Many people spend a lot of time in the kitchen. Not only preparing good dishes, but also cleaning up, which often proves to be very tedious. Of course, ideally we want to spend as little time as possible on it in order to enjoy more quality time with our loved ones. That’s good, we just have a few useful tips to share with you to give you a good breather!

We certainly learn something new every day when it comes to housework. In the end, there is a kind of consolation: the more intensively you deal with house maintenance, the more you manage to discover some unexpected tips and tricks. However, we will always love the most ingenious methods to minimize tasks and effort.

To help you smile again, here are some clever tips that can help you not only when cleaning the kitchen, but also when preparing your next meal!

Paper towels in the refrigerator to make cleaning easier

Paper towels – Source: spm

Paper towels are especially useful for cleaning the plastic fruit and vegetable boxes at the bottom of the refrigerator as well as the refrigerator door shelves.

Their special feature: they catch the pieces of vegetables that fall off and absorb the excess moisture that condenses in the   refrigerator  . When you store food in glass jars, sticky rings can remain on the shelves.

Line these glasses with paper. It may look unsightly, but it will save you a lot of work the next time you clean up.

Another tip: wrap the shelves in the refrigerator with cling film. Remove the shelves, wash them thoroughly and dry them. Then wrap them in cling film. The next time you clean, it will be enough to replace the cling film.

Some tips for cooking and preparing pastries

If you have added a lot of salt to the soup, do not despair, you do not have to start from scratch. Simply add two egg whites to your too salty soup, the taste will be balanced again. In fact, they will absorb a large part of the salt. If the eggs do not fit in the soup, you can simply spoon out the egg whites.

Protein – Source: spm

• If you cannot remove a baked dessert, such as a cake, from the mold, you need to cool the surface of the mold. To do this, soak a piece of paper in cold water and place it on the mold.
• What’s an easier way to peel garlic without much effort? Simply cut off the hard part and crush the garlic with the flat side of the knife. The skin will come off on its own.
• How to peel potatoes quickly? Once the   potatoes   are cooked in their skins, drain them with paper and immediately throw them into a bowl of cold water. Thanks to this trick, the skin of the potatoes will come off very easily.
• Place a piece of paper under your   cutting board to prevent   it from slipping while cutting vegetables or meat.
• Use the oven to cook several eggs at once. Forget the classic hard-boiled egg recipe: put them in the oven at 150°C for 30 minutes. You can cook dozens of eggs at once!

A knife with a hot blade for cutting onions

Cutting onions – Source: spm

• How to cut onions more efficiently? There are many tips for cutting an onion. One of them, probably the most used, is to rinse the knife and the onion with water or to cut directly with a hot knife. If you want to get rid of the onion smell that remains on your fingers, rub your hands with a slice of raw potato and then rinse them with cold water.

More tips:

Finely grated nutmeg

Do you have leftover nutmeg that is too small to grate? Use your pepper grinder after grinding a portion of raw rice in it to clean it well.

Hardened sugar caught up

Big hard blocks have formed in your brown sugar? Place it in a zip-top food bag with 1 apple slice. Store it in a dry place for 2 days and your sugar will regain its fluidity.

Rice warmed up to the top

Your microwaved portion of rice will retain its full fluffiness if you place 1 ice cube on top before starting the timer. Remember to check that the rice is hot enough before serving!