37 Easy Food Hacks That Make Us Feel Like Kitchen Geniuses
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Are you not an expert chef? Here are a few tips and tricks that may make life in the kitchen just a little bit easier. Are you an expert chef? Well, then, I guess you can move along.
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![Do you want to make homemade French fries, but you don't want to use so much oil? CRACKED.COM 1 : Remove the excess starch 2: Dry them well with a clean by soaking the potatoes in iced cloth or a paper towel water for 10 minutes 3: Put them on an oven tray 4: Bake them in the oven at with parchment paper. 400°F for 30 minutes, or Season the potatoes with salt until they are crispy and a little bit of olive oil](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/3/4/7/805347.jpg)
![CRACKED.COM INSTANT RAMEN GRILLED CHEESE SANDWICH! STEP 3: PLACE IN FOIL & STEP I: : WHISK EGG REFRIGERATE STEP 2: ADD COOKED RAMEN STEP 4: GRILL & MIX](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/3/4/6/805346.jpg)
![Lay a wooden spoon across the middle of a boiling pot to prevent it from boiling over CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/3/4/5/805345.jpg)
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![COFFEE MAKER RAMEN Starving college students likely know the trick of making it in their coffee maker's carafe, but if you've got a single-cup coffeemaker, it's the easiest thing to pop your Cup 'o Noodles under it for 30-second ramen. adidas CUP CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/3/3/9/805339.jpg)
![HEY KIDS! YOU CAN DYE YOUR HAIR WITH Kool·Aid GRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/3/3/4/805334.jpg)
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![Greens class m You usually need Raspberry Classic Chocolate Cake butter, egg, oil - king Mix and cake mix to - . bake a cake. - - CART - Swap out butter, egg and oil with soda of your choice instead. Not only does soda give your cake a fruity undertone, it cuts fat in your cake as well. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/3/4/0/805340.jpg)
![Instead of doing it manually or with a fork, use a mixer to shred chicken instead. OFF It gets the work done faster and casier. CRACKED COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/3/4/2/805342.jpg)
![Having issues PETROL DIESEL starting the grill? Maybe NULON wait a bit before START YA breaking out BA STARD the big INSTANT ENGINE STARTER guns... 24% ETHER Instead, soak a few paper towels in cooking oil, cover them with charcoal and light those, then let them burn. Not only it will start fast, but your meat won't taste of lighter fluid... or car engine. GRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/3/3/8/805338.jpg)
![CLOTHESPIN CHOPSTICKS STEP 1. Have chopsticks and don't know CRACKED.COM how to use them. STEP 2. Take a clothespin, break it and remove the spring coil. STEP 3. Insert the coil between STEP 4. Bon appetit! the chopsticks.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/3/3/7/805337.jpg)
![Here's how you peel mango like a smartass: Cut mango into two. Place the peel of one half of the mango against the edge of a glass and push the flesh of the mango down into the cup. No more wasted mango flesh! CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/3/3/6/805336.jpg)
![Add fresh pineapple juice or crushed pineapples to your meat marinades. Not only does it gives it natural sweetness but it also tenderizes your meat. GRAGKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/3/3/3/805333.jpg)
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![Don't know if your eggs are... Hard-Boiled? SPIN THEM Hard-boiled eggs spin easily, Raw eggs do not. FRESH? FLOAT THEM Spoiled eggs float, Fresh eggs do not. GRAGKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/3/3/1/805331.jpg)
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![Want to chop onions CRACKED COM without crying? Place your cutting board on the stove under the hood fan. Those tear-inducing fumes won't get anywhere near your eyes.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/3/3/2/805332.jpg)
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![Tired of just having a plain ol' Big Mac at McDonald's? Then get one with a chicken patty instead of a third piece of bread, which is known as the incredibly gross-sounding 70 McGangBangl TS CRACKED COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/3/3/0/805330.jpg)
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![Keep home-baked cookies moist by placing them in an airtight container or zippered storage bag and add a slice of bread. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/3/2/8/805328.jpg)
