Essential 9 Food Hacks Everyone Should Know

Are you getting tired of cooking the same old meals day after day? Spice up your routine and make meal prep easier with just a few quick changes!

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Discover clever tricks and tips for everyday objects and food in the following article by our team.

Creative use of CD boxes for food preservation

An ordinary CD box can be used to neatly store sandwiches and keep them fresh and insect-free when you don’t have a specialized storage container.

Sandwiches neatly stored in a CD box

Sandwiches neatly stored in a CD box

Effective technique for preserving wine

When you have opened a bottle of wine but haven’t finished it, transfer the remaining wine into a smaller bottle. This will minimize the amount of oxygen in contact with the wine, preventing spoilage, sourness, dilution, and oxidation. Store the smaller bottle in the refrigerator with the cap closed.

Pour wine into smaller bottle to avoid excessive contact with oxygen

Pour wine into smaller bottle to avoid excessive contact with oxygen

Prevent boiling water from overflowing with a simple tool

To prevent boiling water, rice, or porridge from overflowing, place a wooden spoon on top of the pot. This simple trick will prevent the water from boiling over.

The wooden spoon will prevent the water from boiling and overflowing

The wooden spoon will prevent the water from boiling and overflowing

Arranging cold meats for a perfect sandwich

You can neatly stack two slices of cold meat inside a sandwich by cutting them in half and arranging them to form a square shape. This technique ensures a delicious and visually appealing sandwich.

If you know how to arrange it, the sandwich will be delicious

If you know how to arrange it, the sandwich will be delicious

Easily cut cakes and soft foods using dental floss

Ditch the traditional knife and opt for dental floss to cut cakes, pastries, cheese, and other soft foods. Dental floss provides a clean and even cut.

Cutting cakes or soft foods

Cutting cakes or soft foods

Cutting cakes

Cutting cakes

Cutting cheese

Cutting cheese

Smart technique for cutting bread

When cutting bread, turn it upside down and start cutting from the soft bottom instead of the hard top. This method ensures even slices without deforming the bread.

Cutting from the hard top of the bread will be harder

Cutting from the hard top of the bread will be harder

Turn the bread upside down and try cutting it

Turn the bread upside down and try cutting it

Keep your straw in place

If your straw keeps sinking into the lid of your drink can, insert the straw through the top hole of the lid to keep it in place.

Insert the straw into the top hole of the can lid

Insert the straw into the top hole of the can lid

Cut beef into small pieces before freezing

To make it easier to thaw beef when needed, cut it into small pieces before freezing.

Cut beef before freezing

Serve ice cream easily with a knife

For hassle-free serving, cut ice cream into thick slices using a knife. You can then place the slices on plates and enjoy.

Serve ice cream easily with slices cut by a knife

Serve ice cream easily with slices cut by a knife

These simple tips and tricks can greatly assist you in food preparation and preservation. If you have any other helpful tips, please share them with us to make life more interesting and convenient.

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