25 Kitchen Tricks That Will Make Your Life Easier

By Chris Schonberger

Jul 9, 2013

Cooking isn’t all about ease—sometimes, it’s the hardest, most labor-intensive dishes that turn out to be the most satisfying to make. But arming yourself with little time-savers—a better way to peel garlic or cut cherry tomatoes, for example—will make you much more efficient in your cooking ops. And there are plenty of fun party tricks that you can pull out to impress your guests, like making Coke slushies in your freezer or creating a delicious dessert out of one ingredient. Here are our 25 favorite cooking hacks and kitchen hacks—learn ’em all and you’ll be unstoppable.

Open a bottle of wine on a tree

Freeze a bottle of Coke for the easiest slushie ever

Get hard-boiled eggs out of the shell without peeling.

Make one-ingredient ice cream—all you need is bananas

Store ice cream cartons in a plastic bag to keep your frozen treats soft

Slice cherry tomatoes by pinning them between container lids

Blow people's minds by eating a cupcake like a sandwich.

Store champagne with a spoon in it’s neck to keep it bubbly

Pit cherries using a stick.

Make a brownie in a mug in a minute and 40 seconds.

Cook crispy bacon in a microwave.

Make awesome yogurt pops with almost zero effort.

Peel a potato in one easy step.

Make hard-boiled eggs in the oven

Hack a tart pan.

Turn your Ben & Jerry's stash into ice cream bread.

Slice cartons of ice cream with a knife so they're easier to serve.

Peel a head of garlic in less than 10 seconds.

Unload a case of soda into your fridge like a champion.

Keep leftover wine in a mason jar.

Figure out if an avocado is ripe by looking at it.

Core your lettuce by smashing it on a cutting board.

Skin a kiwi with a spoon.

Make clear ice at home.

Make better toast for BLTs.

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