21 Invaluable Kitchen Hacks Few People Know Of
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 7 มิ.ย. 2024
- Did you know that boiling pasta and frying eggs might be easier than they already are? We’ve gathered some life hacks for preparing food, cleaning and organizing your cooking space.
TIMESTAMPS
Cooking Hacks 0:40
Remove seeds from vegetables 0:46
Remove excess fat from cooked food 1:18
Use film wrap 1:47
Peel citrus fruits 2:16
Make peeling boiled eggs easier 2:44
Squeeze more juice out of your citrus fruits 3:04
Grate soft cheese with less mess 3:28
Cut onions without tears 3:50
How to boil pasta 4:19
Roast a whole chicken 4:43
Parchment paper for cupcakes 5:06
Warm up baked items 5:27
Make perfect basted eggs 5:49
Storage Hacks
Keep cooking herbs 6:22
Store shelled nuts 6:43
Cleaning Hacks
Clean a cast iron frying pan 7:27
Rid your hands of unpleasant odors 7:55
Return metal kitchenware to its previous shine 8:16
Restore wooden spoons to life 8:39
Clean wooden chopping boards 9:11
Keep your recipes clean 9:36
SUMMARY
- To quickly remove seeds from pumpkins or zucchinis, you can use an ice-cream scoop. Its sharp edge easily scrapes out seeds from veggies.
- If a dish you’ve cooked turns out to be unexpectedly rich, you can easily remove excess fat using a couple of ice cubes and a paper towel.
- Cold food wrap behaves better, sticking and tearing less, leading to less of that familiar feeling of exasperation.
- Add soda or vinegar to the water you boil the eggs in. These substances get inside the shells and make it easier to peel them off.
- To squeeze the last drops out of a lemon, first cool the fruit in the fridge. And then zap it in the microwave for 15-20 seconds.
- The freezer will help you here, too. Put the onions in for 30 minutes before chopping them.
- When your roast a chicken whole, lay it on its breast. The breast contains most of the meat; the closest it is to the source of heat, the quicker it will cook through.
- When warming up pizza or other baked items in the microwave, put a cup of water in alongside it.
- If you freeze herbs in an ice-cube tray, their vitamin content is preserved. Try freezing them in water or olive oil.
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Thanks. I was having a hard time falling asleep, but this did the trick. Definitely a nightly ritual.
Timothy Try Louis Rossmann
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I’ve got news for you. I have cooked with cast iron for almost 30 years. I don’t wash after every use, but I do wash mine. The key is to rinse well, dry throughly, and after a few minutes use a light coat of shortening or oil.
I am just happy that you made this video. You took time out of your day to make it. And at least you tried. Thank you for that.
Warm up leftover pizza in a skillet with a lid. Crust gets crunchy again, toppings heat through.
I have never seen plastic wrap in the walkin of any commercial kitchen I've worked in. We keep it on the counter. Difference between ours and home cooks is that ours is in really large rolls and made of a plastic that actually works. Home cooks get stuck with the junk in the grocery store which doesn't work at all.
Who else increased the speed of up to 1.5x? It was running too slow for me.
Cloudxxx23 good tip ! Thanks!
JamesCloud I know you made this comment two years ago, but I’m just now seeing it and I have a question (I’m not very tech savvy), how do you increase the speed to 1.5x? I guess if you don’t see this or no one else knows the answer I will try to Google it. But thank you in advance if you or anyone else does reply. 😊
Kimberly Kiniry are you on your phone?
How do you make ribbon veggies for a salad with an ice scream scoop?
I wear sunglasses while chopping onions. That keeps me from tearing up.
The best way to cook pasta is put in boiling water, wait for it to return to a full boil, cover tightly and remove from heat. Let stand 10 minutes and drain. Perfect pasta!
Susan Mason same for rice
Agree
Yes! Doing this will make the pasta get that fatness I dearly love without the sogginess or mushiness!
You can also put a clear casserole dish on top of your recipe book to keep it open and clean. If your recipe is on your phone or other device, slip in inside a clear zipper bag. You can still use your finger on top of the plastic to control or activate the device. Personally though, I print out recipes and slip them into plastic sheet protectors. That way I can keep them in a binder and pull them out whenever I want, and I can wipe them off if they get dirty.
When buying meat try to get the meat further back on the self. Be aware that brown meat is often 'saved' from being thrown out because it is sometimes dipped in blood to give it the appearance of fresh meat or they grind off meats with fresh meat. And the stickers on packaging is often changed so to 'extend' the 'self-life'.
