20 alternative uses for your cooking tools

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On a recent trip to Homeboods, I found myself, again, with a cutey cooking gadget trolley that I will probably never use. You know, the lawyer, the grass chisel, the yellow separator and the strawberry cutter - basically stuff you buy think, "wow what invention", bring it home, pushes it into a Drawer and you will never forget. Well, this time, I decided rather to take stock of how these gadgets would be useful and if they really needed it. After all, the Slicer on the strawberry that I was about to buy $ 5.99 seemed strangely similar to the one I already have, the less the shape of the strawberry, of course.

The truth is that many common utensils can make double service in the kitchen. That's about the way you look at it. Although this lawyer was absolutely adorable, in reality, it was just a glorified spoon. And do I really need this yellow separator? It was actually just a mini Turkey Baster. In addition, will these gadgets really make my life much easier? Probably not. Find new uses for what you already have is much easier, save money and do not clutter your space, like these20 cooking gadgets without points.

Check out the list below for good ideas on multiple uses for cooking gadgets that you already have. Of course, it is sometimes necessary to invest in a specialized kitchen, like these37 products that will change your life. But in the meantime, find more uses for what you already have. For more cooking and kitchen tips How-TOS to streamline your meal meal, subscribe toEat this, not that!magazine. You will get 50% of the cover price for a limited time!

1

Use clamps to tighten lemon or lime

Metal tongs
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When you fruit a lemon or a lime in hand, chances that you will not get all the juice. Instead of buying a juicer, use the top of a pair of clips and press it really hard. The pliers are also doing a very good job of keeping the pits too.

2

A slit spoon can separate egg yolks

Slotted spoon
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There is nothing more boring than pouring the yellow of a cracked egg into the shell until all the white has fallen through. It is a tedious process and often pierces yellow and ruins what was supposed to be a beautiful bowl of egg whites. Well, a slit spoon easily resolves this problem. Cracke your egg in a bowl, then skip the yellow with the spoon, all the white will fall by magic in the slots.

3

Cookie cutters make large towel rails

Cookie cutters
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The towel rails are not necessarily a use of useless cooking, especially if you often entertain. But for all those of us who are hosting their boss unexpectedly for dinner, it is not necessary to go out and buy a set. Cookie cutters go around! Metal or plastic, they will add a cute flair to your table.

4

A straw eliminates strawberry stems

Strawberries
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The strawberry stems can be frustrating to handle and cut half the top to eliminate them, lets you simply leave you with fewer strawberries. The solution ... Use a straw. Poke straw through the bottom of the strawberry point and push it. He should drill directly on the stem. Now you have disengaged your fruit and saved half of your strawberries.

5

Egg tracers can cut more than the egg

Egg slicer
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Egg traces are so multi-uses that they should simply be called food traces. Mozzarella blocks with mushrooms with a cooked hot dog, this little gadget is like taking all the trades of the kitchen.

6

Use a rolling pin like mallet

Rolling pin
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The kitchen stitches are one of those things you would probably use often if you had it, but there are so many simple substitutes that you probably already have, it seems stupid to buy. A rolling pin or even a real hammer, can crush nuts, turn off meat or crumb Graham crackers as well.

7

Use a turkey baster to pour the pancakes

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Make uniform pancake shapes with a turkey baster. Instead of simply pouring your batter on a skillet and hoping the best, the Baster will give you more control of where the batter falls. You could even be able to make fun forms.

8

Plastic bags can be used for piping icing

Frosting cupcakes
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Instead of spending money on icing bags, use a plastic bag. Cut one of the tips, gain your icing in the bag and frost. You can even put a tip through the hole of the bag to make a nice design.

9

A colander is custody of perfect splash

Pasta in colander
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The next time you will fry oil or skip vegetables on the stove, cover the pan with a colander or sieve to avoid petroleum splashes on your counters. People actually buy pot guards for this exact reason, but why?

10

Scooper with ice cream to eliminate seeds

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By drawing squash seeds and melon can be left the task, especially with a spoon that has blunt edges. That's why an ice cream scooper is the ideal tool for the task. Its edges are sharper that will help discover a hard squash or melon.

11

Use a lettuce spinner like Berry bowl

Lettuce leaves
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Bols Berry, what is the point? A lettuce spinner is exactly that, but on a larger scale. Use the colander and the bowl of your spinner, soak your bays, then let them dry in the strainer when they are finished.

12

Immersion blender can mix smoothies

Immersion blender

If you just do a cupsmoothie, then a big mixer is not necessary. A pocket immersion mixer does the trick. Place all your ingredients in a large cup and mix with the immersion mixer. Do not forget to leave enough room at the top of your cup, if not everything will splash.

13

Make oats in a rice stove

Healthy oatmeal
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If you are a big rice eater, a rice stove is probably a worthy investment. But this thing still takes a lot of space. So, put your stove to use by using it for other things, such as oatmeal, oven-cooked apples or boiling eggs.

14

Use a saucepan at the Bundt to roast the chicken

Roast chicken
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The idea behind a sauquer of chicken roasting is that you can place the standing chicken and it is uniformly cooking on all sides. Well, a bundt saucepan will do the same thing. Place your chicken on the boiling center of the Bundt and you will find your roasting dish. All your vegetables and Save always go to the sides.

15

To make zoodles with a peeler

Spiralized zucchini noodles carrots zoodles
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If you are a zodler noodle eater or casual carrot, invest a spiralizer can be useless. But it is difficult to get this fine spaghetti shape with a single knife, so use an peeler. Take off all the vegetable so that you are left with wide pieces, then slice with a sharp knife.

16

Use an Apple Slicer for onions

Apple slicer
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The next time you try to create a homemade bloomin onion, use a Slocular Apple to get this perfect flower shape. In addition to taste, apples and onions have a coherence and similar size, it should therefore work perfectly.

17

Interference eggs in a cocktail agitator

Eggs

Although the interference eggs are not exactly the hardest job, you can make a little more fun by throwing all your eggs and your spices in a cocktail shaker and climbing them that way.

18

Coffee or dry beans can be used as pieces of pie

Coffee beans
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The pieces of pie are one of those things that you absolutely do not need as long as you need it. But there are chances that you have a bag of coffee beans or dried beans that will do the trick. Ask them on a piece of parchment paper for cooking in the pie crust.

19

A waffle can be a sandwich press

Cheese in waffle iron
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Waffle irons, grilled cheese manufacturers and sandwich presses are really one of the same. Although you can not really make waffles in the last two, you can do anything in a waffle thrust if it does not bother you checkered marks.

20

Pizza Wheel for Slicing Herbs

Pizza slicer
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Slicating pleasant and small herbs with a pizza wheel instead of simply using a knife. You will be able to cut them off faster and smaller. This method can even be more efficient than a real grass cutter.

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