{"id":28624,"date":"2021-12-30T23:28:03","date_gmt":"2021-12-30T23:28:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alternatech.net\/?p=28624"},"modified":"2021-12-30T23:28:04","modified_gmt":"2021-12-30T23:28:04","slug":"life-hacks-that-can-help-you-solve-your-kitchen-issues","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/justmetalking.com\/life-hacks-that-can-help-you-solve-your-kitchen-issues\/","title":{"rendered":"Life Hacks That Can Help You Solve Your Kitchen Issues"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Bad odors in the refrigerator, old cookies, and microwaved food that isn’t evenly warm. All of these little disasters are easily avoidable with a few basic life hacks. And you don’t have to spend a lot of money to make your kitchen look professional. All of these solutions are right in front of you.\n\n\n\n

Heating food evenly in\u00a0the microwave\n\n\n\n

You might notice that after heating your food in\u00a0a\u00a0microwave the middle is\u00a0not very hot, while the edges of\u00a0your plate are. This happens because\u00a0microwaves\u00a0are sending radio waves to\u00a0your food, but don\u2019t heat it\u00a0from underneath like ovens\u00a0do.\n\n\n\n

To\u00a0prevent heating your leftovers unevenly, just\u00a0make a\u00a0ring with your food. This little trick will help you to\u00a0enjoy an\u00a0evenly hot meal. Bon appetite!\n\n\n\n

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Making your knife sharp again, using a\u00a0cup\n\n\n\n

Kitchen knives also require additional care and often get dull. If\u00a0you don\u2019t have a\u00a0special sharpener, take a\u00a0mug and turn it\u00a0over. Now you can\u00a0sharpen\u00a0the knife on\u00a0the edge of\u00a0the mug at\u00a0a\u00a045\u00b0\u00a0angle!\n\n\n\n

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Preventing potatoes from going bad\n\n\n\n

The idea of limiting food waste really useful and trendy nowadays. And products like potatoes need special care to keep them from sprouting. Store them with an apple and avoid having onions nearby. It is also better to keep them in a cool dark place.\n\n\n\n

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\u00a0Separating egg whites from the yolks easily without a\u00a0special device\n\n\n\n

If you can\u2019t filter the yolks from the egg whites perfectly, and there is no special equipment or you lost it, then a slotted spoon can come to the rescue. With its help, you can separate egg whites like a professional chef.\n\n\n\n

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Saving a\u00a0grater from a\u00a0deep cleaning\n\n\n\n

If you are tired of cleaning the grater every time after using it, a piece of regular, not-so-thin polyethylene can help you. Cover your cooking equipment with it and start rubbing products you want to grate on it. After that, you can simply throw out the polythene and the grater will remain clean.\n\n\n\n

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Keeping your strawberries longer, by\u00a0washing them with vinegar\n\n\n\n

Strawberries are the kind of a product that can rot really fast. So, to keep them as fresh as possible use this lifehack. Wash your berries in a vinegar-water bath. You need 1 cup of white vinegar and 8 cups of water. Leave your strawberries in this bath for a little while, and then drain and rinse them.\n\n\n\n

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Getting rid of\u00a0bad smells from plastic and glass jars, using newspaper\n\n\n\n

When a jar continues smelling bad, even after you\u2019ve washed it, it\u2019s time to use a special, but still simple, trick. Newspapers can absorb bad odors. Take several sheets of newspaper and crumple them up. Then put them inside the jar or plastic container. Now leave it for 24-48 hours.\n\n\n\n

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Getting rid of\u00a0a\u00a0bad smell in\u00a0your fridge, by\u00a0leaving baking soda in\u00a0it\n\n\n\n

Rotten vegetables and fruits, spoiled soup, and old chicken can leave a bad smell in your fridge for a long time. If you want to prevent it and get rid of the odor, put a box of baking soda in your fridge. It doesn\u2019t have a smell by itself, but it\u2019s very good for absorbing smells.\n\n\n\n

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Keeping your cookies fresh, using an\u00a0apple wedge\n\n\n\n

You want something tasty and then you remember that you have some cookies. You open the box and realize that your lovely cookies have gotten too dry and there is no way to eat them. Store them with a piece of apple. When it dries up, put in a new one to keep your cookies fresh.\n\n\n\n

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 Saving your fingers while chopping vegetables, using your own homemade finger guard\n\n\n\n

Cutting your fingers while chopping veggies is frustrating. To avoid this, you can quickly construct your own finger guard. And you only need a plastic bottle and a rubber band. Take a normal plastic bottle (like a Coke or a water bottle) and cut a piece from the top of the bottle, like shown in the picture. Then make 2 holes on the edges and insert the rubber band. Now you can use it by putting this guard on your fingers while chopping.\n\n\n\n

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Bad odors in the refrigerator, old cookies, and microwaved food that isn’t evenly warm. All of these little disasters are easily avoidable with a few basic life hacks. And you don’t have to spend a lot of money to make your kitchen look professional. All of these solutions are right in front of you. Heating\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":28649,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[345,30,26,53,46,6,31,32],"class_list":{"0":"post-28624","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-tie-life-style","8":"tag-cooking-hack","9":"tag-household-hacks","10":"tag-kitchen","11":"tag-kitchen-hack","12":"tag-life-hacks","13":"tag-life-style","14":"tag-tips","15":"tag-tricks"},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/justmetalking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Colorful-Photo-centric-Vlogging-Creative-Presentation-7.png","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/justmetalking.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28624","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/justmetalking.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/justmetalking.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/justmetalking.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/justmetalking.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=28624"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/justmetalking.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28624\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/justmetalking.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/28649"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/justmetalking.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=28624"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/justmetalking.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=28624"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/justmetalking.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=28624"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}