Tips in the kitchen??
By ladyjava
@ladyjava (1184)
Malaysia
February 7, 2007 2:13am CST
Do you have useful tips to share in the kitchen?
Here's one from me:
Always pour hot water into the teapot first, to warm the pot, before you pour the boiling water from the kettle. This keep the teapot hot and the tea leaves would seep and open nicely.
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8 responses
@brimia (6581)
• United States
7 Feb 07
When measuring something sticky like honey or molasses for a recipe, spray the the measuring cup with vegetable spray or coat with a little oil first. That way it easily comes out of the cup instead of much of it being stuck to the inside.
@rusty2rusty (6763)
• Defiance, Ohio
7 Feb 07
If you have children who likes to push buttons. Make sure you always keep a small glass or microwave safe container in your microwave filled with water. That way if those little buggers start the microwave on their one. Your microwave won't explode or break from running empty.
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@charlazio (215)
• Italy
8 Feb 07
this is no joke, do not fry bacon or pancetta without a shirt on! one day last summer, it was so hot in our apartment, i was cooking dinner with no shirt on and the oil spattered up and onto my stomach and arms. the arms and hands are no biggie because it happens all the time when you cook but the stomach is very sensitive! I've still got a little scar from months ago!
@chewydoll (86)
• Philippines
8 Feb 07
Additonal tips...
Even in just plain water, no salt needed. Still you can easily shelled it out by transfering hard boiled eggs out right after from the boiling pan and immediately soaked the eggs into the faucet water.
This way the thin membrane attached from the shell will have a gap to the white eggs. When eggs now cold, break the shell and it will wholly detached out from the shell.
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@chewydoll (86)
• Philippines
8 Feb 07
To keep refrigerator always free of foul smells...
keep it always fresh by placing inside a cup of wood charcoal. This way wood charcoal absorbs and prevent smells from mixing from the variety of food smells inside.
Change the cup with new wood charcoal after 2-3 weeks depending on the smell. More cups of wood charcoal the longer it keep the ref smells fresh.
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@cashnono (1135)
• Hong Kong
8 Feb 07
Thanks for the tip, though I seldom go into the kitchen!
but the tip is helpful for my girlfriend, she often cooks meals for me,
though she is not yet a good cook, but I enjoy the foods that she cooks so much! Thanks to my God, thanks for giving me such a great girlfriend!
@chewydoll (86)
• Philippines
8 Feb 07
Here's mine too.
To make foods with a perfect slices.
You must have always super sharp knives.
So to keep knives stays sharp....
without the hazzle of sharpening it.
place it in the freezer for at least a couple of hours, then use it.
