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Time-Saver
Tips for the Kitchen
- If you want to remove fat from
soup or stew but can't wait for it to chill and congeal, drag
a slice of bread across the surface of the broth to soak up as
much grease as possible.
- Quickly use that frozen juice
concentrate by mashing it with a potato masher while frozen,
or place can with the lid removed in microwave for 1 minute.
- Double the amount of favorite
casserole recipes you cook. Place half in a freezer container
for dinner on a busy day.
- An egg slicer works great for
slicing fresh mushrooms. Makes even slices in a jiffy.
- Before party guests arrive,
scoop ice cream into muffin tins lined with cupcake liners and
refreeze. You won't have to fuss later when serving cake.
- Use an ice cream scoop to easily
fill muffin tins with the batter.
- Transfer jelly to a small plastic
squeeze bottle. Less mess and no sticky jars or spoons! This
also works well for homemade salad dressings.
- Use a cooking spray or oil the
measuring cup next time you need to measure honey. No more messy
process of scraping the cup, as the honey slides out easily.
- An empty salt shaker makes a
great container to dust a little powdered sugar over baked goods.
- To quickly and easily cut rolled,
chilled cookie dough use an electric knife. It slices perfect
cookies!
- No time to roll and cut biscuits?
Just drop the dough from a tablespoon onto lightly greased baking
sheets.
- For quick and easy ravioli,
fill wonton wrappers with any filling you fancy. Moisten edges
with egg wash to seal and poach in boiling water.
- To save time when making meatloaf,
use bottled marinara sauce instead of tomato sauce or ketchup
— the herbs and spices are built right in so everything
goes together faster.
- If you cut bagels in half before
freezing they will defrost a lot faster, and you can toast them
without waiting!
- Cut up those canned tomatoes
quickly by snipping them right in the can with kitchen shears.
- To make dusting a pan with flour
easy and convenient, place some flour in a salt shaker and keep
it stored in the freezer.
- When a recipe calls for sifting,
it works just as well to put all dry ingredients in the mixing
bowl and stir with a whisk.
- If grandma told you always to
proof yeast — dissolve it in liquid to see if it bubbles
— forget it. Today's dry yeast is reliable enough to stir
directly in with other dry ingredients, including flour.
- To crush nuts quickly and easily
without the muss or fuss, place in a self-sealing plastic bag
and roll with a rolling pin.
- Add marinated vegetable salads
to your next dinner party. They can be prepared in advance and
chilled until serving time--an important bonus for the busy cook!
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