Save Time With These Smart Kitchen Hacks!

The Internet is a great resource for finding time-saving ideas like the ones below to save your sanity in the kitchen.

Spice Jar Labels

When you buy spices, do you transfer them from branded plastic packaging into special glass spice bottles at home? A quick way to label your jars is cut the spice name off the original packaging and affix it to the outside of your spice jar with clear sticky tape, so that the name is readable through the tape.

Peel Garlic

Whether you need to peel a single clove or an entire bulb of garlic, toss it into an empty jar, secure the lid, and shake the jar vigorously. You can even dance around the kitchen as you create your own rhythm! After a few minutes, you’ll notice that the garlic skins have separated from the cloves. All you need to do is dump the contents out, separate the clean garlic cloves, and discard the skins.

Keep Water in the Pot

Prevent a rapidly boiling pot of pasta boiling over that foam and water by laying a wooden spoon across the top. It does keep the bubbling foam in the pot!

Peel Hard Boiled Eggs

Peel hard boiled eggs quickly: after they’re boiled and rapidly cooled in an ice water bath, place them in a bowl that has a tight-fitting lid. Next add some water (about half the level of the eggs), and secure the lid on top. Now, as with the garlic, shake vigorously in all directions for a minute. When you remove the lid, most, if not all, the shells will easily slide away. And if you’ve ever wondered how to cook the perfect egg, here’s a video that shows you how!

There are shortcuts and solutions on the Internet for just about anything. Simply type “how to” along with what you wonder about into a Google search bar and see what you find!