What do you do when your avocados are rock-hard, bananas and fresh herbs are going off, your kitchen is a mess or you just don’t have time to prepare breakfast and get organized?
Life is busy and every spare minute you can squeeze into your day is valuable. If you can save time by finding your ingredients faster (because your pantry is organized) and preparing food in a more efficient way, implementing these clever tricks is worth the effort. Plus, we’re pretty sure these life-changing hacks will make you way more excited to spend time in the kitchen.
You may think because you’re an adult, you know it all about kitchen and food preparation. But we bet that these 15 genius ideas will change your life and leave you wondering, why didn’t I think of it before?
Check out part 2 here!
Freeze And Preserve Fresh Herbs In Olive Oil
Found from The Kitchn
Have you ever bought a pot of fresh basil, coriander or sage, used just a little bit in the recipe and then felt you were wasting the rest because you didn’t know where to use them? Whenever you have leftover herbs, just freeze them in olive oil and use when your recipe calls for it.
Use Storage Containers To Organize Your Pantry
Found from I Am Baker
A messy pantry creates a massive energy and time leak since it’s really time consuming and annoying when you can’t find the gadget or ingredient you need. Solve this problem once and for all by getting some storage containers and creating a system to store things in your pantry.
How to Soften Butter
Found from The Krazy Coupon Lady
If you need some butter for your toast but it’s all hard, try softening it by putting a hot glass over it for a few minutes. A great way to heat up the glass is to put boiling water into the cup and let it get hot.
Keep Brown Sugar from Getting Hard
Found from The Krazy Coupon Lady
We all hate it when brown sugar gets hard after being opened. So an easy trick is to keep some marshmallows with the brown sugar.
Upside Down Squeeze Bottles
Found from Bob Vila
Stop struggling with half-empty squeeze bottles by using an empty egg carton. Just cut off the lid of the container, put the bottom half of the carton inside the top shelf of the fridge door, and place the bottles upside-down.
Use a KitchenAid to Shred Your Chicken
Found from Two Twenty One
Shredding your chicken with forks can be a bit tedious. So try using a handy KitchenAid to quickly get the job done!
Make Freeze Ahead Smoothies
Found from Super Healthy Kids
Don’t have time for preparing healthy breakfast? On a day when you have some extra time, prep your smoothie ingredients and place them in serving-size freezer bags. All you have to do in the morning is add water or non-dairy milk to these make ahead freezer smoothie packs for a quick, delicious, and nutritious breakfast!
Slice Cherry Tomatoes The Easy Way
Found from Food 52
If you’ve been cutting cherry tomatoes one at a time, you’ve been doing it wrong! This hack is a total time saver when you have to make a quick salad.
Kitchen is one room we spend a lot of time in. Implement these brilliant hacks and you’ll enjoy spending time in this part of you house even more!
Grace Moser is the author and founder of Chasing Foxes, where she writes articles to help women create a life they love in big and small ways. She's been a full-time traveler since 2016 and loves sharing her experiences and exploring the world with her husband, Silas. Her lifestyle and travel advice can also be seen on sites such as Business Insider, Glamour, Newsweek, Huffpost, & Apartment Therapy.
I will really enjoy getting more ideas!!!+ Thank you!!