{"id":5919,"date":"2011-03-15T21:26:00","date_gmt":"2011-03-16T03:26:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thepickyapple.com\/blog\/?p=5919"},"modified":"2011-03-15T21:26:00","modified_gmt":"2011-03-16T03:26:00","slug":"three-kitchen-shortcuts-i-cant-live-without","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thepickyapple.com\/blog\/2011\/03\/15\/three-kitchen-shortcuts-i-cant-live-without\/","title":{"rendered":"Three Kitchen Shortcuts I Can’t Live Without"},"content":{"rendered":"

As much as I love to cook, there are some culinary tasks that I just really dislike.\u00c2\u00a0 Luckily, I’ve found some amazing shortcuts for each that you should know about (if you don’t already):<\/p>\n

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1.\u00c2\u00a0 Frozen Chopped Onions<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Chopping onions is at the top of my list of hated kitchen tasks.\u00c2\u00a0 I’ve tried every trick in the book to keep from crying while I chop, but none of them work.\u00c2\u00a0 I remember one particular time I made Crockpot Beef with Onions, a recipe that called for about 6 or 7 sliced onions.\u00c2\u00a0 My eyes burned for HOURS after I finished slicing those onions.<\/p>\n

So what’s a girl to do?\u00c2\u00a0 A younger onion hating version of myself would have simply left the onions out.\u00c2\u00a0 I used to do that regularly.\u00c2\u00a0 But I now believe strongly in the flavor a little bit of onion can add to a dish.<\/p>\n

Enter Frozen Chopped Onions.\u00c2\u00a0 What a lifesaver!\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 Less than a dollar for a 12 ounce bag (maybe around $.80?), and worth every penny in my opinion!<\/p>\n

2. <\/strong>Minced Garlic<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

I also really dislike mincing garlic.\u00c2\u00a0 It gets all sticky and leaves my hands smelling for hours.\u00c2\u00a0 (Yes, I know there are tricks for that too, like rubbing your hands with coffee grounds.\u00c2\u00a0 But then your hands smell like coffee.)\u00c2\u00a0 I know there is something to be said for freshly<\/em> minced garlic, but that big jar of already minced garlic is a great substitute!\u00c2\u00a0 You can find it in the produce section.\u00c2\u00a0 Note of caution: I’ve also seen some teeny tiny jars of minced garlic on the Italian foods isle…that cost way more money<\/em> for way less garlic<\/em>.<\/p>\n

3.\u00c2\u00a0 Ginger in a Tube<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

I LOVE using fresh ginger, but trying to peel it and grate it or mince it can be tricky.\u00c2\u00a0 And supposedly you can freeze whatever you have left, but I always forget when I’ve done that and buy more anyway.\u00c2\u00a0 I’ve found this pre-minced ginger in a tube that I think is fantastic!\u00c2\u00a0 You just squeeze out a tablespoon or however much you need.\u00c2\u00a0 Done and done.\u00c2\u00a0 This does have an expiration date, but I typically go through it faster than it expires.\u00c2\u00a0 I find this in the produce section in my grocery store.<\/p>\n

Do you have any kitchen shortcuts that you can’t live without?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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As much as I love to cook, there are some culinary tasks that I just really dislike.\u00c2\u00a0 Luckily, I’ve found some amazing shortcuts for each that you should know about (if you don’t already): 1.\u00c2\u00a0 Frozen Chopped Onions Chopping onions is at the top of my list of hated kitchen tasks.\u00c2\u00a0 I’ve tried every trick […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11,48,9,13],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5919","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-freezer-friendly","category-recipes","category-tips","category-vegetables"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thepickyapple.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5919","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thepickyapple.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thepickyapple.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thepickyapple.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thepickyapple.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5919"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/www.thepickyapple.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5919\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5928,"href":"https:\/\/www.thepickyapple.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5919\/revisions\/5928"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thepickyapple.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5919"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thepickyapple.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5919"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thepickyapple.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5919"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}