Experts explain that the stinging sensation when cutting onions is a defense mechanism of the plant, and offer various methods to reduce tears, such as using a fan, wearing goggles, chilling the onion, microwaving it, adding acids, and even lighting a candle. While some methods may work for some people, there is no guaranteed way to completely avoid tearing up while cutting onions.
Italian dietitian Marika Mancino, who follows the Mediterranean diet, shared five kitchen hacks to make maintaining a balanced diet easy. Her tips include keeping bags of salad in the fridge for quick and healthy meals, buying frozen vegetables for convenience, stocking up on tinned proteins like chickpeas and tuna, using herbs and spices instead of salt for flavor, and substituting miso paste for store-bought stock to reduce salt consumption. Mancino emphasizes the importance of planning and portion control for a healthy lifestyle.
Pitting cherries can be made easier with various kitchen tools such as a metal pastry tip, straw, paper clip, chopstick, or skewer. Using a pastry tip is a simple and effective method, where you place the cherry on top of the tip and press down to remove the pit. Alternatively, a paper clip can be bent into a hook shape and twisted into the cherry to remove the pit. Larger cherries can be pitted using a bottle, chopstick, skewer, or metal straw. For those who frequently work with cherries, a cherry pitter may be a useful gadget.
A TikTok video by @brightly.eco has gone viral after revealing a simple storage hack to keep citrus fruits fresh for over a month. The hack involves submerging lemons and limes in water and storing them in the fridge, as they tend to dry out and go bad quickly when left on the counter. The video has garnered over 20,000 views, with many users expressing surprise and excitement over the tip. Another tip for keeping citrus fruits fresh is to keep them away from ethylene-emitting produce like onions, potatoes, apples, and bananas.
