19 cooking tricks that could be useful even for your grandma

Sometimes we don’t feel like spending hours cooking. And if you know a few culinary tricks, you can not only save time for yourself, but also make your favorite dishes even more delicious, earning the proud title of chef among your family and friends.

O awesome.club wants to surprise you with a new batch of culinary hacks that will make you exclaim: “who would have thought that it’s done like that!”. We’re sure you’ll want to put them into practice right away.

Cucumbers get wilted and mushy quickly. To keep them fresh longer, simply wrap them in a paper towel before placing them in the fridge. You can also wrap them in transparent paper. Here you can find other variations of this tip.

The cauliflower makes the cheese sauce less greasy and healthier, giving it a creamy consistency without the need to add cream or milk. Here the recipe.

There are several ways to peel a tomato. One is to keep the vegetable on a stove burner for 15 to 25 seconds. Under the action of heat, the skin will begin to detach from the pulp. You can find other methods in this link.

To keep the avocado fresh and prevent it from getting dark, the stone will help. Wrap half of the fruit with cling film and store in the fridge. In this video, some of the popular myths about avocado storage are debunked: water and lemon juice won’t work!

It’s much easier to open a pomegranate than we thought: just make cuts in the right places as shown in this video and tap the fruit a little.

White vinegar will help the meat thaw faster. It is necessary to pour it into a plastic bag with meat. Vinegar lowers the freezing temperature. At the same time, it will make it softer.

If you made a mistake with the amount of meat sauce shortly before the arrival of guests, then frozen carrots will save the situation. You have to add them to the blender with other ingredients. There will be more sauce and the carrots will make the flavor more intense.

To keep the brown sugar from sticking, store it with some marshmallows.

If you’ve been cooking with a cookbook, you know how uncomfortable it is to go into the room where the book is and wash your hands to turn the page. So that the recipe is in front of you and you don’t have to be distracted, attach the book to the hanger and place it at eye level.

To prevent the cutting board from sliding while cutting, place a damp towel underneath.

It will be much easier to peel the corn on the cob if you preheat it in the microwave for a few minutes. More details can be found in these instructions.

You don’t have a small funnel at hand, and you urgently need to transfer salt to another container, semolina or another bulk product? One solution is to use an envelope cut in half. The tip is only for dry products.

In case you forget to wear gloves when cutting pepper, after cooking grease your hands with yogurt, milk or oil. Other ways to get rid of itching can be found in this post.

The world knows many tricks on how not to cry while chopping onions. Here’s another one: put a lighted candle near the table. The flame will eliminate substances that make you shed tears. Here you can learn the special cutting technique used by Gordon Ramsay.

When cooking the pasta, do not drain all the water. Leave half a glass of salted starch water to add to the sauce (especially if you are making carbonara): the liquid brings the ingredients together and makes the dish tender.

The lemon wedges will keep the salmon from burning and sticking if you are grilling it.

Making a pie have beautiful contours is simpler than it looks, and you already have the tools to do it in your kitchen. Just use a spoon, as in the photo above, or give vent to your imagination and experiment.

Some recipes call for using eggs at room temperature. However, it is not necessary to take them out of the refrigerator a few hours before cooking. Place them in warm water for a few minutes and they are ready to use.

It’s a trick for perfectionists: if you want the egg to be the perfect shape, break it into an onion ring. And to surprise the child with breakfast, do the same manipulations with a bell pepper ring. You can also use tomato or avocado.

Have you tried any of these kitchen hacks? If you have your own cooking tips, let us know about them in the comments.