WET YOUR FINGERS to remove pieces of eggshell from egg white and yolk easily.
IF AN EGG IS FRESH, it will sink in water; if it is not, it will float.
PUT A FEW MARSHMALLOWS in your brown sugar to keep it soft and avoid clumping.
KEEP YOUR ICE CREAM soft and fresh by putting the container in a large zip-top bag.
REMOVE POMEGRANATE SEEDS in seconds by cutting the fruit horizontally and placing it seed-side down on your palm. Spread your fingers so the seeds will be able to fall through easily. Hit the top of the pomegranate with a wooden spoon and catch the seeds in a bowl below. The will come right out.
TO GET THE MOST JUICE out of citrus fruits such as lemons and oranges, microwave them for about 20 seconds and roll them around on a hard surface before squeezing them. You will get almost double the juice!
SOFTENED YOUR BUTTER too much? Place the too-soft butter in a small bowl. Fill a larger bowl with ice and cold water, then place the little bowl in the ice to let the butter harden a little more.
PLACE CRYSTALLIZED HONEY in a bowl of hot water for about 10 minutes.
FREEZE SHELLED NUTS to preserve their shelf life.
DO YOU HAVE A PAN WITH STICKY RESIDUE that refuses to come off: Fill the pan up with water so all of the problem areas are submersed and place on a medium-warm burner on the stove. This can take 10-15 minutes, but all of the residue will come right off.
PLACE A PIECE OF BREAD in your mouth to keep you eyes from watering when you are chopping an onion. Swim googles also work for this.
MICROWAVE LEFTOVERS with a separate cup of water alongside them to keep your food moist.
NO CUPCAKE OR MUFFIN LINERS? Cut out parchment paper; it will definitely do the trick.
MEASURING STICKY INGREDIENTS? Spray the inside of your measuring cups with nonstick cooking spray before filling.
ONCE A WEEL, run the dishwasher without any dishes and one cup of vinegar, pour directly in the bottom of the dishwasher. This cleans our any food residue and keeps it smelling fresh.
