7 Clever Food Tips For The Kitchen

1. Remove Hot Items From The Toaster

You'll Need:

• clothespins

Here's How:

Toast for breakfast is definitely a great way to start the day. But it really isn't great when you're trying to get a piece of toast out of the toaster and you end up burning your fingers. If you don't have any tongs available to use, just take some clothespins to protect your fingers from that white-hot toaster.

2. Fix Salty Soups

You'll Need:

• a potato

Here's How:

It happens to the best of us: You slave away in the kitchen only for your dish to end up being inedible. Too much salt has got to be the bane of just about every home chef's existence. To neutralize the excess salt in a soup or stew, just add one raw, peeled potato to the pot, boil for about 10 minutes, and then remove it. The potato acts kind of like a sponge and soaks up the salt.

3. Evenly Slice Mushrooms

You'll Need:

• egg slicer

Here's How:

To evenly slice mushrooms, all you need is one kitchen gadget: the egg slicer. Use this humble utensil to cut your mushrooms into beautifully even slices.

4. Make Uniform-Sized Meatballs

You'll Need:

• ice cream scoop

Here's How:

Making different sized meatballs might not seem like that big of a deal. But it's actually pretty important to make uniform-sized meatballs so that they all cook evenly and you don't end up with a few meatballs that are raw in the middle. To make sure this doesn't happen to you, just use an ice cream scoop. Making uniform-sized meatballs has never been easier!

5. Pop All The Popcorn Kernels

You'll Need:

• water

Here's How:

Do you love movie nights at home with lots of popcorn? But making popcorn at home can turn into quite a stressful undertaking when a few kernels simply refuse to pop. Luckily for you, we have a simple solution! Soak the kernels in water for 10 minutes, dry them, and then put them in the pot. And there you have it – not an unpopped kernel in sight!

6. Remove Fat Residue From Soup

You'll Need:

• ice cubes
• ladle

Here's How:

To remove excess fat from soup, all you have to do is to place 3 ice cubes on a ladle and dunk it into the soup. The fat clings to the ice cubes and you get to enjoy clear soup that isn't oozing with fat.

7. Use The Last Bit Of Jam

You'll Need:

• milk

Here's How:

It's probably physically impossible to reach the last bit of jam from a jar, no matter what utensils you use. So we've come up with an idea on how to use the last bit of jam: pour some milk in the jar, shake it up, and enjoy delicious strawberry milk.