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![Don't Got Buttermilk? Mix 1 tablespoon lemon juice and 1 cup milk. In 5 to 10 minutes, it will be a curdled mess and can be used as buttermilk. You can also use white vinegar, if you're short on lemons. GRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/3/2/9/805329.jpg)
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![Any mug cake recipe can be doubled or tripled to make a regular-sized cake. Just make sure to use a microwaveable baking pan. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/3/2/7/805327.jpg)
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![CRACKED.COM Slice ice cream in pint S 16 oz. still 16 BEN&JERRY ICE CREAM still 16 oz Vanil Retur Vanilla - ha still Put slice on cookie Peel carton paper off Sein for DE Tanilla Perfect, cheap yummy](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/3/2/5/805325.jpg)
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![SCREW HEALTHY! Juice bear order مفس jamba juice. gummy made from smoothie fruil. lastes from a like 5 versions of the candy green white Jam red pink chocolale CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/3/2/6/805326.jpg)
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![Want to save some money at Starbucks TM Order an iced Americano with no water and 1/2 ice - then use the free half & half cream at the condiment bar to make yourself a cheap latte! CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/3/2/4/805324.jpg)
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![CRACKED.COM Making chocolate chip cookies? Make chocolate chips from your favourite brand: freeze a bar of chocolate, put it in a ziplock bag and then bang on it with the back of a spoon until it's crushed into nice small chunks.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/3/1/7/805317.jpg)
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![CRACKED.COM Chewing gum while peeling onions may keep you from crying.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/3/2/0/805320.jpg)
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![LOVE HOME BAKED BREAD BUT CRAVE A SOFT CRUST? FRESH FROM THE OVEN WRAP THAT WARM LOAF IN FOIL WHEN IT COOLS IT WILL BE AS SOFT AS THIS 5c - - - KONSE WONDER CLASSIC WHITE AI I MOST GRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/3/1/3/805313.jpg)
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![FOR EFFORTLESS BACON THAT DOESN'T SHRINK OR DRY OUT, JUST COOK IT IN A WAFFLE IRON. TWO AND A HALF MINUTES ON EACH SIDE WILL TURN THIS... ... ... INTO THIS. GRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/3/2/1/805321.jpg)
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![Step 1 purchase sweeter than baby typical bananas bananas) (they're Step 2 BLUTH'S FROZEN BANANA peel and freeze the bananas, then - 1 ma AM stick 'em in a food processor - Step 3 add whatever fruit or other flavoring you want, then blend Step 4 enjoy your dairy-free, all-natural, homemade ice cream LIKE A BOSS CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/3/1/6/805316.jpg)
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![WANT A TASTY CARAMEL SAUCE? You could stand over a hot stove whisking butter, sugar, cream and more (but don't let it burn!) OR simply place unopened cans of SWEETENED CONDENSED MILK into a pot of boiling water (enough to cover the cans) for three hours. Result? A delicious caramel sauce with almost no effort! GRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/3/4/4/805344.jpg)
![SO, YOU'VE RUN OUT OF EGGS (OR cooking for a vegan) DON'T CRACK UP! ? Substitute 1/3 cup applesauce for each egg in any doughbatter GRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/3/1/8/805318.jpg)
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![Perfectly shaped hash browns, with a waffle maker. IN - - TINE THING sau - 141 OG CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/3/2/2/805322.jpg)
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![Want to shuck corn and get all of the silk off? Microwave it for four minutes per ear, cut off the bottom of the husk, then slide out the perfectly clean ear of corn GRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/3/1/5/805315.jpg)
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![Always cut beef and other tough meats across the grain to make them easier to chew. CRACKED COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/3/3/5/805335.jpg)
![SEASALT + EXTRA VIRGIN OLIVE OIL+ VANILLA KE CREAM = YUM ADDING SALT TO ANY KE CREAM BRINGS OUT THE CREAMINESS. AND OLIVE OIL'S EARTHY TONES make VANILLA FLAVORS POP CRACKED GOM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/3/1/9/805319.jpg)
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![CRACKED.COM Wrap the top of your bananas with plastic wrap to have them last up to four or five days longer.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/3/2/3/805323.jpg)
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