Here are SEVEN kitchen cooking tips that have helped me many times. I especially like to keep apple slices from browning when I make and pack my honey's lunch. I rely on these 7 kitchen tips more and more.
To keep apple slices from browning after peeling them, dip them in lemon juice or 7-up. If you’re preparing apples in advance for a later snack, keep them in water with a bit of lemon juice or vinegar added, drain well before serving.
That's my favorite kitchen tip, but here are 7 kitchen tips that really are handy to know:
1. For cleaning smelly hands after chopping onions or garlic, rub them on a stainless steel spoon. The steel is supposed to absorb the odor.
2. Before you chop chili peppers, rub a little vegetable oil into your hands and your skin won’t absorb the spicy chili oil.
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3. To clean cast iron cookwear, don’t use detergents, scrub them with salt and a clean, dry paper towel.
4. When defrosting meat from the freezer, pour some vinegar over it. Not only does it tenderize the meat; it will also bring down the freezing temperature of the meat and cause it to thaw quicker.
5. Baking soda is an extremely effective cleaner, though. Use it with vinegar to deodorize drains and clean stovetops and sinks.
6. If your loaf of bread is starting to go stale, just put a piece of fresh celery in the bag and close it back up. For some reason, this restores a fresh taste and texture to the bread.
7. Remove tea or coffee stains from your fine china by mixing up a paste of baking soda, lemon juice, and cream of tartar. Rub it over the stains and they’ll come off easily.
That's it for today, blog.
