Extremely useful smart kitchen tips you should know

Peel tomatoes, ripen avocados or juice apples – all of these can be done quickly with just a few clever tips .

Peel tomatoes quickly and easily

The most common way to peel tomatoes is to soak them in hot water for a few seconds. However, there is an even faster way to do this – just pick up a tomato on a fork and place it on a hot burner. Make sure you keep it about 10cm above the fire.

Simply picking up a tomato on a fork and placing it on a hot burner is a great kitchen trick. Photo: Bright Side

 Protect your hands while cutting hot peppers

Instead of using gloves while cutting hot peppers, you can use a more environmentally friendly option – vegetable oil or olive oil. Before doing this, pour a teaspoon into your hands and rub it evenly. The oil will create a thick barrier so that the pepper does not harm your skin.

Vegetable oil or olive oil protects your hands when cutting peppers. Photo: Bright Side

Use lettuce leaves to preserve avocados

Lettuce leaves can be used as an environmentally friendly wrap. Just wrap an opened avocado and keep it in the refrigerator for up to a week, retaining its freshness and moisture.

Lettuce leaves can be used as an environmentally friendly wrap. Photo: Bright Side

Squeeze apple juice by hand

You can still enjoy fresh apple juice even if you don’t own a juicer. All you have to do is put an apple in the freezer and leave it until it’s completely frozen. Then, take it out and let it melt completely. Now you can take a glass and just squeeze it with your hands to get the apple juice.

Just use your hands to squeeze to get apple juice. Photo: Bright Side

Use essential oils while cutting onions

Some essential oils can prevent your eyes from tearing while preparing onions. You can put clove essential oil in a bowl with warm water and place it next to a cutting board. If you have a diffuser, you can also add a few drops of citrus essential oil and place it next to the cutting board.

Chicken grilled quickly, with skewers

Prepare the required amount of chicken breasts by adding your favorite seasonings and salt, then cut the breasts in half lengthwise. Then, place them on a cutting board and carefully pierce their sides with a wooden skewer. The final step is to cut them in between the skewer and the roast to form meatballs.

Prepare the required amount of chicken breast by adding your favorite spices and salt. Photo: Bright Side

Use the mixer to shred the meat

The mixer can help shred almost any type of cooked meat – chicken, turkey, pork or beef. Use the mixer on low speed for about 2 minutes and then it’s ready to add to your favorite dishes.