In the kitchen, we are often confronted with delicate situations and recurring problems. Bugs on your favorite fruits, a freshly purchased lettuce that turns soft after a day, or tomatoes that also soften in a very short time. All this is no longer a problem if you follow these tips. These 8 ingenious food tips really make your life easier.
1. Extract bitter substances from cucumber
Cut your cucumber and rub the cut surfaces together. The friction removes the bitterness from the cucumber and it will taste better.
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2. Make pumpkin spaghetti
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Cut the spaghetti squash into slices (remove the seeds) and place them on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Bake at 175 ° C in convection mode for 60 minutes, then remove the flesh from the skin with a fork. And you can enjoy your delicious vegetable spaghetti!
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3. Eliminate bacteria from a watermelon
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Clean the watermelon with a sponge and soap before cutting it. Bacteria live on the skin and it is best to eliminate them first.
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4. Keep tomatoes fresh and plump longer
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Stick a piece of tape on the stems of the tomatoes. This prevents the tomatoes from losing moisture and keeps them nice and plump!
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5. Use aloe vera the right way
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Cut an aloe vera leaf and place it vertically in a glass. The yellowish juice from the bark of the leaves, aloe latex, can be toxic in large quantities. So the juice can drain from the leaf. Then cut and remove the sides of the sheet and cut the rest into small pieces. Soak the pieces in water for 10 minutes before use.
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6. Eliminate insects from strawberries
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On and in the fruits there are often insect larvae. To remove them before eating, there is a simple trick. Soak the strawberries in lightly salted water. After that, the larvae disappear. The taste of strawberries remains as you know it.
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7. Revive a faded salad
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Dip your wilted salad in ice water. This will revive the soggy parts and your salad will be fresh again in no time.
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8. Food preservation under vacuum
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- Plastic bottle with cap for drinking
- Straw
- Hair dryer
- Freezer bag
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Cut off the top of a plastic bottle with a drinking cap and put a straw in it. Place the cut off bottle on the back of a hair dryer and you have a mini vacuum to suck the air out of the food-filled freezer bags.
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