MY PERSONAL KITCHEN HELPS MY PERSONAL KITCHEN HELPS
To cut onions without tears?
In order to avoid tears when you cut onions,
only you have to cut them either under cold
water or wet, several times, with cold water
the knife you are using.
Bad smells in the refrigerator?
In order to avoid bad smells in the refrigerator,
one good tip is to put inside either half of lemon
or some coffee grams. Also, it is very effective to
put inside a small open recipient with sodium
bicarbonate.
To preserve food longer in the refrigerator?
You must not introduce hot food in the refrigerator,
let them cool off first. Clean the fish before introducing
to the fridge and put some parsley to avoid bad smells.
To preserve longer the garlic?
In order to keep tender the garlic longer, it is very
effective to burn their roots as soon as you buy them.
To peal tomatoes and carrots easier?
In order to peal easier tomatoes and carrots,
just introduce them in boiling water for a few
seconds as soon as they are out you can peal
the tomatoes with your hands and the carrots
with a kitchen rag.
Golden colour when you roast your chicken?
To turn your chicken golden colour when you
roast it, spread it with lemon juice all over
before you introduce it in the oven
To avoid the lettuce turning brown quicker?
If you cut the lettuce with an ordinary metal knife,
the edges quickly brown, to avoid this, use a lettuce
knife (plastic).
To conserve the tea fresh longer?
Put the tea in a dry place and hermetic
container out of the daylight.
To avoid apple slices turning brown ?
Brush the apple slices with lemon juice.
To keep fresh herbs truly fresh ?
Rinse bunches, dry thoroughly, wrap in
a plastic bag and store in the crisper section
of the refrigerator.
To freeze the food better?
Freezing extends the life of food, but not
forever and not under all conditions.
Freezing food brings bacteria to a standstill,
but does not kill it-chemical activity goes on
but at a much slower rate. Freezer burn is the
reaction of meat to the formation of ice crystals
and leaves the meat dry and stringy. Furthermore,
the fat in meat continues to oxidize and eventually
becomes rancid. Under perfect freezing conditions
fish, poultry, and pork will hold for two months while
beef will last a year. Commercial food processors use
blast freezers that reach temperatures of minus 30
degrees Celsius very rapidly. This reduces oxidation
and the chance of freezer burn. When operating properly,
however, home freezers are designed to keep food at 0
degrees. Raw meat will take hours to freeze at this
temperature, instead of minutes, creating conditions
or freezer burn. You can help the situation by wrapping
food properly. Use reusealable plastic bags especially
designed for the freezer, but make sure you squeeze out
the air. Or, you can tightly wrap food twice in plastic
and then wrap it in aluminum. Be sure to label and date
it. Remember, if food is just about to spoil it can't be
saved by freezing.
To absorb fat from the soup ?
Place a piece of tissue paper or lettuce on the
surface of soup, then remove and discard it.
To keep fish really fresh ?
Immediately after purchasing (or catching),
place in a double plastic bag filled with water
and place near the freezer wall. Fish should never
be refrozen.
To storage eggs longer ?
Crack open the eggs and add individually to
an ice cube tray. When completely frozen, put
the egg cubes in a sealed freezer bag and use
as needed.
To Prevent a clogged salt salt shaker ?
Keep 5-10 grains of rice inside the shaker.
Buying canned fish ?
Look for fish canned in water as it has less
fat than fish canned in oil and less salt than fish
canned in brine.
What is the preferred oil?
OLIVE OIL is the preferred oil because it is
rich in monounsaturated fat and has 30-40
different antioxidants. Try using a good quality
extra virgin olive oil on salads. Its strong flavour
means you don't need to use as much. If salad greens
are dried well after washing, less dressing is needed
Cooking hamburgers faster?
Hamburgers will cook faster if you make a few
punctures in them before cooking. This allows
the heat to circulate more evenly.
Having insomnia?
The most common cause of insomnia is caffeine.
If you haveproblem sleeping, avoid tea, coffee
and cola drinks after 4pm.
To bake potatoes crisp and brown?
Bathe the peeled potatoes in hot water for a while,
pat dry and pierce all over with a fork before placing
them in hot fat along with the roast.
To avoid artichokes turning black when peeled?
To help preserve artichoke colour, submerge
immediately afterwards in about 2 quarts of
water acidulated with 1/2 cup wine vinegar.
Cooking it in acidulated water will also help.
To avoid tomato paste going mouldy?
Turn it upside down in the refrigerator after
opening a jar.
Throwing out all the leftover wine?
No!. Freeze it into ice cubes for future use
in casseroles and sauces.
Fresh egg?
Immerse it in a pan of cool, salted water.
If it sinks, it is fresh. If it rises to the surface,
throw it away
To brown pancakes quicker?
Add a little sugar to the batter.
To prevent ice-cream cones from getting soggy?
By dropping a marshmallow into the point of the
cone before filling it.
To get rid of some food's stain?
Beer: Sponge with warm water
Chocolate: Soak in Kerosene and wash in cold water.
Coffee: Treat with boiling water when fresh
Fruit: Soak fresh stain in milk or use oxalic acid.
Mayonnaise: Week solution detergent with ammonia.
Milk: Cold water and detergent
Tea: Use boiling water
Wine: Put dry salt on fresh stains, warm milk on old ones