Quick and easy cooking tricks from The Recipe Club team. Follow these tips to learn how to save time and energy in the kitchen.

1. 10
EASY
FOOD HACKS

2. Get the most juice out of a lemon by
cutting lengthwise instead of widthwise.

3. If you're trying to
fish eggshell
pieces out of a
cracked egg in a
bowl, wet your
fingers first for
very easy removal.
…You can also
use a shell to
shovel it out.

4. Keep your ice cream in a Ziploc bag in the
freezer to prevent it from getting too hard
and remain scoop-able.

5. Freeze
grapes, then
drop in white
wine to keep
it chilled.

6. Tired of buying fresh ginger just to see it go bad? Next
time, peel and freeze it. Then grate it directly from the
freezer. It will last for months!

7. Want homemade iced coffee,
Want homemade iced coffee,
but don’t want to wait for it to
but don’t want to wait for it to
cool?
cool?
Using a pour-over, put in double
Using a pour-over, put in double
the amount of grounds you’d
the amount of grounds you’d
typically use and use only half as
typically use and use only half as
much hot water.
much hot water.
Fill the cup with ice and pour
Fill the cup with ice and pour
your hot water over the grounds.
your hot water over the grounds.
The ice will slightly melt, cooling
The ice will slightly melt, cooling
the double-strength coffee and
the double-strength coffee and
diluting it to a perfectly strong
diluting it to a perfectly strong
and chilled brew.
and chilled brew.

8. If you have leftover herbs, chop them up and freeze
them in little ziploc bags. They’ll be fresh and ready
to use the next time you need them!

9. Craving something
sweet
but don’t want to bake?
Microwave some
chocolate chips and
drizzle over some
raspberries and
strawberries. You’ll have
chocolate covered fruit in
less than 5 minutes.

10. If you have less than a full glass of wine left at
If you have less than a full glass of wine left at
the end of a bottle, freeze the leftovers in ice
the end of a bottle, freeze the leftovers in ice
cube trays.
cube trays.
The next time you’re cooking with wine, drop a cube into
The next time you’re cooking with wine, drop a cube into
your pot or sauté pan and you’re good to go.
your pot or sauté pan and you’re good to go.

11. To cool a drink
quickly, wrap it in
a damp paper
towel and put it in
the freezer for a
few minutes.

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