{"id":67658,"date":"2017-03-07T11:44:05","date_gmt":"2017-03-07T10:44:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/buzzsouthafrica.com\/?p=67658"},"modified":"2020-05-21T16:15:59","modified_gmt":"2020-05-21T15:15:59","slug":"kitchen-hacks-you-need","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buzzsouthafrica.com\/kitchen-hacks-you-need\/","title":{"rendered":"11 Kitchen Hacks You Need To Make Your Life Easier"},"content":{"rendered":"
Any time spent in the\u00a0kitchen can either be incredibly fun or incredibly messy without kitchen hacks, but as long as you get a good meal out it, it shouldn’t be considered that bad.<\/p>\n
However, cleaning up can be quite time-consuming and not as fun. To help you with that,\u00a0here are some kitchen hacks that will make your life easier.<\/p>\n
In a tale as old as plumbing, one of the best ways to prevent your drain from clogging with fat and oils from your meals is to constantly pour hot water down the drain. This actually makes the food products stuck in the drain run down, instead of building up. You can also pour baking soda down the drain before the boiled water as this helps combat odors.<\/p>\n
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Just place your raw eggs in a bowl of cold water. If the egg is still good it will sink to the bottom, but if the egg is no longer edible, it will float. The more it floats, the older the egg is. Easy as pie.<\/p>\n
If you bought excess herbs for your meal and you’re not exactly sure when you’re going to use them again and you also don’t just want to leave them to wither away, there’s an answer to this. The best solution is to chop them up, share them into an ice cube tray and pour olive oil over them. Then you place the tray in a plastic bag and allow to freeze. Whenever you need them again, you just pop one oil cube from your tray and add to your meal.<\/p>\n
To prevent your avocado from turning brown, the best option is to rub olive oil on the cut side before storing in a plastic bag. This will limit the oxidization and allow your avocado last longer.<\/p>\n
If you accidentally put too much salt in your soup or sauce, just peel a potato and put it into the soup whole. This will definitely soak up the extra salt. This is one hack everyone needs to know.<\/p>\n
If your cutting board keeps giving you problems by slipping when you use it while you’re cutting, the solution to this is probably the easiest in the books. Just put a damp kitchen towel under it, the friction will ensure the board stays in place. This is generally safer and also prevents unnecessary risks like knicking your hands while you’re cutting.<\/p>\n