HELPFUL COOKING TIPS

TO AVOID SIZZLING EDGES AND A COLD MIDDLE

WHEN REHEATING YOUR PASTA IN A MICROWAVE,

DISTRIBUTE THE PASTA IN THE SHAPE OF A DOUGHNUT

(WITH A VOID IN THE CENTRE).

TO PREVENT A POT FROM BOILING OVER,

PUT A WOODEN SPOON ACROSS IT.

WOOD DOESN’T CONDUCT HEAT SO THE HOT WATER

WILL STRAY AWAY FROM THE COLD SPOON.

IF PIECES OF BROKEN EGGSHELL GET INTO THE BOWL,

DON’T FISH THEM WITH YOUR FINGERS. USE A BIGGER

PIECE OF THE EGGSHELL TO GET THEM OUT OF THE BOWL.

THE SHELL ACTS LIKE MAGNET, ATTRACTING ALL

THE LITTLE PIECES TO IT.

TO CHECK IF EGGS ARE STILL FRESH AND EDIBLE,

PUT THEM IN A BOWL OF COLD WATER. IF THE EGG

SINKS TO THE BOTTOM, IT'S STILL FRESH. IF IT FLOATS,

IT'S ROTTEN. OVER TIME, THE LIQUID INSIDE THE EGGS

EVAPORATE THROUGH THE POROUS SHELL, LEAVING A

GAS BUBBLE. THEREFORE, THE LIGHTER IT IS,

THE OLDER IT IS.

ROLL A LEMON IN YOUR HANDS FOR A FEW SECONDS

BEFORE YOU CUT AND SQUEEZE IT. THE PRESSURE WILL

BURST THE TINY CELLS OF THE FRUIT, ALLOWING

YOU TO GET MORE JUICE OUT OF IT.

IF YOU HATE SEEDS FALLING INTO YOUR FRESHLY MADE

CITRUS JUICE, PUT THE ORANGE, LEMON, GRAPEFRUIT

ETC. IN CLEAN STOCKINGS BEFORE SQUEEZING. IT WILL

CAPTURE ALL THE SEEDS AND YOU CAN ENJOY PERFECTLY

SEED-FREE JUICE.

GINGER IS ONE OF THE MOST EXPENSIVE SPICES AND

NOBODY WANTS TO WASTE IT. USE A SPOON TO PEEL IT

INSTEAD OF A KNIFE. THE SKIN IS NOT THAT HARD AND

THE SPOON TAKES IT OFF BETTER THAN THE KNIFE.

TO AVOID CRYING WHEN CUTTING ONION, PUT THE

ONION IN THE FRIDGE FOR A FEW MINUTES BEFORE YOU

START CUTTING IT. YOU CAN ALSO ELIMINATE THE EFFECT

BY RUBBING LEMON JUICE ON THE KNIFE.