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1. Put meat in the freezer for a bit, before cutting for carpaccio, it makes cutting
wafer thin slices easier.
2. Accidentally over salted your soup or stew? Plop in a peeled potato. It will
absorb all the salt. (It takes about 10 minutes.)
3. Peel the potatoes after you’ve cooked them and soaked them in cold water for
a while. The skins come right off.
4. If you are thinking of making a meal made from dried pasta
- pop the pasta into water a few hours before cooking and then when
you want it - put it into boiling water and it will be ready in less than a
minute.
5. Use agua con gas instead of still water to cook vegetables.
The bicarbonate in mineral water breaks up vegetable
cellulose and speeds up the cooking process.
It will also make vegetables softer while
keeping their colour bright.