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jeanf
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Post subject: Re: Kitchen Tips  Posted: Mon May 16, 2011 9:39 pm |
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Lindsay wrote: Not sure if this was here, but my personal favorite is to use a ricer to squeeze spinach (it wasn't published in CI because it was alleged that none of the readers would have a ricer). Ack! I grew up thinking you had to have one to maked mashed potatoes. Wasn't until university that I ever saw a "potato masher".
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phoenix
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Post subject: Re: Kitchen Tips Posted: Tue May 17, 2011 9:22 pm |
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Thanks for all of the tips! Fwiw, I use my potato ricer to squish bananas for bread, muffins, cake and to make the mashed banana more uniform. Works really well.
Nancy
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Amy
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Post subject: Re: Kitchen Tips Posted: Wed May 18, 2011 5:52 am |
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Lindsay wrote: Not sure if this was here, but my personal favorite is to use a ricer to squeeze spinach (it wasn't published in CI because it was alleged that none of the readers would have a ricer). That was my tip. I thought CI didn't publish it because they didn't like me.  Now I know the truth... Amy
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TheFuzzy
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Post subject: Re: Kitchen Tips Posted: Sun Dec 11, 2011 9:28 pm |
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Reviving this thread with a new tip.
Tip: Use a melon baller, rather than a knife or a spoon, to remove the choke of an artichoke which has been sliced in half. It's much faster.
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Lindsay
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Post subject: Re: Kitchen Tips Posted: Mon Dec 12, 2011 10:53 am |
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Location: Winchester, MA
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Also here's one from my old CI days that I still use -- when spraying a potato or anything, really, with vegetable spray put the object on an open dishwasher door. You don't need to clean the residue off; it'll just wash off the next time you use the dishwasher.
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Post subject: Re: Kitchen Tips Posted: Mon Dec 12, 2011 11:29 am |
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Location: Northeast Louisiana
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Simple idea, but... Store your ice cream canister tied inside a plastic bag in your freezer. That way it is always clean and ready.
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Post subject: Re: Kitchen Tips Posted: Mon Dec 12, 2011 12:11 pm |
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My reason for buying a ream of light yellow card stock is lost to antiquity, but it comes in handy for printing recipes. They are easy to ID when gathering recipes together for filing, can stand a bit of spatter and staining better than paper, and can be propped up in a stand without falling over.
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marygott
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Post subject: Re: Kitchen Tips Posted: Mon Dec 12, 2011 1:15 pm |
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Such great ideas. Yesterday I saw my husband doing something that caused my palm to strike my forehead... using the apple corer on an orange.
Mary
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BeckyH
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Post subject: Re: Kitchen Tips Posted: Mon Dec 12, 2011 4:30 pm |
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Was he trying to get it to come apart into nice tidy slices?
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marygott
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Post subject: Re: Kitchen Tips Posted: Tue Dec 13, 2011 12:47 am |
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No. He peeled it then cored it then sliced it into nice rounds and gave me some with some nice vanilla ice cream.
Mary
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