Category: Life Skills
Extending Okra’s Shelf Life
Okra is a delicious ingredient, but its shelf life is relatively short. It’s often sold in large boxes, so it quickly turns gray and dull, losing its freshness and flavor. Today, I’ll share a simple okra storage method that can extend okra’s shelf life from about a week to a month. Okra Storage Method After…
Salt Recipes and Other Uses
Many people believe that salt is the most important seasoning, adding a touch of salt to almost every dish. But salt isn’t just a seasoning; it has many creative uses, from preventing apples from discoloring to removing stains from teacups. Today, we’ll explore these uses. Preventing Apples from Discoloring If cut apples aren’t eaten immediately,…
How to keep garlic freshest?
Garlic is an essential ingredient in Chinese cooking, and having a bunch or two of garlic in your home is perfectly normal. But how should garlic be stored? Should it be refrigerated? How can garlic be kept fresh? How to store garlic Wet, freshly harvested garlic that hasn’t been dried yet: Store in a dry,…
How to Extend the Shelf Life of Herbs
To avoid waste, here’s how to preserve fresh herbs longer. First, we need to distinguish whether the herbs are soft or hard. Are the herbs you need to preserve soft or hard? Herbs can be divided into two main categories. Simply put, they can be identified by their leaves and stems. The first category, called…
5 Ways to Melt Chocolate
Melting chocolate is neither easy nor difficult. If you don’t use the right technique, the chocolate can burn during the melting process. To make it easier, today we’ll share 5 methods for melting chocolate without burning it. Bain-Made Chocolate (Using Steam) Bain-Made Chocolate is probably the most popular method for melting chocolate. One method uses…
How to peel and store pumpkins?
Select pumpkins that have a neat shape, golden skin, and are free of insect bites. In fact, if you scrub the skin clean, you can eat the pumpkin with the skin on for even greater nutritional value. However, some people find the skin tough and brittle, so how do you cut it? Heating the pumpkin…
How to store peaches and extend their shelf life?
Peaches are one of the most perishable fruits. To prevent them from spoiling quickly, today we’ll share some correct ways to store them. Learning how to store them will help extend their shelf life. How to store ripe peaches If you’ve bought ripe peaches and want to enjoy them anytime, it’s recommended to store the…
Are dents and café-au-lait spots on apples bad?
Everyone has experienced apples with brown spots or dents after peeling them. Is it safe to eat? Dents, a spongy texture beneath the skin, and café-au-lait spots are all signs of bitter pit. Actually, these aren’t rotten apples. They’re caused by a calcium deficiency during apple growth called “bitter pit,” a physiological condition associated with…
Yuzu Recipes and the Wonderful Uses of Yuzu Peels
It’s not just the pomelo pulp that can be used in cooking. Leftover pomelo peels can also be put to good use, becoming a great cleaning aid at home. Every Mid-Autumn Festival, pomelo purchased at home or given by friends and family adds a festive touch to the home. However, after Mid-Autumn Festival, there are…
How to remove the fishy smell from meat?
How can you remove the fishy smell from meat? Besides selecting meat for quality, if you still encounter a fishy smell, you can use the “running water” method during the processing stage to help remove blood stains and impurities from the meat. So how do you do “running water”? Before that, let’s first learn about…