Top 10 General Cooking Tips:

To peel the skin of almonds, tomatoes or peaches, simply soak in boiling water for 5-10 minutes. The skin can be easily removed.
To remove the corn from its cub, hold it straight with one end on the bottom of a big vessel. Then strip the corn with a knife. This will prevent messing up of the entire place.
When cutting raw banana, potatoes or eggplant, soak it in water to avoid discolouration. Similarly, to prevent apples, bananas or peaches from browning, add lemon juice.
Use the excess dal water from boiling dal to make rasam.
While adding curd to gravies or biriyani, break it nicely before adding.
While boiling milk, a little water can be added to the vessel before adding the milk to avoid the milk from sticking to the bottom.
Store nuts in the refrigerator to increase their shelf life.
To separate each string of noodles or any thin pasta, run it under cold water immediately after boiling and draining the water.
Curd in winter - Set in a ceramic container and place it on the voltage stabilizer of your refrigerator.
To cut meat easily, freeze it for some time before cutting.

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