He Placed a Paper Towel Above the Lettuce When I Found out Why I Ran to Try It

If you need some food ideas that will save you time and money in the kitchen, you will want to take a look at this short video. This food hack video has over 9,000,000 views, so you know it's going to be good. For food ideas like how to properly store lettuce and basil, along with how to peel garlic and slice an orange you will want to take a look.

1. This food idea for keeping lettuce dry will save you money, and make your lettuce last longer. Drying lettuce off before storing is important, especially if you want it to last. Try placing a paper towel over a bowl of lettuce before covering. It will keep the lettuce fresh for up to a week longer; the paper towel will soak up all the moisture which is one of the main reasons why lettuce wilts and gets soggy so fast.

2. The best way to keep basil fresh is to use this food hack. Start by trimming the stems and keeping them in water, just like you would with fresh cut flowers. Then cover the fresh basil with a loose plastic bag overtop. This food hack will keep basil fresh for one to two weeks longer. Fresh basil is the perfect herb to make into a chiffonade. A chiffonade is a food idea that uses a pile of delicate, long ribbons of fresh herbs that are basically, a julienne of greens or fresh herbs. Fresh basil makes the perfect herb for chiffonades as it makes the fresh herb look even more lovely in recipes rather than roughly cutting the herb.

3. No fancy garlic peeler is needed for this food hack. Next time you have to peel some fresh garlic cloves, you will want to try this excellent food hack. This kitchen hack will peel your garlic in less than 30 seconds. To start to break apart the bulb of the garlic, then put the cloves of garlic in a sealed container. Shake the cloves of garlic vigorously for ten seconds, and get rid of the peels. Some of the garlic cloves may need a second shake. Just sift through the skins and gather up your garlic cloves.

4. You will love this four step food idea for enjoying an orange without all the peeling hassle. To start this food hack thinly cut off the top and the bottom of the orange while avoiding the flesh. Then cut a slit from the top of the orange to the bottom, then gently roll the orange out into a strip. Raw oranges are full of nutritional value with loads of vitamin C, lots of dietary fiber and lesser amounts of protein, calcium, and iron. Raw oranges can be used as a natural remedy that may help to lower blood pressure, anxiety and depression. And can be used in home gardens to keep the slugs away.

5. Use this food idea for when you have to pit a lot of cherries. You don't need to go out and purchase a cherry pitter. Simply use this food hack and place a cherry upside down over a glass bottle that has an opening smaller than the cherry itself. Then use a chopstick or the back of a skewer to poke the cherry pit and stem out, while keeping the cherry in one whole piece. This genius food hack will also save you a lot of kitchen cleanup because all of the cherry pits are in the glass bottle.

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