How Food Is Made: Food Hacks

How Food Is Made: Food Hacks

Title:	Fill a Strawberry
Run Time:	27 seconds
Transcript:	Use a straw to puncture a hole in the bottom of a strawberry. Push the straw through until it emerges through the top of the strawberry, coring it. Then, with a liquid dosing syringe, fill the hole left in the strawberry with your desired filling.

Title:	Freeze Tea and Coffee in Ice Trays
Run Time:	26 seconds
Transcript:	A common method to preparing iced tea or coffee is by pouring it over ice. However, this ends up diluting the drink. To better preserve flavor, freeze tea or coffee in an ice cube tray and use these cubes instead.

Title:	Prep a Lemon for Juicing
Run Time:	42 seconds
Transcript:	Use the palm of your hand to roll a lemon back and forth against a hard surface. Maintain firm but not heavy pressure on the lemon. Slice the lemon in halves and squeeze. The juices should release easily. Make sure to squeeze the lemon into a cupped hand to catch any seeds.

Title:	Shape Aluminum Foil for Baking Sheets
Run Time:	22 seconds
Transcript:	To keep food separate while baking, you can fold and shape aluminum foil to create walls and barriers on a baking sheet.

Title:	Use a Cheese Grater to Grate Cold Butter
Run Time:	26 seconds
Transcript:	If a stick of butter is too cold for spreading, rather than warming it in the microwave, you can use a cheese grater to grate the butter into a finer, more spreadable consistency.

Title:	Use a Jar to Peel Garlic
Run Time:	51 seconds
Transcript:	Place a whole head of garlic in an empty glass jar. Seal the jar with the lid and shake vigorously to release the cloves from the head. Remove the shredded remains; then return the garlic cloves to the jar. Seal and shake again to release the cloves from their skins. Some of the skins will still remain on the cloves but will peel away with ease.

Title:	Use a Jar to Peel Hard-Boiled Eggs
Run Time:	36 seconds
Transcript:	Place whole hard-boiled eggs in a jar filled with 1 cup of water. Seal the top and shake vigorously to crack and loosen the shells from the eggs. Remove the eggs from the jar and peel away the shells with ease.

Title:	Use a Vegetable Peeler to Shave a Chocolate Bar
Run Time:	27 seconds
Transcript:	Use a vegetable peeler to shave a chocolate bar into thin curls for use as a dessert topping.

Title:	Use a Wine Glass as a Cookie Cutter
Run Time:	28 seconds
Transcript:	Turn a wine glass upside down. Place it over rolled-out cookie dough and press to cut a circular shape.

Title:	Use Dinner Plates to Slice Cherry Tomatoes
Run Time:	45 seconds
Transcript:	Place a rimmed dinner plate upside down. Place cherry tomatoes evenly within the bottom rim of the plate. Then place a plate of equal size on top, right side up. Slide a chef\'s knife into the gap between the plates. Then, while applying light pressure to the top plate, use the gap as a guide to evenly slice through the cherry tomatoes.

Title:	Use Lemon Juice to Keep Avocados Fresh
Run Time:	32 seconds
Transcript:	Squeeze fresh lemon juice over the flesh of an avocado half. Then place it in a bag with an airtight seal such as a Ziploc bag. Squeeze the air out of the bag before sealing. The avocado can be refrigerated for up to one day.

Title:	Use Water to Vacuum-Seal a Ziploc Bag
Run Time:	32 seconds
Transcript:	Place a Ziploc bag in a large container of water. As the bag submerges, the air will release from the opening. Submerge the bag to just beneath its opening, and then seal completely.