Everyone wants to save time, space and money but not everyone knows the smartest tips and hacks to do it. These will transform your kitchen, from keeping bread fresh to getting rid of fruit flies…
Check out our 18 favourite kitchen life hacks:
1. Organise with a pegboard
5. Use an over-the-sink cutting board to increase counter space
7. Peel ginger with a spoon
8. Remove egg shells with the egg shell
Sometimes egg shells can escape into the bowl of shelled eggs. Ever try to grab the shell but at the last minute it slips through your fingers? Next time, simply use a large piece of the broken egg shell to scoop it out.
9. Another egg trick! Use a water bottle to separate egg yolks from the whites
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10. Peel garlic by shaking it
11. Get rid of fruit flies with apple cider vinegar
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12. Stale bread? Coat it in water and bake it again!
13. Wash your hands with stainless steel to remove onion smell
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Simply cut a hole in the middle of a paper plate and place around the whisk to stop any splatter when mixing!
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To get this beautiful design, place a square of lace fabric on top of your baked cake or muffin, and sift icing sugar on top
16. Get rid of air in your cake…by dropping it
Before you pop your cake batter into the oven, drop it gently a few times on the kitchen counter to work out any trapped air in the mixture.
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Pop a slice of bread on top of a cake to prevent it from drying out.
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