Discovering Some of My Favorite Food Hacks (Tips)

By DB
@dgobucks226 (34673)
December 5, 2020 3:13pm CST
If you've ever been frustrated with food preparation or just wondered if there was an easier way to do it there is. I came across some unique and fun ways to enjoy my food and eliminate some of the hassles involved when making some of my favorite meals. EGG SLICER FOR FRUITS AND VEGGIES Need to slice up multiple food items for a party or group. Using an egg slicer to chop up mushrooms, strawberries, cherry tomatoes, olives, kiwi, mozzarella, papaya, and of course boiled eggs works in a pinch. A way to add that special touch without all the extra knife work. You can even use it to dice up butter pats for cooking. ICE CREAM STORAGE If you like your ice cream a little softer than a rock try this little tip. Use a plastic storage zipper bag instead of your original ice cream container to store it in the freezer. Your ice cream will be easier to scoop out and you won't have to throw out those bent spoons. FRESH COOKIES If your cookies lose their crunchy texture after a week in the tin add a slice of bread to the container. The bread will make your cookies moist and chewy like they were when you baked them. It also works on brown sugar too! Now those are some neat food preparations! What do you think? A "hack" refers to any trick, shortcut, skill, or novelty method, that increases productivity and efficiency in all walks of life according to Wikipedia. Source- Eat This, Not That
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@porwest (79203)
• United States
9 Dec 20
I use an egg slicer all the time. But for eggs. Hmm. I really like the mushroom and olive slicing idea. I slice these often and never thought to use the egg slicer.
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@dgobucks226 (34673)
10 Dec 20
Yes, I agree and no cut fingers either Great way to get more for your money's out of a kitchen utensil
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@dgobucks226 (34673)
12 Dec 20
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@porwest (79203)
• United States
12 Dec 20
@dgobucks226 Very much so, yes.
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@LadyDuck (463393)
• Switzerland
6 Dec 20
Great ideas, I place the ice cream from the freezer in the refrigerator when we start eating, it's perfect when dessert time comes.
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@LadyDuck (463393)
• Switzerland
8 Dec 20
@dgobucks226 It works well. I often make the ice cream at home, as I do not add garbage, it gets pretty hard in the freezer.
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@dgobucks226 (34673)
8 Dec 20
I like that suggestion for ice cream
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@RebeccasFarm (87092)
• United States
9 Apr 21
mm ice cream..I must cut out all sugar
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@dgobucks226 (34673)
12 Apr 21
I understand. I really should too but soooo... tempting I just can't resist sometimes.
@marlina (154156)
• Canada
3 Jan 21
Neat tricks
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@dgobucks226 (34673)
3 Jan 21
Thanks. Just did the cookie freshener one. Like fresh baked!
@just4him (311511)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
16 Dec 20
I found the egg slicer worked great on all those softer foods when I bought it. My onion dicer works well on several foods too, not only onions. A good one for the ice cream. I knew that about bread and cookies. I've tried it. It works great.
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@JudyEv (329182)
• Rockingham, Australia
6 Dec 20
Great ideas. The egg slicer is a good one.
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@dgobucks226 (34673)
8 Dec 20
Thanks! A very useful kitchen utensil for sure
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@snowy22315 (172731)
• United States
5 Dec 20
I think the egg slicer tip is a good one. I may invest in one just for that.
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@dgobucks226 (34673)
8 Dec 20
I agree! I thought that one was so useful as a kitchen/food prep tip
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@prinzcy (32322)
• Malaysia
6 Dec 20
I keep seeing egg slicer being used in many ways. Maybe I should get one.
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@dgobucks226 (34673)
8 Dec 20
Yes, a kitchen utensil with many uses and makes cutting and chopping things a breeze
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@Hate2Iron (15729)
• Canada
5 Dec 20
I have definitely bent a lot of spoons so I'm definitely going to transfer some ice cream to see if it works! Thanks for the heads up!
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@dgobucks226 (34673)
8 Dec 20
Sure thing! Hope you find it useful and thanks for commenting
@CarolDM (203445)
• Nashville, Tennessee
5 Dec 20
Never thought of the ice cream tip. Thanks!
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@dgobucks226 (34673)
8 Dec 20
So glad you liked that one. I've tried it and makes serving much easier
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@Shanndy (25)
• Surabaya, Indonesia
5 Dec 20
Ist working?have you tried ?
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@dgobucks226 (34673)
8 Dec 20
Have not tried the egg slicer one but it seems like a terrific idea. Being able to slice things uniformly without a knife is a great tip! And no worries about cutting off your finger (just kidding)