30 simple cooking tips (31 photos)

Knowledge in cooking is one of the most useful in our life. IN after all, we love to eat, and we always do it. Right and delicious cooking is, on the one hand, a simple but skillful skill. Reddit forum users talked about their tricks and shared simple tips for cooking a variety of dishes. Possibly about some of them you did not know, and you will take them into your piggy bank!





1. "If the recipe says to fry onions and garlic at the same time, don't do it. Fry the onion first, then the garlic add only when the onion is almost ready. If you overcook the garlic, he will give bitterness"



2. "You can add a lot of things to instant noodles. For example, broccoli, eggs, sliced. It will be a completely different matter."



3. "Butter. This is the whole secret. If you add to dishes butter, they will acquire a different taste. If you cook rice with cube of chicken broth and a little butter, you can imagine it's risotto"



4. "My wife heats the butter to a brownish tint, and only then add it to the cookie dough. It turns out delicious cookies that I have ever eaten"



5. "If you don't like vegetables, try roasting them. They amazing taste, quick to prepare and healthy. Some vegetables (for example, potatoes) can be pre-boiled - you will need less baking time"



6. "For some reason, sandwiches taste better when cut into triangles, like in restaurants."



7. "Vegetables that have lost moisture can be "recovered" by cutting them edges and soaked in cold water. Lettuce, carrots, celery after such procedures will become crispy again"



8. "If the dish is insipid, even though you have added salt means it lacks sourness. You can add lemon juice to it. or lime juice



9. "Green shears (or just good kitchen scissors) can help you out a lot."



10. "If you boil the potatoes in chicken broth when making mashed potatoes, the taste is dramatically better."



11. "The best way to reheat pizza is to place it in a pan with a small amount of oil. Let it warm up and become crispy. Then cover the pan with a lid and turn off the heat. Add some water, and keep a little under the lid""



12. "It's better to pour oil on a cold pan so that the oil heats up evenly with it."



13. "In almost every soup, you can add a few drops of lemon juice, it will add flavor"



14. "Try using almond extract in addition to vanilla in baking. Very unusual taste."



15. "Before heating cold rice in the microwave, put an ice cube on it. This will make the rice soft and fluffy.



16. "The rest of the tomato paste that was not useful, you can freeze and use later. I do the same with grated ginger."



17. "Pizza can be cut with kitchen scissors"



18. "If you don't have a cast ironfrying pans, you're missing out on a lot. Food cooked on cast iron is very aromatic and has more rich taste. This frying pan has many advantages.



19. "Meat thermometers are cheaper than a spoiled steak."



20. "Cooking broccoli in the microwave is quick and allows you to retain more nutrients than any other method. Cook broccoli in the microwave for about 2 minutes.



21. "Prepare everything in advance before cooking - amazing. Cut all the vegetables, put all the ingredients in bowls. When everything is in order, and you are calmer, and the food is tastier"



22. "This is the rule for most cases. Vegetables growing in earth, put in cold water for cooking. Any other vegetables and all the rest (spaghetti, seafood, meat) is usually put in boiling water"



23. "Berries can be washed in white vinegar. Only then - immediately rinse in water. This significantly extends their shelf life, as well as does a good job of killing mold and the like without affecting taste"



24. "Before baking, potatoes can be microwaved for 3-5 minutes. And after - in the oven"



25. "Be sure to dry the steak with a paper towel before cooking. Season with a little salt, but not pepper - because it can give bitterness. It is better to add pepper and the rest salt immediately after cooking



26. "Soak lettuce leaves in ice water before serving - for a crunch"



27. "Instead of margarine, it's always better to use butter when baking. Margarine tastes completely different."



28. "If you bought a ready-made chicken in a store, you can cook broth from the bones and leftovers (backs, cartilage, necks)"



29. "Banana bread is delicious and simple. If you add to it ground cinnamon, ginger, cloves, nutmeg, you get a delicious meal"



30. "It is usually advised to bring the steak to room temperature before cooking. But this is true for thick pieces of meat. And yes if you cook a thick steak straight out of the fridge, it will turn out overcooked on the outside and undercooked on the inside