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Everyday Kitchen Hacks

January 19March 27Posted in FoodTagged baking, cake, citrus, Cooking, crisp, cutting board, eco, everyday, freeze, funnel, garlic, green, hacks, ice cream, jar, juice, kitchen, measurement, natural, pests, plastic, potatoes, quick, ripen, sachet, sauce, secrets, shortcuts, sieve, tea, tips, tomato, tricks, water2 Comments

Originally Published on SimpleBites.net

We all strive to improve our efficiency and frugality in the kitchen for obvious reasons; time and money are valuable! Both attributes can be learned over time, yet often a helpful tip at just the right moment can be more useful than months -or even years- of experience.

Here are twenty kitchen hacks, shortcuts and secrets. They will save you money, time, and wits.

Gleaned from many years in the professional cooking industry and passed along from fellow chefs and home cooks alike, they are 100% applicable for everyday cooks. Put a few of them to good use and help simplify your cooking and baking.

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A Vegetable Growing Cheat Sheet [Infographic]

October 14October 14Posted in Garden & NatureTagged calendar, care, cheat, distance, garden, gardening, germination, greenhouse, growing, harvest, homegrown, how, patio, pests, plant, plot, season, seedlings, sheet, size, tips, vegetable, what, when1 Comment

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Pesticide Free Garden: Natural Ways to Fight Off Pests and Save Your Garden [Infographic]

September 16August 20Posted in Garden & NatureTagged apples, baby shampoo, bell peppers, celery, cherry tomatoes, cucumbers, dish soap, fight, garden, gardening, garlic, grapes, natural, nectarines, oil, peaches, pesticide, pests, potatoes, recipes, red pepper, snap peas, spinach, spray, strawberries, tips, vegetables2 Comments

Written by Kelly Roberson on Fix.com

How to store Flour (and other dry foods) and prevent pests

July 28October 5Posted in FoodTagged dry, flour, food, get rid of, glass, how to, mites, moths, pantry, pests, plastic, prevent, store, sugar, tips4 Comments

Sugar and flour are two basic pantry staples. In previous generations, before mass-produced convenience foods were the norm, households stocked up on flour and sugar, used to make such basics as breads and other bakery items. For our great-grandparents, the need for long-term flour and sugar storage was often due to the inability to get to the market during some seasons. In modern times, households unable to use an entire package of flour or sugar within a short time frame must safely store flour and sugar for a long period.

No matter how clean you keep your kitchen, pests cans still cause problems in your pantry. They enter your home in a variety of ways and seek out improperly stored foods to lay eggs in. The eggs hatch into larva that look like worms, and they can spoil your food as they grow into full-fledged insects. The key to preventing worms in your food is to be proactive and make sure your flours and grains are stored properly as soon as you get home from the store.

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