COOL COOKING HACKS

09IDENTIFY BAD EGGS

If you’ve had eggs in the fridge for a while and are unsure if they have gone off or not, simply put them in a bowl of cold water. If they sink and lie flat, they’re good to eat. Bad eggs will float.

10COOL DRINKS FASTER

If you need to make a drink cold in a short space of time, wrap a damp paper towel around it. The water in the paper towel will evaporate, cooling the bottle and its contents faster than the surrounding air would.

11REDUCE COFFEE BITTERNESS

If you have a cup of coffee that tastes a bit too bitter for your liking, add a pinch of salt. When the salt dissolves, the sodium ions break off to block bitter molecules from your tongue.

12TEARLESS ONIONS

When you cut into an onion, breaking its cells, sulphurous gases are released that can irritate the eyes and cause them to water. Keeping onions in the fridge can reduce the movement of the gas and prevent you crying as much.

13THE POWER OF LEMONS

If you have cut a fruit, such as an apple or avocado, and want it to stay fresh for the next day, dip the cut surface in lemon juice. Fruit turns brown when exposed to oxygen, causing the enzyme polyphenol oxidase to react. The high acidity of lemon juice prevents this enzyme from working.