Good food doesn't have to be complicated; just a few simple tricks can save you time, money, and hassle. And you can find them on r/FoodHacks!
From getting the most out of your leftovers to making the perfect wrap, this subreddit has plenty of useful and simple tips to help you get better results in the kitchen.
If, however, you don't take my word for it, consider this: the subreddit already has over 2.1 million members. That number wouldn't be so big if it was pure nonsense now, would it?
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I always thought dry spices are forever. It's not true ? I use too many, no chance to stay even for a year.
Then you're fine, but the older they get, the less flavor until they're just expensive dust.
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StillTasty.com is a great resource to determine if your food can still be eaten past the “best by” or “use by” date, or if you’re better off throwing it out.
No, that's only Twinkies and McDonald's hamburgers.
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I thought that canned foods were good indefinitely, as long as they weren't dented or rusted. Thoughts?
The coffee one is absurd. Coffee is a lot like wine - once it's exposed to oxygen it starts decaying, getting worse by the day. Within a couple of weeks you're left with a terrible, bitter flavor from being so stale and broken down. It'll hold for few months if sealed - but needs to have a one-way valve so it can degas.
Coffee beans last a year. The oils and acids protects from decay.
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Thanks to being on lockdown and not wanting to go out grocery shopping, I can confirm that properly stored tomato soup is just fine 6 years after the date, so is dried tabbouleh mix.
Most ambient stuff will keep indefinitely if not exposed to the air and their packaging is uncompromised.
Artificial sweeteners start to break down after a time and the Diet Coke will no longer be sweet. At all.
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Don't buy spices for a year. They lose their aroma after a few months.
If most foods can last longer than the best before dates, why are they so wrong? I guess it's to make us buy more food products.
Its when they start to be past their best - losing some of their flavour/texture. In some cases (cans and jars) they can separate and look less appealing (but a quick shake corrects that). There is a small element of making us buy more, but that's just understanding the psychology of maybe not wanting to eat something slightly stale, if you have the option of buying fresh. This is BEST BEFORE dates though - USE BY dates are for health reasons and should not be taken as lightly. (And cranberry sauce should never rattle...)
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I have kept pasta for a lot longer than 2 - 3 years and perfectly good. Coffee for up to five years. Peanut butter three years Carb. Beverage on its side lying down for several years. peanut butter 3 years Spag. Sauce up to two years. Canned goods I have in my pantry now some are 4 years old and not a problem. Dry spice on going no time limit some I have had for 6 years , and still using.
Ever thought about the expiration date on tea? 6 months? It took the ships up to 2 years to get from China to England, without modern packaging technology. And it became the most important drink for the British for the last 5 centuries
My children will think I'm joking when I tell them peanut butter is edible >18 months.
Do you like to live a risky life? Eat your spaghetti sauce 18 months after the date. Do not forget to prepare your stock of toilet paper before
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As i was scrolling further down the ideas were mostly "throw everything in and eat like you have absolutely no taste at all"! As a European the last posts were all abominations
As an American, I agree. I wouldn't do these if you paid me. UGH.
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Cooking101: learn how to make bread. It's easy, cheap and the result is always good. Start with the basic recipe: flour/oil/yeast/salt/sugar/water and go from there. Leftover rice? Make arancini (just google it). Leftover wine or broth? Freeze it in an ice cube tray and use it whever you want to improve a dish. Making beef casserole? Add a tomato. It will make your meat more tender. Used too much salt? Add a boiled potato. It will balance the flavor. Use lemon zeste. Improves almost anything.
I learned bread in a different traditoin: Water, salt, yeast, flour. If you add sugar/oil etc., you're getting into enriched breads. Of course, I have three strains of sourdough in my kitchen, one based on potato, one on barley, one on whole grains of wheat. Lovely subtleties.
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Very interesting. Looking forward to read the comments and learn some more tricks. It's a pity I forget most of this after a while.
You can always take a screenshot so you don't forget :)
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idk why im looking at baking/cooking hacks, i can only make ramen and eggs (im 11)
And now you've just told everyone how old you are. Please think before posting.
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Oh no, why did BP only save 30 out of 142 pics 😭 I was so excited to see all of them!!
You can still see all of them there is an option to press on 142 images at the end of the article
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i like this article! A lot of cooking hacks i see on other sites are super pointless or make cooking even harder than the original method
Use the bagel setting on your toaster to toast hamburger buns for crunchy inner but a soft outer, making no crumbs. Works on the BBQ too, but butter the inside so it picks up residual flavours from the grates; 45 seconds does it.
2 cups Flour and 1 cup plain Greek yogurt and 2 tablespoons baking powder pinch of salt make great bagels. Mix dough cook for 25 mins 425. I stuff mine w cheese or meat. Egg wash and everything but the bagel seasoning. Also make w chocolate chips stuffed w chocolate or cinnamon raisin. You can shape into balls or bagels.
A lot of these are really cool, but some are just "read this poster." Things like using an old ketchup bottle to store batter - now *that's* a hack! Inventive, useful, and saves money.
As i was scrolling further down the ideas were mostly "throw everything in and eat like you have absolutely no taste at all"! As a European the last posts were all abominations
As an American, I agree. I wouldn't do these if you paid me. UGH.
Load More Replies... Cooking101: learn how to make bread. It's easy, cheap and the result is always good. Start with the basic recipe: flour/oil/yeast/salt/sugar/water and go from there. Leftover rice? Make arancini (just google it). Leftover wine or broth? Freeze it in an ice cube tray and use it whever you want to improve a dish. Making beef casserole? Add a tomato. It will make your meat more tender. Used too much salt? Add a boiled potato. It will balance the flavor. Use lemon zeste. Improves almost anything.
I learned bread in a different traditoin: Water, salt, yeast, flour. If you add sugar/oil etc., you're getting into enriched breads. Of course, I have three strains of sourdough in my kitchen, one based on potato, one on barley, one on whole grains of wheat. Lovely subtleties.
Load More Replies... Very interesting. Looking forward to read the comments and learn some more tricks. It's a pity I forget most of this after a while.
You can always take a screenshot so you don't forget :)
Load More Replies... idk why im looking at baking/cooking hacks, i can only make ramen and eggs (im 11)
And now you've just told everyone how old you are. Please think before posting.
Load More Replies... Oh no, why did BP only save 30 out of 142 pics 😭 I was so excited to see all of them!!
You can still see all of them there is an option to press on 142 images at the end of the article
Load More Replies... i like this article! A lot of cooking hacks i see on other sites are super pointless or make cooking even harder than the original method
Use the bagel setting on your toaster to toast hamburger buns for crunchy inner but a soft outer, making no crumbs. Works on the BBQ too, but butter the inside so it picks up residual flavours from the grates; 45 seconds does it.
2 cups Flour and 1 cup plain Greek yogurt and 2 tablespoons baking powder pinch of salt make great bagels. Mix dough cook for 25 mins 425. I stuff mine w cheese or meat. Egg wash and everything but the bagel seasoning. Also make w chocolate chips stuffed w chocolate or cinnamon raisin. You can shape into balls or bagels.
A lot of these are really cool, but some are just "read this poster." Things like using an old ketchup bottle to store batter - now *that's* a hack! Inventive, useful, and saves money.
