Have a lot of cucumbers to peel or just don't like the peelings? Grab up your potato peeler. It works great especially for those that have problems with their hands.
I love to cook and I love gadgets; therefore, my kitchen drawers are overflowing with so many things that I can't find what I am looking for. For organizing your most used items, first take out all seasonal items and put those in plastic shoe boxes with lids and label them.
Use Glass Mason Jar as Measure
Use a glass mason jar as a measuring cup for liquids. It has all the markings listed on the side.
Use Electric Egg Poacher to Reheat Leftovers
I buy tamales and place them in the freezer. When I want one or two I place them in the steamer and they turn out very well, but my steamer is very large for only one or two tamales.
Use Bottle Cap as Strawberry Huller
I love strawberries and have a strawberry huller to help me get the green ends off. One day the strawberry huller went missing, so I had to improvise. I used a bottle cap with a serrated edge.
After using a garlic press, clean it out using your vegetable scrubber brush. Place the bristles on the part where the garlic comes out and push bristles into the holes several times while holding under running water.
Make this cute pair of tongs for toast. Decorate craft sticks with marker. Glue the craft sticks to the sides of a clothespin, so most of the craft stick will hang over the lower end.
Save With Electric Meat Slicer
Hubby and I recently purchased a moderately priced electric meat slicer. We figure it's going to pay for itself pretty quickly. You can usually find unsliced meat cheaper per pound than sliced.
When my son was very young, spaghetti was difficult for him to eat. I would use my pizza cutter to cut his spaghetti into bite size pieces, which he could then eat with a spoon. I could do this after it was placed into his bowl, which made it even quicker for me!
Paper Towel Tube for Tong Storage
I never used my tongs because they took up too much storage space and were always tangled into everything else in my cabinet drawer. Then I discovered that they fit perfectly in a paper towel roller.
Product Review: Salton Yogurt Maker
My husband bought it for me for Valentine's Day knowing I love yogurt. It is so simple to use and the container that it incubates in stays a constant temperature.
Microwave Says "Child" On Display
A couple nights ago, I innocently pushed the 'Start' button as usual, when the screen suddenly said "Child." After staring at it dumbfounded for about a minute, hubby was called in to see if I might be mis-reading it. Nope, still said "Child."
Cooking tongs are useful for grabbing items out of reach - boxes on a high shelf or something on a bottom shelf. No need to grab a chair or kneel on the floor. If you don't have long handled tongs, buy some soon.
Two Sets of Measuring Utensils
Two sets of measuring cups and spoons are a must for any kitchen. Use one to measure the wet ingredients, one for the dry. This saves the wash and dry time exercise when cooking or baking.
Store Appliances in Pillowcases
Where I have to store my crockpots and cookers is dusty. I have found that if I use old pillowcases and twist the end over, it prevents from having to major clean before using the appliance.
Make Your Crockpot Your Best Friend
I just read about the lady who was sick and didn't want to cook so she and her family went out. I am a sucker for that too. It's so much easier to say "Let's go out." When I looked at my budget and saw how lazy I have become and ate out, it was a month's grocery bill I spent at restaurants.
Kitchen Towel Covers for Small Appliances
To keep small appliances that are not plugged in covered when not in use, use kitchen towels pinned together with safety pins to form a cover. Place the pins under the towels so they are hidden. Wash when needed, keeping the pins intact.
Save Incomplete Kitchen Sets For Other Purposes
If you lose or break one of your measuring cups or spoons, the odd cups or spoons work great in sugar and flour canisters. I keep a 1/4 cup in with my rice in a jar.
Store Cookie Sheets Lined With Foil
I have two young boys and a very busy life, I found keeping nonstick foil on my cookie sheets and storing them in the oven to be both a money and time saver. I have two cookie sheets; one large and one smaller one.
Instructions for Vintage White Mountain Apple Peeler
I just got a vintage White Mountain Apple peeler, however it did not come with instructions. Anyone have instructions on how to use the peeler?
In our house, the Can Opener is King; that's just all there is to it. Now I like to think of myself as a decent housewife or at least an adequate one, but I do admit that most of my cooking skills depend on the contents of a No. 2 can.
Easy, excellent nonstick way to clean and care for cast iron! For years I washed my cast iron skillet with water, thinking that was the only way to get off stuck-on egg.
I love to salivate over the goodies in the cooking catalog like Williams-Sonoma, but some of the things are just plain unnecessary, or you can make them yourself. I saw two such things in the latest one, and I've been doing both things for years.
