These household tips from the kitchen will make your work easier and help you make tastier meals.
Make sauces creamier with fewer calories by stirring in two to three teaspoons of powdered milk.
Pasta and rice will not overcook and stick together if you add a little oil or butter to the cooking water and stir well.
Milk will not burn as quickly if you add a little sugar to the milk without stirring. Also: if you rinse the cooking vessel with cold water before adding the milk, it will be easier to clean afterwards.
When measuring sticky liquids such as honey and syrup, rinse the measuring cup with hot water beforehand and grease it with a little oil.
Broccoli, whole carrots or Brussels sprouts will cook faster if you cut an X into the vegetables before cooking.
Jacket potatoes in a hurry: Cooking potatoes in the oven takes quite a long time. To speed up the process, you can pre-cook the potatoes for ten minutes and then put them in the preheated oven.
Tears when cutting onions? Place the onions in cold water until they are completely covered and cut them under water. Or freeze the skinned onions and cut them while frozen with a very sharp knife.
If you have forgotten to defrost the bread, you can put it in a brown paper bag and place it in a preheated oven with the bag for five minutes. The bread will defrost completely in minutes and taste fresh.
