Category: Life Skills
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…
Just one little trick can restore squashed toast to its original shape.
Since I buy a lot of groceries at the supermarket, I tend to accidentally squash the toast when bagging it. So, I looked up some tips online and surprisingly discovered that with just this one little step, I can restore squashed toast to its original square shape. My son accidentally sat on the toast in…
Can soaking pears in salt water before eating prevent them from turning black?
It’s basically the same; there’s no darkening or softening, and the taste is pretty much the same. In short, here are the immediate conclusions: So, if washing the pears in salt water is to prevent them from turning black, it’s really unnecessary. Afterwards, whether left in the water for 15 minutes or two hours, the…
Why do clams open when cooked?
We often judge whether clams are cooked by whether they open their shells. But have you ever wondered, “Why do clams open immediately after they’re cooked?” Clams are almost always closed when you buy them. What causes them to open in a second? It’s actually a change in the clam’s muscles. The clam’s muscles exert…
What’s the best way to store hard-boiled eggs?
It feels like hard-boiled eggs last longer than raw eggs, but this isn’t actually the case. Today, we’ll share the best storage methods and shelf life for hard-boiled eggs. How to store hard-boiled eggs correctly If you buy washed eggs, as is common in supermarkets, they have a protective coating on the outside of the…
How to choose water chestnuts?
Fresh water chestnuts, freshly harvested from the water, are more brownish-red than jet-black. Water chestnut season runs from September to November. Where can you find delicious water chestnuts? Water chestnuts contain high-quality starch and have a low glycemic index, making them a great alternative to rice as a staple food. What else might you not…
Tips for Choosing Salmon Meat
How do you choose salmon when buying it? Does a bright orange-red color look more appetizing? However, due to differences in their diet, wild and farmed salmon actually have different flesh colors. Some vendors dye the salmon to enhance its appearance. So, how do you choose and distinguish salmon fillets? Why is salmon orange-red? Salmon…
How can I avoid the formation of Milk skin when heating milk?
When heating milk, you may sometimes notice a layer of skin rising to the surface. But why does this skin form? What is this layer? To avoid the formation of skin, there are four tips you can try when heating milk. What is Milk skin? How is it formed? When boiling milk, the skin that…