Also the spiced up meats can sometimes be that way so they can mix old meat that should have been thrown out & use sprice & maranaides to hide off orders.
Some (alot) of bakerys did alot of gross stuff too, like switch the bad fruits but still sell the rest that the fruit rested on or just cut the bad parts of the fruits off, same with cheeses.. Take & cut cakes that haven't sold in half take the old iceing off & put new iceing on an old cake.
The fish counter is another thing all together.
Thanks for the tip off as people only want to be greedy not just make a profit. I too keep my eyes and ears open in offices to see their actions and realize it is an unscrupulous world we now live in. The cake and meat example, I would never have guessed as we did not have the opportunity to work in such unscrupulous places
The hack for keeping your recipes clean with the trouser hanger was one of my favorites.
Please do: 21 ways to stretch a 4 minute video into a 10 minute one.
Tip: Just upload this video under that title and you're done.
MAN vs RNG 🥝
MAN vs RNG
Change playback speed to 1.25x. On my iPhone screen, when I tap the video, three dots appear in the upper right; I tap on that, select change playback speed, select 1.25x (the only faster selection). You are possibly watching on a different device, so it might be different for you. I hope you're able to find the setting you need; it makes a huge difference!! 😊
Riiiiight!!!??? This is what I had to do too to actually get thru this painfully slooooow video lol
This could be used to make an instructional video " How to narrate a video in the most annoying/childish voice" as well.
There are others that are much worse!
Robby
You really need to try bacon in the microwave. Super good, plus a lot easier to pour and save bacon grease for other dishes. Iron skillets are really heavy and can be hard to manage without making a mess.
Great tip for serving icecream grab a clean bowl and a
tub of icecream. Open icecream throw the bowl in the bin and consume entire tub.
My mom used to use a wooden spoon to paddle us with, but of course ,that was back when every elementary school principal had the big paddle!
Narrator: To squeeze the last drops of a lemon..
*Show's picture of lime*
Another pro tip for number ten about roasting chicken. This applies to any method of cooking chicken. Take the chicken out of the fridge at least an hour before you cook it so that the outside isn't dried out by the time you get the inside done. This produces a juicy chicken that is also cooked all the way through.
This is why I love BRIGHT SIDE they always have interesting and useful videos to watch 😍😍
I keep my onions in the refrigerator. They last longer, and I never shed a tear when cutting them! I love onions!
It would have been helpful on the hacks if it had been told how to do it. An example is using parchment paper to make cupcakes if you don't have a cupcake pan.
a stainless steel spoon in the mouth will also _help_ with tears when cutting onions. It's not perfect, but it helps. The sulphur ions are electromagnetically attracted to the stainless...This is also why stainless steel will remove onion/garlic/shallot smell from your hands if you rub your hands with it under running water.
Now 21 invaluable kitchen hacks many people know of
For people that live in very small apartments and do not have a storage spot for cutting boards get a tea towel rack place it behind taps and just slide cutting racks in side. Easy to place and easy to take out
So you just put everything in the fridge, then in the microwave for 15 or 20 seconds? Not a very good life hack.
Jason Cripe a
Or freezer!
I'm using my wooden spoons for many years! Only one smelled after I used it to make pickled garlic ... and even that smell disappeared after 2 days (without cooking)!!
To make sure you can use them for a long time, you should clean them immediately after use!
You can also rub them occasionally with a little olive oil ... it's wood, after all!
And the easiest way to avoid tears when cutting onions, is to use a really sharp knife!
I found olive wood spoons at Trader Joe’s. I only bought two. Should’ve bought more for gifts.
Use Cascade to clean any greasy kitchen things. Soak pans with it in hot water come back in 5 minutes or so. Enzymes eat the grease and food. Use a watered down version to clean counters and floors of grease.
Calling those "hacks" "invaluable" is certainly up to discussion.
*watches the video already knowing the hacks beforehand*
Sure you did.
Says volumes about your intelligence doesn't it. Is your whole life on auto replay?
We chefs dont keep plastic wrap in the fridge thats just silly.
No I am a chef and I keep it there hhhhhhhhhhhh
I was looking for this comment.. never saw this happen anywhere
Wow amazing hacks, I love this channel 💚💛💙💜❤👍
Also to keep recipes clean photocopy and then laminate them. A laminator is cheap and you can wipe your recipes clean as many times as you need. Thanks for all the entertaining videos :)
I have worked in restaurants for over 10 years. I have never seen anyone keep plastic wrap in the fridge. The trick to plastic wrap is to keep it on the roll, wrap the food in it, then break it off. It sticks to itself, not food. For some reason most people rip it off first and then try to wrangle this thin, staticky sheet over the food.
