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Food hacks that are borderline genius

Game-changing kitchen hacks
67. Give breadcrumbs extra flavour
66. Improve a boxed cake mix
65. Warm a knife for neat slicing
64. Make French toast in the slow cooker
63. Ripen bananas slowly with a banana hanger
62. Make dressing with almost-empty jars
61. Use overripe bananas for the best banana bread
60. Use vegetable water in gravy
59. Add nutritional yeast for a cheesy flavour
58. Combine miso and butter for a flavour hit
57. Make frozen coffee cubes
56. Pair your pasta and sauce correctly
55. Keep baked goods soft with a slice of bread
54. Use ice cube trays to freeze leftover sauce
53. Use an ice cream scoop for meatballs
52. Add sugar to savoury dishes and salt to sweet
51. Peel tomatoes like a pro
50. Prep ahead for smoothies
49. Apply baking soda to stained food storage containers
48. Try the hedgehog mango trick
47. Stop syrup sticking to your spoons
46. Use carbonated drinks for lighter batter
45. Be creative with ketchup
44. Buy ovenproof storage containers
43. Sweeten tomato sauce with a carrot
42. Make and freeze breakfast burritos
41. Bulk out sauces with lentils
40. Mix it up with a mug omelette
39. Blanch your vegetables
38. Use orange juice in marinades
37. Put pasta water to good use
36. Add beetroot to brownies
35. Use a cupcake tin for egg muffins
34. Roast potatoes in mayonnaise
33. Raise your mac 'n' cheese game with mustard
32. Score meat skin
31. Ditch the oven for mug cakes
30. Freeze fresh ginger
29. Massage kale
28. Use bread to stop your sugar clumping
27. Froth milk the easy way
26. Say yes to soy sauce on popcorn
25. Use the microwave to peel garlic
24. Cook bacon in the microwave
23. Stop soggy sandwiches
22. Separate onions and potatoes
21. Use the float test for eggs
20. Transform cake fails
19. Use bicarbonate of soda to tenderise meat
18. Store herby butter in the freezer
17. Reuse sauce bottles for pancakes
16. Turn your peanut butter jar upside down
15. Stop using boiling water for coffee
14. Use a hand mixer for mashed potatoes
13. Microwave pizza with water
12. Grate butter for easy spreading
11. Microwave lemons to get more juice
10. Make hash browns in your waffle iron
9. Use a wine bottle as a rolling pin
8. Use mayonnaise for perfect toasties
7. Revive old bread with water
6. Use your microwave for baked potatoes
5. Rescue burnt biscuits with a grater
4. Salvage split Hollandaise
3. Poach eggs in cling film
2. Store herbs like flowers
1. Swap your knife for scissors
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Game-changing kitchen hacks

Cooking doesn't have to be complicated; with just a few simple changes, you can save yourself plenty of time, money and hassle. Here we reveal the handiest food hacks of all time, from how to make the perfect poached egg to an easy idea for jazzing up mac 'n' cheese. These tips might just change the way you cook forever...

Click or scroll through our gallery to discover the timeless kitchen tricks you’ll use again and again – counting down to the most game-changing tip of all.

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Natasha Lovell-Smith

12 December 2024

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