What to Know

Cake Flour: 1 cup flour, take away 2 tbl spoons flour + add 2 tbl corn starch

Easy Way To Chop Up Squash

Need to prepare a butternut squash to cook. Place your squash in

the microwave for 2 to 3 minutes. This will make it a lot easier to peel, seed, and cube.

Easy Peel Eggs

Hard boiled eggs are pretty easy to make, but they are a pain in

the butt to peel. Try putting up to a dozen eggs in a steamer basket suspended over boiling water for 15 to 16 minutes. The eggshell will slip right off this way.

Properly Clean Wooden Cutting Boards

Bacteria can build up if you don’t properly clean your wooden

cutting boards. Cut a lemon in half and dip the cut side with coarse salt. Use it to scrub your cutting board clean, then rinse.

Prevent Microwave Dryness

Microwaves can cause food to dry out. But there is a way to

combat this. Place a cup of water next to your food in the microwave when you cook it.

Salt A Cast Iron Pan

Cast iron pans can rust up if you don’t properly care for them.

The best way to do that is with salt. Scrub your cast iron pans with salt instead of dish soap.

De-Seed Your Vegetables Fast

Scooping out seeds from your vegetables can take a lot of time. It’s just not a fun task. Use an ice cream scooper to perform this task, it makes it a lot easier and faster.

Peel Fruit in the Microwave

Save time by making your fruit easier to peel. Put your fruit in the

microwave for 20 seconds. The peel should slide right off this way.

Muffin Tin Meatloaf

Meatloaf can take more than an hour to cook. You can speed it up

by placing the meat into individual portions of a muffin tin. Bake your meatloaf at 450 degrees at 15 minutes.

Keep Brown Sugar Soft

Brown sugar can clump up and harden if you don’t store it

properly. Once it hardens it’s useless. Place an orange peel or apple slice inside the bag and put the bag in an airtight container to prevent this.