12 Kitchen Hacks: Storage Ideas & More!

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Mind blowing kitchen hacks and tips on storage and safety measures that you might have been searching for are here. We recommend you follow these simple ideas.

1. Remove Bits of Broken Eggshell

Eggs are yummy and healthy, but it could be disgusting when you feel a piece of shell in your mouth. To remove bits of broken eggshell, "gently ladle out the piece of shell with half of an eggshell."  As the shell pieces attract with each other the eggshell will carry with it the broken pieces easily, says the Express.

2. Avoid Browning of Potatoes and Avocados

Potatoes turn brown due to oxidation. To avoid browning cover them with cold water to prevent the release of starch in the air as soon as they are cut, according to Greatist. Applying olive oil or lemon juice to the exposed portion of the avocados would also prevent browning. Storing avocados with onions with peel side down would help in avoiding the change of colour, said the Express.

3. Slow Down the Rotting of Tomatoes

Place tomatoes with their stem side down in room temperature rather than in the refrigerator. This helps in preventing the air from entering and the moisture from exiting through the scar where the vines have been dettached, says the Greatist.

4. Easy Way to Remove Shell from Boiled Egg

Add baking soda or vinegar in water while boiling the egg, shell will detach itself from the egg and can be removed easily.

5. Tips on Cheese Grating and Cutting

Soft cheese can be kept in the freezer for 30 minutes before grating. Using non-flavoured dental floss for cutting soft goat cheese is also a wise idea.

6. Avoid Tears During Onion Cutting

Freeze the onions before chopping or just put a piece of bread into your mouth for the irritant gas reaching the eyes to be absorbed by the bread, said the Greatist.

7. Soften Butter Faster

Rather than waiting for a large piece of butter to soften, cut them into many small pieces to soften quick.

8. Extend the Shelf-Life of Nuts

Natural oil in the nuts can be preserved as such as by freezing them, says the Greatist.

9. Fight Fire

Sprinkle baking soda on fire, carbon dioxide released from soda would put off the flame.

10. Keep Chopping Boards in Place

Place a wet cloth or a towel below the chopping board to keep it in place.

11. Keep Herbs Fresh

Apply olive oil to the herbs and freeze them in an ice cube tray to keep them fresh 'til use, says the Express.

12. Slide and Glide Racks

Install slide and glide racks in the kitchen cabinets instead of pull racks to avoid hassles in storage.