excess amount of sugar to the stew thereby changing the taste.

4. Avoid washing your pot with detergent

So you like seeing the back of your pot clean without any black stains from intense heat, try scrubbing it with salt and paper towel. The abrasion is what you need basically, there is a reason the ‘wash pot’ you buy in the market is not soapy after all.

5. Put eggs in water to ascertain their freshness

Sometimes we are not sure whether the eggs we have in the crate are still fresh or not. There is a simple way to know; put the egg into a small bowl of water. If it floats, the egg is bad. If it sinks, the egg is fresh but if a part floats while the other part is down, then you need to use them as soon as possible.

6. Avoid putting your fruits in the fridge for long

We understand the word preservation and know the importance. However, storing your fruits in the fridge would make them less fresh as the low temperature affects them. Tomatoes do not do so well in the fridge as they end up shrinking and getting spoilt.

7. Vaseline helps keep ants away

As a result of the foods you cook and have in the kitchen, not having ants around is near impossible. However, this kitchen tip would help you keep them at bay, empty your dustbin frequently and do not leave uneaten food and snacks around.

After this precaution is being observed and there are still ants in the kitchen, locate their entry point and rub the place with jelly or Vaseline.

You could also mark the floor with chalk if you see them coming in under the door. They would not be able to walk over that.

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8. Bread could be used to draw out burnt flavor

Whenever you cook rice and get it burnt, there is a way you could draw out the burnt smell. Placing soft white bread on the rice will draw out the burnt aroma from the rice. However, you should be careful so as not to scrape the burnt part with the rice when serving it.

9. Vinegar would help thaw your frozen meat

Everyone should endeavor to have vinegar in the kitchen. Your frozen meat will thaw quickly when you add vinegar to it and it would also tenderize the meat in the process. This would save you the stress of having to soak the meat in water or wait endlessly for it to defrost.

10. Avoid storing your bananas in bunches

When storing bananas, try as much as possible to detach them from the bunch; bananas emit gases that could spoil other fruits by making them to get more ripened. Doing this will make the bananas and other fruits packed together to last longer.

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