Cooking Tips
- You can ripen fruits quickly by wrapping them in newspaper and keeping them in a warm place for 2-3 days
- You can avoid kitchen knives from getting blunt by using a wooden board while chopping.
- When boiling corn on the cob, add a pinch of sugar to help bring out the corns natural sweetness.
- To get the most juice out of fresh lemons, bring them to room temperature and roll them under your palm against the kitchen counter before squeezing.
- To make your soup thicker, add corn flour to it.
- Keep onions in the refrigerator before cutting, to avoid tears.
- Garlic skin comes off easily if the garlic cloves are slightly warmed before peeling.
- Vessels having burnt food can be cleaned easily by placing chopped onions and pouring boiling water in it. Leave for 5 minutes before cleaning.
- Use bread to pick up fragments of broken glass.
- To get rid of itch from mosquito bites try applying soap on the area instant relief.
- Potatoes will take food stains off your fingers. Just slice and rub raw potato on the stains and rinse with water.
- Try using latex dishwashing gloves. They give a non-slip grip that makes opening jars easy.
- Take a lime, cut it in half and rub it on your forehead. The throbbing will go away.
- Place a slice of apple in hardened brown sugar to soften it back.