helpful hints

[pk]

Here's a hint that will help:

Have you ever put some food in your Tupperware only to find out it stained the inside of your bowl when you go to take it back out? Well here is a little hint that should help end this problem.

Mainly all foods with a tomato-based sauce are the culprit. So next time you are going to add something like this spray the whole inside of the container with a no-stick cooking spray first. It not only will help keep the food from sticking when you need to remove the food, but it will also help eliminate the stain problem as well.

pk

[pk]

pk's hint #2:

Looking for a way to take the odors out of your refrigerator? Well next time you are grabbing for the baking soda that most people use for their odor problem, don't. Grab a few briquettes from your bag you use for grilling and put them in a small bowl in the back of your refrigerator.

It not only absorbs odors but it works just as good as if not better than baking soda.

Just remember to change it every 2 months for freshness.

[pk]

Looking for some new tips on eggs?

Take a small pin and poke a tiny hole on the end of the egg that is larger before you boil eggs.

In the water add a small amount of vinegar.

By doing this it will keep your egg white from leaking. It also is great if you decide to poach your eggs. Remember to add the vinegar to the water and it will make the whites stay really great without that jelly look.

Try it next time!

pk

[pk]

Here is another great 'egg tip' for the day:

So you don't know if your egg is good egg... or is it a bad egg? Simple! Just get a bowl, add water, and put the eggs in.

If the egg decides to float to the top then it a bad egg and you need to toss it out.

If it sinks to the bottom? It's a keeper.

pk

[pk]

So you now know how to tell if your mystery egg is a fresh egg or an old egg in need of being thrown out..

Now you realize that you don't know if the next eggs in the refrigerator is a hard boiled egg or a raw egg?

What to do, what to do.

Quite simple again.

A fresh egg will not spin around but a boiled one will.

Just an extra hint..when spinning the fresh egg just don't drop it on the floor. Of course that is another way to find out if it is hard boiled or not...lol

[pk]

Another hint to keep in your mind for that time when you do break an egg on the floor.

The easiest way to clean up a broken egg from the floor is to generously sprinkle table salt on the broken egg. The salt will solidify the egg and make it easy to clean up nice and quick.

pk

[pk]

Thinking about eggs usually leads to the quesiton which came first the chicken or the egg? Well I don't have any hints on that subject but I can tell you a great way to keep your chicken breasts moist when cooking it.

After rinsing your chicken fully cover your chicken breasts with buttermilk in a pan. You must soak them for no less than 3-4 hours in the refrigerator before cooking them. You will then find your chicken very moist.

pk

[pk]

OK, so you got distracted and burned the dinner in your best iron skillet that you thought would be so fun to cook in. Well don't get to upset thinking about the hours of hard scrubbing ahead of you to clean the mess up.

All you have to do to remove those nasty stubborn charred food pieces is boil vinegar and salt in the skillet until the food becomes soft.


http://tbn0.google.com/images?q=tbn:...loaded_images/

[MrKhay]

Originally Posted by pk

OK, so you got distracted and burned the dinner in your best iron skillet that you thought would be so fun to cook in. Well don't get to upset thinking about the hours of hard scrubbing ahead of you to clean the mess up.

All you have to do to remove those nasty stubborn charred food pieces is boil vinegar and salt in the skillet until the food becomes soft.


http://tbn0.google.com/images?q=tbn:...loaded_images/

Makes the place smell better than the odor of burnt food, as well. :lol:

[pk]

Yes! I read one time that if you have nasty oders lingering just to put a cup with a vinegar soaked sponge or paper towel in it and let stand for a few hours. The oders will disapper. Put the cup as close to the offendive smell as possible.

If the smell is in the whole room set several cups around the room to help 'capture' the oders.

pk

[pk]

http://tbn0.google.com/images?q=tbn:.../spongebob.jpg Sponges can spread germs and cause a worse mess then you think when cleaning.
Check out that sponge that is just sitting there waiting for you to pick it up and wipe off your counter...it can have on an average about 7 billion germs lingering on it!

Now that's a nasty thought. So what to do?

Just zap the wet sponge in the microwave for 1 minute at least once a day. More often depending on the usage. You can feel safer that you are not spearing the germs all over your counters as you are 'cleaning' after this great hint!

[MrKhay]

Use a baking soda paste mixture to thoroughly clean and shine your kitchen bright work. Baking soda and water has many purpose from cleaning metals, to soothing an upset stomach.

[Scarberry2003]

Going out to work in the garden, on your car,,, and you don't want to wear gloves?

but hate the grime you get under your nails??

Take a bar of soft soap like Ivory, and scrape your nails across it before going out, it will keep the gunk from getting under your nails,, and it will just wash off!!

Putting lotion on your hands too before working on the car will keep the grease and oil from sticking also. Avon makes a product called Silicon Glove that is great for this.

[pk]

Avon makes a product called Silicon Glove that is great for this.

Good idea. I have used Avon's Silicon Glove before, good product.

pk

[pk]

Here is a good idea.

Use a strand of uncooked spaghetti to test a cake for doneness when a toothpick isn’t long enough, or if you don’t have any toothpicks in the house.

[pk]

This is even a batter idea. lol

The best way to add salt and spices to your batter is at the time you are creaming the butter rather than including them in with the dry ingredients.