I thought this was a no brainer o_O
I have seen some tv chefs rip it off the roll first. I think it’s just a natural action.
Great tip. I do this also.
I'll try this method next time.
I too am a professional Chef. I've never heard of anybody keeping plastic wrap in the fridge. That wouldn't even be practical in the slightest.
If the narrator didn't pause at all i bet this video is gonna be 6 mins lonh
There goes 10 minutes of my life I will NEVER get back!!
I use large zip bags to keep a recipe book clean while i use it, and open to the right page. Just press all the air out and it will stay clean and open. I use smaller ones for cards and cut out pages.
21 Invaluable Kitchen Hacks Few People Know Of
Bacon makes every thing better.
Not bad these tricks 👌🏼
9:20 I died when they made a scratch on their cutting board XD
To make the yolks of boiled eggs look brighter and taste better, I use a straight pin to poke a small hole in one end before cooking. This releases sulfur gas. To make it easier to peel boiled eggs, I poke a small hole in both ends. This lets air flow into the space between the shell and each end of the egg.
I know another hack for cleaning pots and pans, mainly stainless steel. Instead of SOS use baking soda and several squirts of vinegar (used from a spray bottle) scrub then let it soak. I've been using that method for quite some time now and stick by it. :-)
Yes an let.n it soak also cleans the
air too. .. An soaking onions (most smell out)
an then
cook.n
them makes great (smell I think) burgers
An upgrade from ol'days
If you don't like the taste of onions, don't eat them or buy a milder type.. I prefer the yellow ones because they have more flavor, never worried about the ''bite''..
Bill B I've found that if you're using raw onions in a salad, a guacamole, or salsa-chop as you would, then a quick rinse in a colander under the faucet is enough to do the trick.
Robin Conkel-hAnnan you can LIKE the taste of onions WITHOUT wanting to stink up your entire 1st floor with them. By giving them a quick rinse, you get to do both.
Chopping onions by hand spreads the appetizing aroma.. Chopping them in a blender gives them a metalic taste.. Rinsing chopped onions takes away some of the juice and flavor..
🌈🦋Don’t you think you should show how they made those paper cupcake holders - because what’s holding them up when you pour in the cupcake batter I don’t understand...🕯🙃
21 Invaluable Video Editing Hacks:
#21--Edit your video's content according to your narration---not the other way around. This will avoid a lot of dead space.
#20 down to #1---Edit. Edit. Edit. Speed up animations--or cut some out--or blend them seemlessly. Anywhere there's dead space--there's an opportunity to omit it. This video could've been narrowed down to 3 or 4 min
**other than that--I thank you for not using a robot voice. That is a plus.
Lemons are yellow!
You can cook pasta with a few bay leaves instead of oil to keep it from sticking.
And bay leaves heals a cough.
why the heck is this video so slow? to hit the 10 min mark? bruh
Do yourself a favor *SPEED it UP* to 2.0. I don't watch ANY TH-cam videos without increasing speed. Speed is your FRIEND☺
MSL5 android master race. haha can you speed up on phone?
When making a flour and water paste for thickening, put flour and water in a plastic container that has a lid. Add 3 or 4 ice cubes. Put lid on and shake vigorously. The ice cubes break up the lumps to make a smooth thickener.
Or put the flour in water, stir and let it set for a few minutes. Then stir again. But I like your idea too.
Terri-TN thank you !!!
Terri-TN or you could use corn starch as a thickener also works just as well without the flour like flavor.
I use paper plates whenever I can. Don't matter if I have company or family. ...I'm lazy like that! 😁
The lockdown will be over by the time this video has finished. ...hell's bells!!
The best thing about this video are the comments...I can’t believe I listened to the whole thing 😆
Add spoon of salt in boiling eggs works for me always
Love your tips, very helpful!👍🏽👏🏻🤗
Thank you, BRIGHT SIDE for sharing this very informative video! Much enjoyed! God bless you.
I spray my box grater with cooking spray prior to grating cheese, the cheese falls right off!
Good
Genius
Exactly!!!
daphlavor thanks for the tip! I love it and I’m definitely going to try it! 😊
I need to steal this idea.👍🏼
THE this clip can be presented in 2 mins or less. Total waste of precious time
derek valdez extra ad money
derek valdez yes
That's why I watch it at twice the speed!
