Category: Life Skills
Easily remove fish scales with a bottle cap
When preparing fish dishes, if you need to remove scales yourself, scraping with a kitchen knife is the most common method. However, this can be dangerous and can cause cuts, especially for beginners who may be unsure how to start. Here’s a simple fish scale removal trick that uses just a plastic bottle cap! Practical…
The Quickest Way to Remove Thick Strings from Peas
While the entire pea pod can be eaten, it’s common to remove the two tougher fibers on either side before cooking them to enhance the texture. Here’s a simple method for removing both sides of a pea pod simultaneously, using just a toothpick. A Quick Method to Remove Both Sides of a Pea Pod Step…
A Must-Read for Freezing Cucumbers
Cucumbers have a refreshingly crunchy texture with a hint of sweetness. They’re delicious served cold or in stir-fries. If you can’t finish your cucumbers right away and want to freeze them, freezing them whole is the best way to preserve them. Freezing Cucumbers Step 1: Wash the cucumbers and pat dry with paper towels. Step…
Everything You Need to Know About Preserving Grapes
Grapes, known for their sweet and sour taste, come in a variety of colors, such as purple, red, and green. They also contain slightly different nutrients; for example, purple and red grapes have higher levels of anthocyanins. Regardless of the grape type, if you want to preserve them longer in the refrigerator, here’s a simple…
Essential Tips for Freezing Ground Meat
Ground meat is a common cooking tool, used in a variety of dishes, such as hamburger patties, braised pork, simmered pork, and mapo tofu. However, if you can’t use up all the ground meat you buy right away and need to freeze it, here’s a simple tip to help keep it loose after freezing, preventing…
What is the white powder on the skin of tangerines?
Taman tangerines, with their adorable appearance, delicate flesh, and sweet and sour juicy flavor, are a popular fruit for many people. However, sometimes a strange white powder appears on the skin of tangerines. Is it pesticide residue or mold? Is it safe to eat? What exactly is this powder? What is the white powder on…
How to loosen clumped salt and sugar?
Salt and sugar, common in almost every kitchen, can easily become lumpy during storage. However, the reasons for salt and sugar clumping are different, sometimes even opposite. Therefore, the methods for loosening clumped salt and sugar are also different. Here are two tips to help you resolve the clumping problem. How to loosen clumped salt…
How to properly store opened curry roux?
Traditional curry recipes typically require a variety of seasonings and spices. Nowadays, we can buy ready-made curry roux at major supermarkets and department stores, saving a lot of preparation time. However, if you can’t use the curry roux immediately after opening it, how should you store it properly? What is its shelf life? Storing Curry…
How to squeeze out twice as much juice from a lemon?
Lemons are often used in fried or grilled dishes, as well as in lemon-flavored baked goods, and most of these require squeezing the juice. To help you squeeze out more juice each time without wasting it, here’s a simple method to squeeze out twice as much juice from a lemon while also preventing splashing. Lemon…
How to slice toast quickly and smoothly?
If you buy toast in a whole or half loaf that’s unsliced, you’ll need to slice it yourself. If you have a dedicated bread knife at home, this task is easy. But if you don’t have a bread knife and only have a regular kitchen knife, how can you quickly slice toast smoothly? Tips for…