Easy and Practical Tips to fix Kitchen disaster/accidents (Cookies becomes too hard or lumpy gravy)

Print these ideas for daily kitchen use…

In this blog you will see some fix and some advice on making kitchen food making a fun activity. Kitchen accidents are part of our life. The person who cooks always has some bad days. Even the most experienced cook can be distracted and add too much salt, forget to set the timer, or omit a crucial ingredient. This advice will help you fix disasters and prevent them from happening in the first place.

 

1.         Keeping vegetables fresh for a longer time

To keep the vegetables fresh for a longer time, wrap them in newspaper before putting them in freeze.

2.         Removing skin of almonds easily

Soak them in hot water for 15-20 minutes.

3.         Too much Salt in Soup

Place a raw peeled potato in the bowl; it will absorb the extra salt.

4.         Changing sour Yogurt taste

First drain water then add milk to make it as good as fresh in taste

 

5.         Peeling Garlic Cloves Faster

To peel garlic cloves quicker, microwave them first for 10 seconds.

6.         Avoiding browning of apple

Apply some lemon juice on the cut surface of the apple to avoid browning

7.         Biscuits/cookies fresh for long time

If you keep a piece of paper towel at the bottom of the container, it will keep biscuits fresh for a longer time.

 

8.         Keeping Potato or Cauliflower white

When boiling new potato or cauliflower add a 1/4 of a lemon to the water - this will stop them from growing grey and keep them white so they can be used later.

9.         Making fluffy and light mashed potatoes

To make mash fluffy and light, just add 1 tsp of baking powder per kg of potato

10.       Cookies Becomes too hard

When you bake cookies and they come out too hard, simply put the cookies in a bag with a piece of bread overnight. The cookies will absorb the moisture out of the bread and will be soft in the morning.

11.       Use Vinegar for washing dishes

When washing dishes in your dishwasher, use white vinegar in the rinse compartment instead of those expensive rinse solutions. My dishes have never been cleaner and they actually squeak.

12.       Separation of Noodles

When the noodles are boiled, drain all the hot water and add cold water. This way all the noodles will get separated.

13.       Removing smell of garlic/onions from your hands

To remove the smell of garlic or onions from your hands rub a tablespoon of salt mixed with a little water and rub for a few seconds then rince under cold water.

14.       Keeping Green Chilies fresh

To keep the chilies fresh for a longer time, remove the stems before storing.

15.       Egg is Fresh or not?

Immerse the egg in a pan of cool salted water. If it sinks, it is fresh; if it rises to the surface, it is certainly quite old.

16.       Keeping Green Peas fresh

To preserve green peas, keep them in a polythene bag in the freezer.

17.       To Avoid Crying when Cutting Onion

Cut the onions into two parts and place them in water for 15 minutes before chopping them.