I have to remember this trick.
derek valdez Is
Great advice. Confusion between flavor and taste often arises. Remember we taste our food and enjoy the flavor. Best of luck. From an old Chef.
who wants to eat a warm orange?
as for getting the shell off a boiled egg easier try cracking it against the bottom of the pan, while there's water in it (after its cooked you empty the hot water and fill with cold), the water gets in the cracks and separates the egg from the shell membrane. no need for vinegar or baking soda which you'll probably always forget to use anyway.
For warming breads instead of a cup of water, that always gets left behind. Wet a paper towel and place over the item, the paper towel goes with the item. Much Better!
I must live in a different dimension. My bread always get's soggy, not dry in the microwave.
loknfwrd Response? Anybody?
I use this trick for my baked potatoes. Wrap them in a wet paper towel for 4 minutes in the microwave - perfectly cooked, soft potatoes that you can squeeze right out of their jackets!
been doing this method for over 30 years now, you are absolutely right!
But squeeze out excess water from it until just damp and wrap it..I do this with other foods too that I don't want dried out or hard areas the micro makes sometimes
i’m not putting my fruit in the microwave bruh
Lizee J exactly
OMG this videos take for EVER!!! Please speed them up and avoid treating us like we are mentally slow!! Tak
To avoid "crying" over onions, use a very sharp knife. A dull knife will tear (the rip word) and crush the structure slightly, releasing more fumes.
Rubbing your wet hands on a steel surface instantly removes onion and garlic odors; a low cost chemical reaction. Steel sink, steel ladle or steel pan works fine.
Wit & Sarcasm.....
Works every time.
Rubbing on Stainless Steel under running water, does the trick. You can purchase small soap-bar size Stainless Steel blocks designed for such use.
Another way #5 works or just how to make/peel the perfect hard boil egg: Boil eggs for 12 mins, immediately drain and replace the boiling water with enough cold water and ice cubes to go over the top of the eggs. Let sit just a min and the shell peels right off... but then, drop the peeled egg back into the cold water, since doing so, will cause any small piece of shell that may still be on the egg to drop off and sink to the bottom of the pan.... The more you know i guess 💫 😂
Went to settings and set speed to 2 times normal. it was worth it!
Here’s an actual pro tip. If you are chopping onions use a sharp knife. The sharper a blade is the less you are bruising it and releasing those sulfuric compounds. Not by freezing it. Also warming up baked items properly is by using a toaster oven or putting it in the oven at a low temperature.
yknow when he said "removing seeds from vegetables" i was like ..bruh vegetables dont have seeds.. :)
if they have seeds then THAY AIN'T VEGIES
Sarang 034 some vegetables do have seeds
For example capsicum, pumpkin,tomato😋😋
Lamborghini Bugatti Well now you took the fun put of it. I meant it as a joke 😂😂😂
Lamborghini Bugatti tomato is fruit.
Emeric Switch tomato is both fruit and vegetable😏😏
"21 invaluable hacks few people know of" Now more than 23k people know
Shalora Make that 1.5mil
I think they knew these "life hacks" already.
Thank you this video just.helped me when I cook
Hi I just watched your video and my most favorite part is the fresh egg yoke. I will remember.Thanks for letting us know.
What about rolling citrus on the counter for a min. or two and than peeling will become easier
Then you get the juice everywhere! No thanks.
This does work well; something about separating that white stuff under the skin from the “meat”.
Sharon McGill it also allows most of the juice to be removes juice from fruit easier
You do not let it drip on counter it just just soften it up for squeezing, first cut in two then squish into you preferred container Only a door nob would think i would squeeze it all over the counter
Citrus peels easily, already.. Any knife will get the thing started with no damage to nails.. Dry citrus peels make good flavoring for teas..
I seldom have trouble peeling onions.. I don't think I do anything special..
You obviously use only thin paperback cookbooks..
To eliminate onion and garlic smell from your hands, wash your hands and rub a spoon or butter knife all over. The metal neutralizes the smell.
Very helpful. I have marble flooring in my bathroom plus my washing machine outlet is connected to my bathroom floor, so when clothes are washed all the dirt of the clothes settles or rather sticks to the marble making the marble to dis-colour or in simple words dirty. Any suggestion how to easily clean the marble floor ?
Aren't pumpkin and zucchini fruits not vegetables? They have seeds...
ArtisticAsian1014 RIGHT!! lol
But they mostly have the nutritional components of vegetables, that's why they're considered vegetables.
Paola Hernandez LOL for NOW..maybe after another 80+ YEARS they'll be considered a fruit. Tomato DID WHY can't pumpkin and zucchini?!...who doesn't want to be a fruit?! lol
Tomatoes are nightshade vegetables
Cucumbers have seeds
Why would you take the time to animate this video and neglect to put forth the effort to put a picture of an actual lemon instead of a lime?
