The kitchen is where memories are made. Family dinners, delicious drinks and appetizers all combine in an area where everyone can gather together and share a great time. Why not make the kitchen one of the best rooms in the house? Not only can your kitchen be beautiful, it can be functional. These thirty kitchen hacks will help cooking, cleaning and storage become a breeze. This unique room will no longer be the source of your stress. Check out these revolutionary hacks.
- Need to use a stick of butter, but it’s too solid? Put boiling water into a measuring cup to heat it up, then dump the water out and place it top down over the stick of butter. After a few minutes, the stick of butter will be soft enough to use.
- Keep lemon slices in the freezer for quick lemon water anytime.
- Use frozen grapes as ice cubes for white wine to keep it chilled without watering it down.
- Learn how to make hanging herb mason jars here.
- Use chalkboard paint to label jars around the kitchen, like sugar and flour.
- Remove any fake drawers in your kitchen and install a paper towel holder.
- Use file folder organizers to store parchment paper and aluminum foil sized boxes.
- News flash, Parmesan cheese lids fit onto mason jars. Score.
- Use an over the door shoe organizer to store cleaning supplies in the pantry or near the kitchen.
- Use pant/skirt hangers to close open chip bags and store them hanging in the pantry.
- Use old coffee creamer containers to store snacks with an easy pour lid.
- Preserve herbs by freezing them in olive oil until you need them again.
- Use dental floss to cut soft bread dough and cheese.
- To keep potatoes from budding, put an apple in the bag with them.
- Place a wooden spoon over a boiling pot to prevent it from spilling over.
- To keep your avocados green longer, place a lemon slice over it’s open side while storing it.
- Put a small lazy Susan in the fridge for easy access to bottles of salad dressing, sauces, etc.
- Put pancake mix into an old ketchup bottle for an easy squeeze during cooking with no mess.
- Bake grilled cheese in between two baking pans, they will be crispy on the outside but still gooey on the inside.
- Store ice cream in a gallon sized Ziploc—it will stay soft without freezer burn.
- Use vinegar to clean counter tops and sink, it’s more natural and less toxic than traditional cleaners.
- Invest in a label maker, trust me.
- Store cutting boards in a file organizer hung on the inside of a cabinet.
- Learn to make a magnetized rack to store knives here.
- Put 10-12 ice cubes down your garbage disposal to clean it and sharpen the blades about once a week.
- Rub canola/olive oil on your knives before cutting onions to prevent your eyes from tearing up.
- Use a potato peeler to get a thin slice of onion for salads or cooking.
- Use a cookie cutter to fry up some creative egg shapes.
- Clean a cutting board by rubbing half a lemon and sugar all over it.
- To make bananas ripen faster, place them in a paper bag with an apple and seal it tight overnight.
