Use a Fork to Decorate Cookies-No Special Tools Required!
For quick and easy cookie decorating, turn to your silverware drawer! Use a fork to drizzle and drip glazes and frostings on desserts—no special decorating tools required!
How to Make the Perfect BLT
Do your BLTs lack a little something or constantly fall apart as you're eating them? Try this simple hack to make the perfect sandwich.
How to Freeze Butter to Preserve Freshness
Want an easy way to store all that butter you stocked up on at the bulk stores or when it was on sale? Use this handy storage tip to keep your butter fresh for longer.
Pre-Scoop Ice Cream to Serve a Crowd
When serving ice cream for a big group, don't scoop at the last minute as your guests anxiously await their turn for a frozen treat! Pre-scoop your ice cream and store in the freezer until you're ready to serve with this quick kitchen tip.
How to Shape Perfect Meatballs
Meatballs take time to shape by hand and are rarely consistent in size. Use a small ice cream scoop to make perfectly round meatballs of the same size.
How to Make Lemon Wheels for Garnishes
Instead of lemon wedges, you can garnish with fancy lemon wheels and twists. Here's a step-by-step guide for how to make lemon wheels.
Use Dental Floss to as a Multi-Purpose Kitchen Tool
Unflavored dental floss is often better than a knife to cleanly cut all kinds of soft foods—soft cheese, rolled dough, layered cake and cheesecake. It's a multi-purpose kitchen tool!
Use a Pastry Blender for More Than Pie Dough
Your pastry blender can be used for more than pies and pastries—it's perfect for chopped avocados, eggs for salad, and mashing cooked potatoes and squash.
How to Crush Peppercorns by Hand
Many recipes use crushed peppercorns as pepper is an indispensable flavoring in cooking. If you're a frequent cook and need crushed peppercorns en masse, or don't have a pepper grinder or mortar and pestle, this tip is for you!
How to Cut a Cake in Half with Floss
A common cake-assembling hassle is cutting cakes into even layers. Here's a simple and easy trick to ensure even cake cake layers every time.
How to Fix Seized Chocolate
Have you ever overheated your chocolate, causing it turn into a grainy lump? This is called seizing and there's a way to save it! Use this quick tip to make your seized chocolate smooth again.
How to Quickly Pick the Perfect Apple
Here's a fast and easy way to check an apple's freshness—this technique doesn't bruise the apple for the next person!