Some useful kitchen tips

[rimzan]

To stop crying while cutting onions,
After peeling the skin keep the onions in the refrigerator for half to one hour then cut. And do not cry

Boil almonds in water for 5 min. They peel off easily.

Before beating eggs, rinse the container with water/The mixture will not stick to the sides of the vessel.

To cook corn kernels soft put some milk and water and pressure cook-It becomes tasty and easy to chew.

For frying fish, apply turmeric powder, chili powder, coriander-cumin powder and salt. Cover it and keep it in the refrigerator for about 1 hour before frying. It will not break whilst frying.

To thicken 'tomato tomato syrup add one boiled grated potato & boil the tomato syrup again for some time.
While .cooking dal (pulses), add two to three drops of oil to cook it cook faster

Keep Fresh coriander and curry leaves wrapped in 2-3 layers of newspaper. It will last for more than a week!

Layer the vegetable compartment of the fridge with two sheets of newspaper; this keeps vegetables fresh longer without any messy, rotten vegetables! And easy to clean. As all you do is discard the old paper and replace with new!

Spread your kitchen table with two sheets of newspaper. Now cut or grate or peel vegetables on this. Wrap the mess with the paper and throw.. Bingo! No mess to clean!

Mix lime juice, water, sugar and salt and put them in a ice-tray and freeze them. This can be used anytime for instant cool drink during summer. Just take a cube and add water to it, stir it on melting and drink it.

Forgot to turn off the flame after cooking vegetables or rice, and it start giving burnt smell, just keep a slice of bread over it and cover it for 5 minutes. The smell will go of and then transfer the vegetable into another dish.

For storing rice seeds for a longer period add boric powder in it(special boric powder is available for grains).

Cut spring onions into desired pieces and keep them in container tightly closed in freezer. This will save time and lasts longer.

To keep almonds fresh for a longer time store it in an air tight container with a little sugar.

For quick setting of curd, add a pinch of sugar to warm milk and then set the curd.

When you use cardamom for anything do not throw away the skin. Instead put them in the tea box and your tea will start having the flavor of cardamom.

[lvdkeyes]

Does anyone have a sure fire tip for peeling hard boiled eggs?
I was going to make some Crab Deviled Eggs as part of a buffet, but peeling the eggs was a mess. The didn't look appealing, so I made crab egg salad instead.

[rimzan]

as far i know its very hard to peel freshly laid eggs leave it in cold water for about 15 mints before you peel off..

[lvdkeyes]

Thanks, I suspected the very fresh eggs were the problem.

[vettomine@comcast]

Originally Posted by lvdkeyes

Does anyone have a sure fire tip for peeling hard boiled eggs?
I was going to make some Crab Deviled Eggs as part of a buffet, but peeling the eggs was a mess. The didn't look appealing, so I made crab egg salad instead.

help to peeling eggs.
gently put a small hole in each end of the egg with a small sharp pointed object i.e fork,large needle before you boil eggs. when eggs are done let them sit in cold water to cool down. roll on counter when you are ready to peel to losen , start to peel and run under trickling water. This has worked for me.

[lvdkeyes]

Thank you. I will try this.

[cookinmaven]

Originally Posted by lvdkeyes

Does anyone have a sure fire tip for peeling hard boiled eggs?
I was going to make some Crab Deviled Eggs as part of a buffet, but peeling the eggs was a mess. The didn't look appealing, so I made crab egg salad instead.

Oh, Oh, OHHHHHHHHH!! I just saw this on a TV cooking show. They said to cook the eggs in heavily salted water, like in a 2-quart pan add 2T of salt. Then, bring the water to a boil, cover, remove from the heat, stand for 20 min then immediately put all of the eggs in cold water, then peel under cold running water. Hope this helps

[simrnz]

I need to know when I buy cookies for kids, I seal them in a airtight bag to save. Still they absorb some moist and never taste fresh. Someone told me to microwave them for 30 sec or so right before a second use. But it makes them soft not FRESH. Also they are even harder once I microwave them. Any tips?

[Kitchen Witch]

I don't know what kind of cookies you are buying - but if they are creme filled, chocolate covered, etc. plastic bags seem to draw the moisture out causing that. You need a nice glass or ceramic cookie jar.
Microwaving makes matters worse.