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Hacks involving the general use and consumption of food, as well as the storage, preservation and transportation of food.

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How can you get the first brownie out of the pan without destroying it?

When I bake brownies and cut them, it's always difficult to get the first brownie out of the pan without breaking it. The subsequent brownies are easier to get out because of the open space created a …
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How to Dry Small, Freshly-Washed Produce (Blueberries, Raspberries, Grapes, etc.)

I love fresh blueberries, but I hate wet fruit. After I wash them I usually dry them by spreading them out on paper towels, putting another paper towel on top, and rolling it around over them. Is …
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How to avoid food spill/stain on bedsheet?

If you have plastic trash bags, you can lay one out underneath your food before eating. It is much bigger than paper or butter paper, and liquids will not penetrate it. …
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How to properly eat crumbly food with your hand?

(You need your hands for that process but your hands never need to touch the messy food.) … You just need a couple inches of bag above the level of the food in order to keep them from spilling. …
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Making better smoothie?

This should prevent the protein powder from getting stuck to the walls of the jar: Pour in your liquid. Add everything else (fruit, ice cubes, etc.) but don't add the protein powder yet. Put the lid …
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How to roll a dough to a certain thickness

Get a straight (not tapered) rolling pin. Get 2 long strips of something (cardboard, wood, plastic, etc.) that are each 5mm thick. Roll your dough out so it's fairly thin, but more than 5mm thick. Pl …
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How to break an egg without making noise?

Mask the sudden crack of the eggshell behind other, gentler noises. For example, you could gradually turn on the water in the sink, slowly increase the stream until it's a loud (but gentle) hiss, and …
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Are there ways to tell how spicy salsa is without tasting it?

Variation #3: After you have your food, and you've tasted the various salsas, then go back and politely cut in line. …
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easy way to break off pieces of baking chocolate

I can think of 2 options. Add your own indentations. That is, figure out the size you need, and score it to that size with a serrated knife (like a large bread knife). It should break off very easil …
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Something to keep the fizz of cola bottle

If you buy your soda in a big plastic bottle, I recommend squeezing out as much air as you can before you screw the cap back on. My theory is that the carbonation wants to leave the soda, but if there …
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Quicker alternative to twisty-tie on a bread bag?

A one-gallon food storage bag with a plastic "zipper" should do the trick. Zip open, take out a slice, zip closed. When you first buy the bread, it will most likely be in a plastic bag. … Get 2 one-gallon food storage bags, since a whole loaf won't fit in one bag. Put half the loaf in each bag and zip them shut. …
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How can I keep take-away fries crispy longer?

I'm pretty sure that if you toast them in a toaster oven, they will become crispy again. Lay them out in a single layer on the toaster oven tray, or on a sheet of aluminum foil, and toast them like yo …
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How to extract a cracker from a wrap with many crackers, without tearing the whole wrapping?

You aren't stuck with the nylon / cellophane of the packaging; you can reinforce it! Image 2: Apply adhesive (Scotch) tape around one end. That's shown as purple. Image 3: Cut the left, top, and rig …
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How can I toast chocolate chip bread?

You can toast bread in a flat frying pan on a stove top. Be sure to flip the bread to toast both sides. Some of the chocolate may melt out, but you should be able to scrape it off of the pan with a sp …
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Keeping the spoon on the surface of a sucralose container

Pour the Splenda into a bowl (temporarily). Put a tall glass inside the now-empty cereal box. Put the spoon in the glass. Pour the Splenda back into the cereal box, around the glass. Now you have a …
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