5-Get more juice from citrus fruits
Press and roll citrus fruits with the palm of your hand on a hard surface or microwave them for 10-30 seconds to make juicing easier. Microwaving is the clear winner.
6-Easily remove the skin of a kiwi
Cut half an inch off the ends of the kiwi. Take a soup spoon and insert it right between the fruit and the peel. Gently scoop out the flesh in a circular motion, being careful to stay as close to the peel as possible without breaking it.
7-Peel garlic the fuss-free way
Place cloves in a lidded container and shake. The skin will fall right off.
8-Remove eggshell pieces 2 ways:
with a wet fingertip or with an eggshell half.
Gently ladle out the piece of shell with half of an eggshell. The shell acts as a magnet to draw up shell pieces. You can also use a moistened fingertip to help remove pieces of shell as well.
9-Keep cookies – and their ingredients! – moist for days
Save them from drying out by placing an apple slice in an airtight container with the cookies. The apple slice will hold in the cookies’ moisture. TIP: Do not let the apple slice touch the cookies.
You can prevent brown sugar from drying out and hardening, too! To soften hard sugar cover with a damp paper towel and microwave.
10-Easy-to-remove parchment paper muffin liners
Cut 5-inch squares of parchment for regular muffin cups, or 6-inch squares for extra-large muffin cups.
Here are some other great kitchen and cooking tips that will definitely make your life easier!
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