Category: Life Skills
The Fastest Way to Defrost Cream
Cream used in cooking and desserts is often refrigerated, but it hardens after refrigeration. In many cases, it can’t be used immediately without thawing it first. To help you quickly soften “hard cream,” here’s a trick you can use with just a glass! 3 Steps to Softening Cream with a Glass Step 1: Take a…
Danger! Are pink salted eggs safe to eat?
The fragrant and salty salted egg is a favorite ingredient in many dishes. Well-known salted egg delicacies include salted egg bitter melon and golden sand tofu. Mid-Autumn Festival mooncakes and egg yolk pastries also frequently use salted egg yolks. If the salted egg you buy is pink, do not eat it. The truth about pink…
How to Keep Shredded Cheese Fluffy and Clump-Free?
Shredded cheese is often used in pizza and gratin dishes. However, it’s often purchased in large packages. If you can’t finish it quickly after opening it, you can freeze it, but it often clumps up. Here’s how to freeze shredded cheese to keep it fluffy and clumping-free. Method 1 Step 1: First, transfer the shredded…
The Fastest Way to Remove Broken Eggshells
When making egg dishes or desserts, you usually crack the eggs into a bowl before proceeding. However, many people have likely encountered a minor issue when cracking eggs: finding that eggshell fragments have fallen into the mixture after cracking. Sometimes, they’re difficult to remove, especially if the fragments are small. Today, we’ll share a super…
Never store eggs this way
When you open your refrigerator, you’ll often find an egg rack on the side door. This allows you to remove eggs from the carton and place them on the rack for refrigeration. However, this isn’t the right approach. Why do room-temperature eggs need to be refrigerated? The surface of an egg is covered with tiny…
How to quickly dissolve miso?
Miso soup is incredibly popular, often found on the tables of families of all sizes. Miso soup is not only delicious but also a nutritious fermented food. However, many people find the dissolving process a bit faster. How can you make miso dissolve quickly using one common soup ingredient? Tips for quickly dissolving miso Miso…
This is the best way to cook rice!
Perhaps the easiest way to cook white rice is to let it cook in a rice cooker. While you still have to wash the rice manually, the rice cooker handles the rest automatically. What ingredients can you add to a rice cooker to make it incredibly fragrant and delicious? What ingredients can you add to…
Can I eat chocolate that turns white after being refrigerated?
In hot weather, chocolate is more likely to melt on the surface and become soft, so many people refrigerate it. However, chocolate often turns white on the surface after being refrigerated. Why is this? Some people worry that the chocolate has gone bad, but this “white bloom” has nothing to do with whether the chocolate…
Can a stainless steel knife remove garlic odor from hands?
Garlic and onions are both versatile ingredients often used in cooking, making the finished dish smell more fragrant and flavorful. However, chopping garlic or onions has a significant drawback: your hands can leave a stinky smell afterward. How can you quickly eliminate this odor? How can you quickly eliminate stinky hands after chopping garlic or…
Chef’s Tip: Adjusting the Doneness of Hard-Boiled Eggs
Hard-boiled eggs are convenient and nutritious, and there are many ways to enjoy them. You can eat them plain with a little salt, make them into egg salad, or simmer them with other ingredients to create a delicious braised egg. However, if you just want to enjoy them plain, adjusting the doneness can be a…