24 Smart Cooking Hacks I Learned From The Internet
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24 Food And Snack Hacks That'll Make You Say, "You Know, That's Actually Really Smart"
I, for one, can't wait to try these at home.
by Hannah Loewentheil StaffLink
Every now and then you hear about a clever cooking hack that makes you think: whoa, I wish I'd thought of that. So I combed through the subreddit r/foodhacks and looked all around the Internet for some of the most creative and intriguing food tricks around — then put them all in one place. Here are some of the best.
1. "Easily make fancy green onions (or pretty much any herbs) by slicing them with pinking shears."
u/elle_desylva / Via reddit.com —u/elle_desylva 2. "Turn canned fruit into one-ingredient sorbet. Buy a can of fruit in light syrup like peaches or pineapple. Freeze it overnight, then in the morning remove the lid and pour any liquid and the frozen fruit into a blender. Purée and enjoy immediately."
Roberto Machado Noa / Getty Images —u/Maxxters 3. "Turn boxed cake mix into bakery-quality cake by swapping a few simple ingredients. Use real butter instead of oil, milk instead of water, and add one extra egg."
Sharon Hiley / Getty Images/EyeEm —u/Jenipherocious 4. "Infuse garlic in leftover bacon grease, then use the cloves in your cooking. It's especially delicious with hasselback potatoes."
u/MooseGoneApe / Via reddit.com —u/MooseGoneApe 5. "Use disposable chopsticks to keep a bag of chips closed if you're out of storage clips. It's the perfect fit."
u/idoze / Via reddit.com —u/idoze 6. "Get roasted chicken extra crispy with the help of baking powder. Rub skin-on breasts, thighs, wings, or even a whole chicken with a mixture of baking soda salt, black pepper, and cayenne — and let it sit in the fridge over night before roasting."
Getty Images —u/gkaukola 7. "Make perfectly poached eggs in plastic wrap. Crack each individual egg into a plastic bag, tie the bags, and cook the eggs in boiling water directly in the plastic baggies.
Jesse Szewczyk —Jesse Szewczyk8. "Use a cookie scoop to portion and freeze tomato paste. You'll have perfect portions when you need it."
u/AnUnrulyLlama / Via reddit.com —u/AnUnrulyLlama 9. "Eat a hard taco over a soft shell taco. In the end you get two tacos."
u/poppinfresh_original / Via reddit.com —u/poppinfresh_original 10. "Put a koozie on a pint of ice cream to keep your hands warm and the ice cream cold."
u/k0let / Via reddit.com —u/k0let 11. "If you're filling cupcakes, muffins, donuts, or other pastries, use a needle-less medicine syringe. It’s more precise, neater and easier than using piping bags."
u/Thea_From_Juilliard / Via reddit.com —u/Thea_From_Juilliard 12. "Place an ice cube on any leftover food you're microwaving to add moisture while reheating. The ice won’t melt but it will steam your food. It's especially useful for rice."
Spauln / Getty Images —u/NeverSeenAMoose 13. "Cook grilled cheese in a waffle iron. The holes make it perfect for dipping into tomato soup. It sops it all up."
u/gooberdawg / Via reddit.com —u/gooberdawg 14. "If you run out of breadcrumbs and are in a pinch, just toast and grate a slice of bread."
u/gooberdawg / Via reddit.com —u/gooberdawg 15. "Use an apple corer to prep roasted potatoes. Not only do they come out pretty, but they also get extra crispy."
u/CraftyHolic / Via reddit.com —u/CraftyHolic 16. "Make toaster quesadillas by folding cheese into tortillas and placing them in the toaster oven."
u/octoberalways / Via reddit.com —u/octoberalways 17. For a better-for-you but still super creamy and delicious take on the viral TikTok feta pasta, substitute some or all of the feta cheese for Laughing Cow cheese wedges.
u/ayesedoc / Via reddit.com —u/ayesedoc 18. "Instead of frying eggs in olive oil, give them a serious flavor boost by frying them in tablespoon of pesto."
Evelina Zaragoza Medina —Evelina Zaragoza Medina 19. "Use a pizza cutter to cut cilantro, parsley, chives, or really any herbs. It takes about 5 seconds and works wonders."
u/PiercedGeek / Via reddit.com u/PiercedGeek20. "Slice a bunch of cherry tomatoes quickly and all at once by placing the tomatoes between two plastic container lids. Hold the top lid to keep them in place and slice away with a serrated knife."
Getty Images —Jesse Szewczyk 21. "If you're making boxed mac 'n' cheese but don’t have milk, substitute it with the same amount of pasta water that you cooked the noodles in. The starchy water makes the mac 'n' cheese taste exactly the same."
u/amnred103 / Via reddit.com —u/amnred103 22. "Twist your bacon and bake it in the oven. Not only does it cook so evenly, but it also makes for the perfect, crispy snack."
u/Breakfastpub / Via reddit.com —u/Breakfastpub 23. "If you’re struggling to store fragile cake without a proper cake box, just flip over a Tupperware container and use the lid as the base."
u/Joelbotics / Via reddit.com —u/Joelbotics 24. "Let your toast cool in a teepee position so that neither side gets soggy."
u/Hatzi98 / Via reddit.com —u/Hatzi98 Do you have a great cooking hack people should know about? Drop it into the comments below.
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