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46 Smart Uses for Salt

17 Aug

So did you buy a lot of salt from a bulk wholesale retailer like I mentioned in Save Money and Cook at Home? Maybe you bought too much to use when cooking your famous restaurant recipes so instead of letting that salt sit on the shelf, here are some smart uses for salt from the folks over at Shine.Yahoo.com

Test egg freshness.
Put two teaspoons of salt in a cup of water and place an egg in it — a fresh egg will sink, an older egg will float. Because the air cell in an egg increases as it ages, an older egg is more buoyant. This doesn’t mean a floating egg is rotten, just more mature. Crack the egg into a bowl and examine it for any funky odor or appearance — if it’s rotten, your nose will tell you. (Bonus fact: if you have hard-boiled eggs that are difficult to peel, that means they are fresh!)

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How to Stock a Kitchen

21 Mar

Before you can start cooking your favorite restaurant recipes you will need to not only have food stock, but cooking supplies too. Here is a quick guide on what to have in your kitchen in order to properly cook your favorite restaurant recipes.

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