To remove food stuck on your pots and pans, all you need to do is sprinkle a little bit of baking soda, add a few cups of water and place them to simmer for a while. Then let them soak a few hours and they are good as new.

To prevent your food from becoming too salty when you accidentally pour in too much salt, add some potato slices in. When your food is ready remove the potatoes, they have removed the salt.

After cutting up fruit, it begins to darken;to prevent this, place them in cold water with lemon juice for at least 20 min.

To consume less salt you can start adding flavor to your food with herbs and seasonings that are low in salt. You can continue using salt but moderately.

In order to avoid oil from splashing up when frying an egg, sprinkle some salt evenly throughout the pan.

Do not throw away coffee grounds, use them to clean the oil off a container.

For those times when you have added too much garlic to your food there is a solution. Place parsley flakes in a tea pouch and place in the stew, the parsley flakes will help to decrease the garlic flavor.

To remove onion odor from your hands take a half cup of milk and wash them, then wash them again with regular soap.

To avoid watery eyes when chopping onions, refrigerate prior to chopping. Remove root, peel in cold water and keep your mouth closed during the chopping process.

To reduce the flavor of the onion you can cut in slices and leave the rings soaking in water for 40 minutes.

When you want to separate two cups that are stuck together, roll them over a flat surface and they will quickly separate without tearing. 

To keep an onion fresh for a longer period of time, smear the part of the onion that was cut with butter before refridgerating.

So that your soups and stews have less fat, you can add a few cubes of ice, agitate and the grease will stick to the fat. Remove the ice before it melts.

For an odorless and mold-­‐free refrigerator, clean your refrigerator by scrubbing with a baking soda and water solution.

When freezing food its important to remove as much air as possible. To do this we place one food item per bag, close the bag but leave a small opening to insert a straw. Suck the remaining amount of air out of the bag, remove straw and close the small opening. 

For crispy french fries, cut into strips, salt and freeze them. Throw them into the hot oil without thawing.

In order to check whether your pasta is ready, take one of the noodles and throw it against a wall. If it sticks, it is ready. 

If salsa comes out too thick, add a bit of milk. By doing so, it won´t lose its form, taste, nor texture.