You should take these ‘handy’ kitchen tips from absolutely no one!
We are constantly inundated with well-intentioned kitchen tips, advice, handy kitchen hacks and delicious recipes. We always welcome them with open arms! But, honestly, after careful consideration, regular at-home testing and extensive research, sometimes we still have to say: “Well, you might be better off ignoring these kitchen tips.” Find out why some advice isn’t so handy and stay up to date with the best kitchen secrets that do work.
‘You have to try this kitchen tip!’
And so there was: baking meatballs in an egg carton. Why would you? Well, because it was possible, and all for the sake of the experiment, etc. It turned out that it really wasn’t possible, it became a filthy, disgusting mess, and our colleague Sabina urged us all never to try this. Fortunately, she told us (and you) how to do it properly.
Ice cube kitchen tip
There was also the ice cube bag hack. You know, that plastic bag with squares in it that you fill and put in the freezer, then try to squeeze/tear/push out one ice cube every ninety seconds with your fingers hurting—how exactly? A brilliant video came up in the editorial app:
Oooooooooohhhh!! was our collective reaction. Try it immediately. Bag filled with water, the next day carefully trying to pry the seams apart, and: bag immediately broken, ice cubes EVERYWHERE, giant mess. I was still glad I hadn’t poured in any cooled stock, as all the chefs and their mothers always recommend I do.
The horror
And then came this well-intentioned trial balloon: did you know you can open a can without a can opener? Yes, we said, then you simply pull that tab with the little ring up. Nooo, an old-fashioned can! Um, okay, how then? Then came an incomprehensible explanation, with convex and concave sides and lots of rubbing, and we thought: ?! So we looked it up. The most-watched YouTube video about it, with eleven million views, made us recoil in horror. LIFE-THREATENING! Seriously, don’t. do. this. You never actually want to go to the ER with a ragged cut from a serrated can edge, and certainly not during the coronavirus era, we think.
The moral of the story
By all means, take our advice on how to make delicious things, which the best budget wines according to top sommeliers are, and which truly handy, harmless tricks you can apply in the kitchen. But take well-intentioned yet life-threatening advice from absolutely no one about how to turn an innocent can of corn into a potential weapon. We have your back!
Also read:
- 12 ultimate kitchen hacks
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- 6 common air fryer mistakes (and how to avoid them)
