Hints From Organamonster

So I've been up for an hour, I think I fell asleep around 1AM. I was planning on heading home early anyways. I caught Oliver's Twist on Food Network and saw the beginning of the infomercials. The first one was on kitchen and household secrets. Here's what I picked up, I don't know whether it's all legit or not but things you might want to know.

• Add some white vinegar into a pan and boil for 15 seconds. Remove liquid and the pan will be non-stick for 2 months.
• Want light and fluffy pancakes? Use club soda! It’s all about the bubbles…
• Potato chips lost their crunch? Re-crisp in the microwave 15 seconds.
• Want to get rid of that bitter taste in your cukes? Cut about an inch from the end of the cucumber and rub the two ends in a circular motion. Somehow the rubbing makes the whole thing not bitter.
• So you made a beautiful roast. The only thing that’ll kill it would be excess fat. The solution? Sprinkle dry mustard all over the roast after it’s done.
• Trick to make herbs last: place in a plastic bag and blow as hard as you can and seal fast. Lasts 3-5 days longer.
• Watching what you eat? Use applesauce and vanilla instead of oil and sugar respectively.
• Want to eat your cheese before the mold does? Wet a paper towel with white vinegar and squeeze out excess liquid. Place on the bottom of a closeable container and add 3-4 sugar cubes along with your cheese.
• I forget if this is to make it crisper or jucier: before you start frying, add a little white vinegar into the oil.
• Rub vegetable oil on eggs and they will last 3-4 weeks longer. Also, helps keep unwanted smells out.
• Remove the fat from soups and stock with iceberg lettuce leaves.
• French fry test: In a bowl combine 11 cups water and 1 cup salt. Add your freshly cut fries. The ones that float are low in starch, thus soggy fries. Use the ones that sink!
• For perfect crispy pizza crust, brush on olive oil
• Want great biscuits? Keep your ingredients cold and don't overmix.
• Is your meat fresh? Check for the color of the fat. The whiter, the better.
• Food have too much heat? Take black olives and mix around reduce spicyness.
• 2 cookie pans used together will help prevent cookie burn.
• Delay the spoil! A pinch baking soda in milk will make it last longer
• Carbonation gone flat? Store soda upside down.
• For tender turkey, cook breast down first hour.
• Turkey needs to rest at least 20 minutes (steam needs to release) for good slicing
• Have to fill that turkey with stuffing? Use cheese cloth for easy removal
• DO NOT stuff the night before! BACTERIA may form. Stuff just beefore cooking
• bake ham remove draining. pour ginerale, then rub salt. removes salt from ham
• pinch salt in flour to remove lumps in gravy
• peanut butter in gravy to stop from burning
• pasta never salt the water
• no lumps in potatoes, use warm milk
• chalk in silverware to stop tarnish
• vinyl scratch use toothpaste
• grass stains use toothpaste but before you wash
• antibacterial spray on pumpkin to not spoil
• iceberg lettuce on coals to stop flareups
• half onion or white vinegar, add immediately on scorched shirt
• lemon in salt to clean copper
• hair spray on fake plants to keep dust off
• flubber dubber - two liquids
• freezer put pantyhose in freezer first night only thaw out before wear and prevents if from running
• store cottage cheese upside down to prevent molding quickly
• stick tube pasta in pie (ziti or larger)to help with steam