Agreed! Thought I was the only one wondering about that.
Rachel laneski lemon with the accent over the is what we call a lime in English no accent it is a yellow lemon
For those who don't like the speed of this video, at least on my PC, I can increase the speed in the video settings (see the gear/flower button between the "CC"--closed captioning--button and the "theater mode" button at the bottom). I watch videos at faster speeds all the time. I hope that helps.
I got teased when adding water, a little, to my cooking eggs. Thanks.
**waits almost a minute to see the first "hack" of the video**
There isn't one
I don't understand cleaning hack #3, "How to return METAL kitchenware to its previous shine". When he explains, "If there are no metal parts...". Is that not the whole idea of the hack? Cleaning METAL kitchenware? Am I missing something?
you are missing that this guy just wants to make a video - and has no clue
I was thinking the same thing - some of these are ridiculous
Dubs J ha ha ha you're correct
I think he meant no metal parts that might rust, like the handle for instance.
Very useful kitchen hacks..👌 Thank-you..🍴
*_-Ramon_* 💏
to thicken soups or gravy use a spoon full or 2 of instant mashed potatoes flakes
The pizza hack is just WRONG!! Reheat in a covered skillet on the stove.
Agree, I tried the cup of water in the microwave years ago. Did not work. I went back to the skillet method.
Toast in toaster oven for ~8 minutes works for me. I also convection-bake many things in the toaster oven at 425° F for ~15 minutes.
but...but...cold pizza is so good!!
the transitions take so long i can die omg
The last one is pretty good.
Clean and perfect 👍🤘
so basically every food you want to eat use a freezer AND/or microwave. microwave your ice cream and it will be easier to spoon. put ice on your steak to make it taste better. for lemons, take them off the counter, then freeze until solid, then microwave to room temperature. for eggs, forget running water and a spoon. inject bacon ranch dressing and mustard, and put them in the freezer so it develops crystals and doesnt taste right. for cheese, forget using a bowl, freeze it so its harder to grate or cut. basically, everything suggested here makes things harder (literally) and uses the freezer....i paused the video at the end of #7...so lemme guess. the next one involves the freezer.
You are so funny 😂😂😂😂😂
The #11 cupcakes look more like baked potatoes. And she pushed really firmly on them with a spatula.. hard as rock. No cupcakes for me thanks.
To chop onions and not cry whether you are going to cook them or not is to not cut the root, cut down to about 1/4 of an inch above the root and cross cut then slice it. You get finely chopped onion and no tears because the chemical that causes the tears is contained around the root.
Enjoyed these hacks✨
Was any of this fact checked?
If you want to adjust the speed of vid press that side besides that 'i' icon and then press play back speed
This is the BEST hack I have seen!!!
Gisel Dmello thank you so much for explaining how to speed up the video! I’m not text savvy what so ever and I very much appreciate this tip, I also love it! Best one I’ve read!
The southern way to clean a cast iron skillet--wash it with dish washing liquid (but never submerge or let soak in water), dry thoroughly using burner on stovetop, when cool coat with a SMALL amount of oil using paper towel and store as normal. When ready to use again wipe oil away with clear hot water (some people simply use a dry paper towel).
if you are on a low sodium diet, extend the saltiness of a food with a little squeeze lemon juice. It will lower how much salt is desired normally without sacrificing that savory aspect
I've been working in professional kitchens for ten years and not once have I ever seen anyone put plastic wrap in the fridge! Where did he get this cockamamie story?
Lucas Rio's cockamamie 😂 claasic
Wow. I didn't know lemons were green
They're called limes. Just kidding.
Made me laugh! Hard to do. Thanks!
Mexican lemons are green!
Omg yes!!!! This was the comment I was looking for!! 😂
Jeff Roush i
I really love my oranges served hot. Yum...
Alot Great Tips, Brightside Ty😊
Don't put leftover pizza in microwave, put it in an air fryer & it tastes as good if not better than fresh!
Because most people have air fryers >_>
Or just eat leftover pizza cold , it's the breakfast of champions
Andrew Batts Don't even joke about that
Who the f has an air fryer.
I learned nothing new... as the daughter of a chef 👨🏻🍳... nothing surprises you anymore except Japan .
I was unable to sleep for past few days and finally this video came up! Watched it for like 2.05 felt really sleepy. Make the vidoe short n worth watching
This is really helpful. Looks like all my problems have been solve ( some )