Common sense cooking tips and efficiency tricks

>when making a PB&J, spread the jelly first. It is easier to clean off of the knife, and it doesn't taint the peanut butter jar too much

>make your own teriyaki marinade with soy sauce and brown sugar. CAUTION: This WILL taint the peanut butter jar

>freeze your bananas before slicing and dicing them. Drop them in the skillet slowly, as the moisture will cause the oil to splatter at you.

>save all your Apple seeds and blend them with a little milk, honey, and ice for a refreshing smoothie. Add a spoonful of untainted peanut butter as a garnish

>>8144881
Apple seeds contain cyanide don't do this.

>keep a clean towel on you purely for drying your hands after quick washes to waste less paper towels

>>8145647
This is a good one that is easily overlooked. I need to do it because I'm always drying my knife on my shirt too and would much prefer a designated cloth (not so much a towel because those don't wipe knives dry as well).

As for efficiency, I recommend everyone try washing stuff like extra utensils and prep bowls or stuff like that during cooking. There's always a little time in between most cooking processes and if you wash it right away its not only easier to clean but can really lessen the hassle of washing dishes at the end.

>>8144881
wait, do the bananas taint the peanut butter jar?

>>8144881
>not using a spoon for the jelly and a knife for the peanutbutter
what kind of heathen are you?

>>8145866
Not frozen bananas. Only fresh bananas taint the peanut butter jar.

>>8145647
This. Plus, I always like to clean or move dirty/used items out of the way in the free moments I have. It makes everything so much easier to work with.

WASH SHIT AS YOU GO

>>8145884
>tainting the peanut butter jar with a spoon

Mom's gonna freak