Did You Know? 18 of Our Smartest, Most Surprising Kitchen Tips
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(Image credit: Faith Durand)
We’re major fans of anything that makes life better in the kitchen, be it a smart organizing trick or, as is the case here, a few genius cooking tips that are both surprising and awesome. Did you know you can regrow scallions on your windowsill? Or that you can make ice cream with only one ingredient? Do you know the one tip for perfect bacon, or the best way to keep guacamole from turning brown? We’ve got it all here for you, friends, but beware: These cooking tips may just change your life forever.
The Best Way to Keep Guacamole Green (Image credit: Faith Durand)
- How To Make Creamy Ice Cream with Just One Ingredient
- The Best Trick Ever for Separating Eggs
- How To Determine Whether an Avocado Is Ripe Inside
- The Best Way to Keep Guacamole Green
- Weird Tip That Really Works: For Perfect Bacon, Add a Little Water to the Pan
- Freeze and Preserve Fresh Herbs in Olive Oil
Hot Pepper Hands: An Easy Way to Stop the Burn (Image credit: cjmartin)
- Smart Tip: Peel an Entire Head of Garlic in 10 Seconds
- The Best Way to Get Grease Stains out of Clothes
- Kitchen Hack: The Fastest, Easiest Way to Slice a Bunch of Cherry Tomatoes
- Hot Pepper Hands: An Easy Way to Stop the Burn
- The Mason Jar Blender Trick: Do You Know About This?
- How To Make Milk Foam Without a Frother or Machine
- How To Make Whipped Cream from a Can of Coconut Milk
- Regrowing Green Onions: Grow Your Scallions Back on Your Windowsill
Re-Growing Green Onions: Grow Your Scallions Back on Your Windowsill (Image credit: Faith Durand)
- Baking Tricks: How to Tell If Baking Soda Has Expired
- The Rubber Band Trick: How to Keep a Cut Apple Fresh in Your Lunchbox
- Quick and Easy Shortcut: Mince Garlic with a Fork
- Best Way to Stop Onion Tears? Put Bread in Your Mouth
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