What cooking tips do you have that most people probably don't know

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Anonymous wrote:Do you have tips for peeling onions and not crying? How about cracking an egg without getting the shell in it? What can be done with veggies that are starting to go bad?

The only one I have is to clean your oven, heat a cup of vinegar at the highest temp for 45 minutes.

What do you put the cup in? Metal measuring cup?

One of those white glass dishes I forget what they are called but it does a great job. You can cook again without whatever spilled and burnt to the bottom of the oven smelling up the entire house.

Or put a wedge of lemon (I use the lemon after I've already squeezed it for juice) in the microwave for a minute. It will help with the cleaning and the smell of anything stinky you cooked will disappear.

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Anonymous wrote:Never put your knives in the dishwasher.

I can't believe how many people I've seen do this.

This.
At the $100+ I paid per knife, I'll take the few seconds to hand wash them over have them clank around in the dishwasher. They're still going strong after 15 years.

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Never put your knives in the dishwasher.

I can't believe how many people I've seen do this.


Why can't you put knives in the dishwasher?


Apparently dishwashing makes the blade dull


And obviously a dull blade is an irreversible problem. My knives are staying in the dishwasher.



It's the dishwasher or hand washing raw meat off serrated blades, then microwaving the sponge...no thanks. Thanks for the tip (I really didn't know this), but I'll stick to the dishwasher!

It's steel. Soap, water, and dry cleans the knife after use. The heat, chemicals and water in the dishwater degrade knives- the cheap ones will rust and fall apart, the more expensive ones will pit and lose it edge. This will require reforming the edge.

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To peel a lot of garlic - put the cloves on one cutting board and then put another over it and whack hard all over. Easy to peel 10 cloves fast. Top Chef

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Anonymous wrote:I have 1 good knife.

LOL. I recently bought some Cutco knives as a favor to a friend. Her college age son was selling them. OMG!! These things have changed my life!!!! Amazing the difference that a really good knife can make.

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I always thought you didn't put good knives in the dishwasher because it ruins the wood handles.

How hard is it to handwash a knife? And who on earth uses a serrated knife to cut meat???

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Come on people, this is kind of a disappointing list! The only one I didn't know was steaming the microwave to get the dried bits out. That one is good.

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One great knife. If you use the same one over and over you get very quick with it. You will see what I mean when you break in a new one. That is why chefs have one knife they really love.

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Anonymous wrote:Come on people, this is kind of a disappointing list! The only one I didn't know was steaming the microwave to get the dried bits out. That one is good.

What tips can you share?

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Clean up as you go! While waiting for water to boil, load the dishwasher (but not your knives), wipe counter tops, toss trash, run the garbage disposal.

Get all of your ingredients out first, before you begin to cook.

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Anonymous wrote:Do you have tips for peeling onions and not crying? How about cracking an egg without getting the shell in it? What can be done with veggies that are starting to go bad?

The only one I have is to clean your oven, heat a cup of vinegar at the highest temp for 45 minutes.

What do you put the cup in? Metal measuring cup?

One of those white glass dishes I forget what they are called but it does a great job. You can cook again without whatever spilled and burnt to the bottom of the oven smelling up the entire house.

Ramekin.

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To soften hard brown sugar, microwave it with a slice of Apple for 30 seconds.

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You can also soften hard brown sugar by wrapping it in a wet paper towel and microwaving. That works pretty well for stale rolls and tortillas too, but you need to eat them immediately after microwaving, or they turn to concrete.

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Rub your hands on your stainless steel water faucet neck after cutting onions to get the onion smell off your hands.

Probably common knowledge but clean your cast iron skillet with a clean paper or hand towel and a little bit of olive oil to keep the seasoning

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When storing fresh washed lettuce I add a dry paper towel to absorb excess moisture. Keeps the lettuce from getting slimy as quickly.