Surprising 5 Tips for Working with Pots and Pans

The pots are not only used for cooking and boiling water, but they can also serve other purposes to save you time in your daily life. If you are unaware of their other uses, then read on to discover 5 useful tips for using pots and pans.

First Use the pot to peel garlic

Peeling garlic can be a time-consuming task, and it often leaves your hands smelling like garlic. To save time and avoid the smell, you can simply put the garlic cloves in a pot, cover it, and shake it vigorously until the outer shell is peeled off. Give it a try and see how it saves you time.

Use a pot to peel garlic

2 Use a pot to peel boiled eggs

After boiling eggs, they can still be hot and peeling them can be time-consuming. To save time, you can use a pot to peel boiled eggs with these simple steps:

Step 1: Drain the boiling water from the pot, then add cold water to the pot about 3 times to cool down the eggs.

Step 2: Put cold water into the pot with the eggs, cover it with a lid, and shake it to crack the eggshells.

Step 3: Peel off the eggshells using your hands, without worrying about burning your hands.

Peel chicken eggs with pot

3 Use the pot as an iron

If you don’t have an iron but need to remove wrinkles from your clothes, you can use a pot as a substitute:

Step 1: Find a pot with a clean and flat bottom.

Step 2: Fill the pot with water and heat it up.

Step 3: Use the bottom of the pot as if you were using an iron to press your clothes.

Use an ironing pot

4 Use a pot to crush ice cubes

If you don’t have a pestle but need to crush ice quickly, you can use a sturdy pot:

Place the ice cubes in a plastic bag and put the bag on a flat surface. Use the pot to crush the ice by hitting it on the bag.

Crush ice cubes with a pot

5 Use the pot handle to hold the spoon while cooking

When cooking, it’s common to use a spoon, and it can be inconvenient to find a place to put it when not in use. You can simply stick the spoon in the round hole in the handle of the pot. This way, you won’t forget where you put the spoon and it will save you time. Additionally, it keeps your stovetop clean.

Squeeze the spoon on the pot handle

Above are 5 surprising tips for using pots and pans that will save you time, brought to you by Bach Khoa GREEN. We hope you find this information useful.