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- Tips to make your kettle last for long time !
*Never leave water in your kettle, empty it out after every use.
*A kettle full of lime scale consumes a lot more energy to boil, so simply keep your kettle clean at all times, to save your energy bill. - Electronic Kettle Cleaning
Cut a lemon or lime into 4 pieces. Fill the kettle with water up to the maximum level, squeeze and put the lemon slices inside, and boil the water. Let the water cool down for 1 hour and boil the water again. The kettle will be as clean as new. - Keep garlic skins from sticking to your hands
Soak the garlic flakes in a cup of water for five minutes before peeling. - Preserving Cut Onions
Once an onion has been cut in half, rub the left over side with butter and it will keep fresh longer. - Preserving peeled potatoes
Cover them with cold water to which a few drops of vinegar have been added. Keep refrigerated and they will last for 3 or 4 days.
- To cut hard boiled eggs smoothly
While cutting hard boiled eggs, the egg yolk often tends to break. To avoid this dip the knife in cold water for a few seconds and then cut smoothly. - Eggs will not crack
Pierce eggs with a sharp pin before boiling. This way you will prevent them from cracking. - Prevent onions from burning, frying
Add a little milk to onions while frying, this will help retain a rich colour and prevent them from burning. - Speedy cooking - Dal
Add a little oil and turmeric powder to the dal before placing it in the cooker. It will get done in 10 minutes flat. - Instant Lemonade
Pour lemon juice with sugar and a little salt into ice trays, to make cubes which can be used for instant lemonade. - Kettle Cleaning - Economy and Simple
To descale your kettle cheaply, fill it with water and boil it then add two or three tablespoons of vinegar. Leave it for a couple of hours and it will be like new. - Potatoes
You can keep your potatoes longer if you pop a piece of ginger into it when you open the bag. - Herb Preservation
Freeze newly cut herbs in water in ice-cube trays for year-round freshness.
- Tonic for plants
Save the water after boiling eggs and cool it, then use it as a tonic for your houseplants. - Fruit cake taste enhancer
Give rich fruit cake a lovely flavor when you are making it by adding a cup of black coffee. - Lid off a jar
If you can’t get the lid off a jar, wear a pair of rubber gloves; you’ll find it will come off easily. - Creating more light and space
Placing mirrors in a room will give you extra light. - Curry turned out a bit oily and pungent ?
Take two bread slices and powder them coarsely. Add this to the curry and mix well. Bread absorbs the excess oil and spice. - Store Inner Packets from Cereal Boxes
Save the inner packets from cereal boxes; they make ideal bags for storing cakes and biscuits. - Reviving Dry Cake
You can revive dry cakes by brushing them with milk and warming
them in the oven for a couple of minutes. - Stop Bananas Turning Brown
Stop bananas turning brown by wrapping them in a tea towel and storing them in a cupboard.
- Fluffy Omlete
For lighter fluffier omelets, add 1 tbsp. of water for each egg,
instead of milk. The difference is truly amazing. - Sharpening Kitchen Scissors
To sharpen a pair of kitchen scissors, cut up a sheet of sandpaper into fine strips. - To remove excess oil in any fried vegetables
Sprinkle a little gramflour over the vegetables. Gramflour absorbs the excess oil and makes the vegetable tastier. - Okra(Ladies Fingures) will not stick to the vessel
Adding a spoonful of curd to the Okra while cooking while ensure that they do not stick to the vessel or turn black. - Soft fluffy omelet
Heat a non-stick pan and add a little more butter than usual. Now beat the egg and stir briskly (even while frying) with a fork. This way more air goes in your omelet, making it light and fluffy. Fry till done and serve hot.
- Brushing Dogs Fur
Brushing removes dead hair from the coat before it mats and stimulates the skin. Using the proper brush stroke is very important and productive.
For all dogs, make sure to brush from the skin out past the ends of the hair without flipping your wrist.
- Make up mirror
Using a handheld mirror to apply makeup can help simplify your beauty routine. - Soaking Wet Leather
Store leather shoes away from heat, even if they get wet. Stuff tissue paper or an absorbent cloth inside the wet shoes and allow them a few days to dry. Putting them near a heat source to dry causes the leather to dry too much, and it may crack. - Nutritional Way Of Cooking
While cooking vegetables, cover the pan with a lid and pour a little water on the lid. As the dish simmers, drops of water condense within the lid and fall on to the vegetables. You lose fewer nutrients cooking this way.
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