If you wish to sharpen your cooking skills and spend less time in the kitchen, these hacks are perfect for you! Irrespective of whether you are an expert cook or a novice experimenting with food, these brilliant shortcuts will make life much easier for you. Check out these excellent kitchen hacks which can change your life forever!

Ripen a Raw Avocado

An unripe avocado can be ripened using foil and a baking sheet. Preheat the oven to 200 degrees and place the avocado wrapped in foil onto the baking sheet. Bake for 10 minutes and get a ripe avocado!

Butter Up

Have you faced situations where you are ready to eat breakfast, but you realize that you forgot to take the butter out of the fridge? You are getting late, and the butter is solid and cold. You obviously can’t spread it on bread and warming it in the microwave will just melt the butter. Warm a sturdy glass by running hot water over it or putting it in the microwave. Quickly place the glass over butter which will soften it and will make it easy to spread.

Orange Hack

 

If you dislike peeling oranges, then this is the perfect hack for you! Get your daily dose of vitamin c from oranges without peeling them. Place your orange on the board and slice off thin ends from the top and bottom. Cut a line as shown in the picture through the orange. After that, pull both ends into a long strip.

Instant Jam

Run out of the jam and have no time to run to the grocery store? Use this quick kitchen hack.  Take a handful of strawberries and mash them well. Add some honey and mix to make a jam.

Moisten Cookies

Cookies lose their moisture after a few day of being baked.If you like to bake cookies in large amounts, it is likely to dry up after a few days. To prevent this, add an apple wedge in Tupperware and store your cookies. Make sure the wedge is dry. This way you can keep your cookies moist for longer!

Foam Milk Without Machine

If you do not have an espresso machine to froth up your coffees, then this kitchen hack will help you. Take a small jar that has a lid. Fill half of the jar with milk and shake vigorously. Stop when the milk has doubled in quantity. Microwave for 30 seconds after removing the lid. Use this foam as a topping on your coffee.

Lemon Juice

If you find extracting juice out of lemons a nuisance, then try this. Take a big sized lemon and pierce with a toothpick on the top. Use the juice as required. This way you will prevent the lemon from drying without having to squeeze the juice out.

Shape out Pancakes

If you wish to make pancakes more appealing to your children, use cookie cutters. Place cookie cutters of different shapes and sizes on the pan and add the batter inside them. The result is beautifully shaped pancakes. You can do the same with eggs when you are making sunny side up.

Avoid Flipping Your Food

When you are roasting food in the oven, flipping is important. Eliminate hassles of flipping food halfway through cooking. Instead, preheat your baking sheets or butter papers beforehand to avoid flipping.

Open Jar Lids in No Time!

If you find it difficult to get a tight lid off jars, use a bottle opener! Try to lift the lid by using a bottle opener. Lift the bottle opener from the end till you hear a popping sound. Unscrew the lid after that.

Add Fruit Instead of Ice Cubes

If you have run out of ice, add a few frozen pieces of fruit like grapes and strawberries to your drink. This enhances the flavor of the drink, and it will not water down your drink. A combination of champagne and strawberries and grapes and white wine.

Use Dental Floss to Slice

If you wish to get bakery like slices from your cakes and pastries, use dental floss. Use plain floss to make uniform and clean cuts on your cake.Can be used to slice cheese as well

Reheat Pasta

Often reheating pasta is a task because the sides are warmed easily, and the center is cold.If you wish to warm your pasta evenly, shape pasta into a doughnut.

Remove Pungent Smells from Hands With Steel

If you wish to remove the odor of onions or garlic from hands, rub them with steel. These molecules in stainless steel stick with the odor-causing molecule an eradicate them.

Freshen Stale Bread

Stale bread should not be thrown away. Instead, put the loaf underwater and then in the oven for ten minutes. Additionally, wrap in wet paper and microwave it to make your bread good as new.

Prevent Browning of Apple

If you like to cut your apple and carry it to the office, you can do so without browning it. Simply cut the apple and then tie a rubber band around. Make sure the rubber band is tight so that there is no air passing through the apple.

De-stem a Strawberry

If you wish to clean the strawberry by pushing out the stem, then you can do so with the help of a straw. Take a straw and insert it from the bottom of the strawberry to all the way up. By doing this, you can core out your strawberries in no time!

Make Buttermilk

If your recipe calls for buttermilk and you have none, you can do this. Take some plain milk and add vinegar or lemon juice. Voila! Your buttermilk is ready.

Peel off Eggs with Ease

If you want eggs to peel off easily, add baking soda or vinegar to the water. These acidic substances penetrate into the shell thereby separating the egg from the shell.

Soak Pasta

Before boiling, soak pasta for some time. By doing so, the pasta will cook in 1 minute flat!

If you have your own hacks that can help others save their time do share in the comments below. The best ones will be included in the blog!