How to protect a saucepan from boiling over and 5 more culinary tricks: it’s hard to imagine how we managed without them before
If you want to turn the cooking process into an easy and enjoyable activity, you simply cannot do without our tips.
For example, to prevent the contents of a saucepan from boiling over and spilling onto the stove, simply grease the edges of the container with vegetable oil.
By the way, it is most convenient to do this with a culinary brush.
You can even cut an onion without tears by simply throwing it in the freezer for 10 minutes. Cooling slows down the release of sulfur compounds, which are what cause tears.
Here is the secret to quickly cleaning hazelnuts: fill a saucepan with water, bring it to a boil, add 2 tablespoons of soda and put the hazelnuts in there.
After 3 minutes of boiling, rinse the nuts under running cold water.
To easily remove the shell from a shrimp, take a regular fork, insert the outermost prong under the shell and remove it – it couldn’t be easier.
Finally, we will tell you about an easy way to cut a mango beautifully. The fruit must be cut in half and the pit removed. After that, cut the pulp on each half into squares 5 pcs. wide and 6 pcs. long. Turn each half of the mango with the pulp outside - voila, you are gorgeous.
