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Kitchen Hacks You Need to Know

Kitchen Hacks You Need to Know

The kitchen is a room that for many, are seen as intimidating and filled with pitfalls. Luckily there are many helpful kitchen hacks that will help you keep your kitchen clean and productive. Nearly everything you use in the kitchen has more than one use whether it is tools or pantry essentials.

 

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Baking soda in a glass bowl

 

Cleaning With Double Duty Products

What foods and cooking ingredients can you use for cleaning your kitchen? Baking soda, vinegar, and lemon are three simple items that can be used for various uses. Cleaning off built up grease, cleaning your kitchen drain, freshening the dishwasher, and even cleaning your oven are just a few of the tasks these 3 hard working kitchen essentials can handle.

 

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White cake

 

Baking Cheats

When making a cake grease the pan with butter and then sprinkle it with sugar, this not only keeps your cake from sticking but provides a crispy sweet finish. Use a mason jar to hold your piping bag for easy filling. Turn regular milk into buttermilk by adding a teaspoon of vinegar or lemon juice and letting it sit for 5 minutes.

 

 

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Fried chicken on a plate with veggies

 

Frying With Less Mess

When frying foods like chicken there is usually a big oily mess involved before all is said and done. Dip chicken in egg and milk, dredge in your flour or batter mix then place in preheated oil in a large skillet. Reduce heat and turn chicken immediately to seal the batter in place. Cover with a lid and let food cook for 8 minutes before turning and replacing lid for another 8 minutes. Your chicken will be well done, tender and your batter will be crisp and delicious. Remove directly to a metal strainer lined with paper towels to absorb the extra oil. Voila, a neat way to fry chicken!

 

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Kitchen Hacks You Need to Know

 

No matter what you are doing in the kitchen there is usually an easier way to do it that will make the process faster, cleaner or less intimidating than you think.

Do you have any kitchen hacks that you would like to share?

 

Lyne Proulx
Lyne Proulxhttps://ottawamommyclub.ca/
Lyne Proulx is a Certified Professional Wedding Consultant and experienced Event Planner with a strong background in community engagement and large-scale event coordination. For eight years, she led the Annual Infant Information Day/Early Years Expo for the City of Ottawa. From 2013 to 2016, she was the driving force behind the BConnected Conference, Canada’s premier digital influencer and social media conference, held in Ottawa and Toronto. Lyne also served as co-chair of the Navan for Kraft Hockeyville committee from 2009 to 2011, organizing five major community events in just six months. Her leadership helped Navan become one of the top 10 finalists in the national competition. In recognition of her exceptional volunteerism and dedication to community building, she was honored with the City of Ottawa Mayor's City Builder Award in April 2011. In 2025, Lyne brought her passion for weddings and event planning to a new level by organizing the inaugural Tucker House Bridal Fair, showcasing local vendors and creating a unique experience for engaged couples.

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  1. Great tips . I use vinegar and baking soda a lot for cleaning . Will definitely try the baking tips . Never thought to use a mason jar to hold the piping bag , that would be so much easier and a lot neater , thanks .

  2. This one: “When making a cake grease the pan with butter and then sprinkle it with sugar, this not only keeps your cake from sticking but provides a crispy sweet finish.”, really is super good. I wonder why I never, ever think of wonderful hacks like this one.

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