Cooking tips
Practical kitchen wisdom - 183 tips and counting.
Giving extra flavor to the chicken
To give your roast chicken extra flavor, brine it for 2 to 3 hours. To create the brine add a cup of coarse sa...
Removing garlic odor from your hands
To remove garlic odor from your hands, rub them vigorously on your stainless steel sink for about 30 seconds.
Pasta cooking
If you are cooking pasta with a sauce, cook the pasta 1 minute less than what is says on the package. Empty th...
Freezing stock
Make chicken, beef or fish stock in a large quantity and freeze it in plastic bags.
Storing and freezing fresh herbs
Store fresh herbs like oregano, sage, thyme and rosemary, in plastic bags in the refrigerator. For maximum fla...
Cleaning food-stained pans, pots and containers
To clean food-stained pans, pots, containers or similar, fill them with vinegar and let stand for 30 minutes....
Cleaning stainless steel items with vinegar
Wipe stainless steel objects with a cloth dipped in vinegar. This will help remove tough to clean stains.
Cleaning brass and copper with vinegar
For a clean, shiny finish of brass and copper objects clean them with a mixture of 1 cup of distilled vinegar...
Use vinegar to clean stains from chinaware
Use a mixture of 1/2 cup of vinegar and 1 Tbsp of salt to clean coffee and tea stains from chinaware