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Coffee Ice Cubes and More Mouth-Watering Food Hacks You Should Check Out

Whether you’re an experienced cook or your lunchtime go-to is microwave ramen, there’s always something new to be learned in the kitchen.

Food hacks are the best way to get more bang for your buck and save yourself some time and heartache. No as-seen-on-TV products necessary.

Reddit users share these 10 food hacks to turn your every day meals into something special!

1. Let’s start with dessert:

I’ve had these before. They’re DELICIOUS!

You can add 2 eggs and 1/2 a cup of oil to turn any cake mix into cookie dough. from foodhacks

2. I’m drooling:

A-mayo-zing!

secret to the best grilled cheese ever: spread mayo instead of butter on the outside of the sandwich from foodhacks

3. As if you needed more protein:

I’m skeptical, but appreciate the ingenuity.

I know this image looks like pot but hear me out: use crushed dried edamame as a breading for chicken in place of bread crumbs for a high protein/less carb crispy crust that tastes awesome from foodhacks

4. Know how to use your tools:

I knew there was a reason I had a vegetable peeler.

Cheese grater broke, used a vegetable peeler to shave my parmesan from foodhacks

5. Waste not, want not:

I’ve never made chicken kiev’s, but now I want to.

It will stop it going soggy at bottom too! from foodhacks

6. Ice, ice, coffee:

You know, just in case you were wanting more caffeine.

Pour some coffee into an ice cube tray. Freeze your ice cubes and use them in your ice coffee instead of regular ice cubes. from foodhacks

7. When life gives you lemons:

Grill salmon!

Try the lemon method under the salmon to avoid burning your fish from foodhacks

8. A simple fix:

This calls for a drink!

look at this from foodhacks

9. Now this I have to try…

It’s healthy, Mom!

Make “sour patch” candy grape snacks by tossing grapes in lemon juice and different flavors of gelatin mix, chill or freeze (black cherry, lemon and lime flavors pictured) from foodhacks

10. This actually did blow my mind:

Isn’t math awesome?

2 frozen pizza 1 tray? No problem from foodhacks

 

That last one! WHY have I never thought of that before? There will definitely be some homemade sour grapes in my future. And some cake-mix cookies!

I hope you find these food hacks just as mouth-watering as I did. And hopefully you learned something new (like what vegetable peelers are for!)

Do you have any favorite food hacks? Let us know in the comments!

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The Best Way to Assemble Hard Shell Tacos Will Save You from a Soggy Mess

Do you prefer hard shell or soft shell? It’s a question that comes your way at pretty much ever Tex-Mex restaurant out there, including “fast food” joints like Chipotle, and sometimes it can freeze you in your tracks!

Honestly, they’re both delicious. I mean, if you prefer hard shells on your tacos, you might not be eating the most authentic Mexican dish, but hey – who doesn’t love a little crunch to go with their food?

They are, of course, the slightly messier version of an already messy dish (I know if my toddler wants a crunchy shell, I just cringe while I say okay).

If you do the same, there’s some hope: you might be making a mistake during assembly that makes them even harder to eat.

Here’s a little tip that could help you keep your taco together longer.

Reddit user hyteck9 suggests that, instead of filling your taco with the meat (which can make your shell a bit soggy on the bottom) then veggies, cheese, and ending with salsa, you switch up the order.

I know it sounds crazy, but hear me out: put the cheese on the bottom.

Then, continue with the beef or chicken or whatever, followed by the veggies and salsa.

If you do it this way, the cheese melts from the heat of the meat and the shells and can act like a sort of glue for a tortilla tempted to break.

This option, of course, requires that you warm your shells a bit or use hot meat, but come on. You’re already doing that, aren’t you?

Happy eating!

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This New Way to Eat Pineapples Is the Biggest News of 2019

Pineapples are absolutely yummy (unless they’re on a pizza, but that’s a whole other story). Sadly, they’re also kinda hard to eat if you’re actually trying to do it from scratch and not get the syrupy canned versions. Do I peel, then cut? Do I cut, then peel? What’s the best knife for it, and how do I not chop my hand off in the process?

Even if you’re a pineapple-slicing professional, it’s a whole elaborate process. Your other options are to buy pre-sliced pineapple or just… give up on this delicious fruit.

But wait. THERE IS A BETTER WAY. You can apparently just eat pineapple with your bare hands, and honestly, this is the biggest development of the year, as far as I’m concerned!

Photo Credit: TikTok

This pineapple hack comes to the world courtesy of a TikTok user. @dillonroberts22 posted a video that shows someone ripping off individual pieces of pineapple and (really loudly) chomping on them. It’s about 2 seconds long, and those 2 seconds basically changed the world.

The video spread like wildfire on Twitter, where people were genuinely shocked that there is a whole other way to eat pineapple that nobody knew about WTF.

Photo Credit: Twitter

Some people even ventured to try the trick at home, sure that the TikTok video was a hoax. But nope – it’s 100% real, folks.

A few wise Twitter users took everyone else to Pineapple School, where they explained that pineapples actually consist of a whole bunch of berries fused together. Each individual piece is a berry, which is why they can be torn off like that.

Mind blown. It’s almost too good to be true.

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