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13 Kitchen Hacks That Will Change Your Life

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I love a good hack and I love spending time in my kitchen, so this is my favorite list of all time: kitchen hacks that will change your life!

According to Wikipedia:

A life hack (or life hacking) is any trick, shortcut, skill, or novelty method that increases productivity and efficiency, in all walks of life. The term was primarily used by computer experts who suffer from information overload or those with a playful curiosity in the ways they can accelerate their workflow in ways other than programming.

You have to agree, nothing beats a good life hack, but there’s one I found on social media that shook me. Seriously. There are so many things wrong with this Twitter–user that I don’t even know where to start. She said:

Buying my quarterly pan from TJ Maxx because after 29 years I realized that for my own personal sanity it’s easier to buy a cheap pan a few times a year and beat the $#!+ out of it than stress about having nice pans. 

Are. You. Kidding. Me???

My reaction to this post is the same as so many other commenters on Twitter which makes me feel better about humanity. Yes, kitchen hacks might change your life, but following this one is also changing the lives of every living being that comes after you. Why? Because you’re incredibly wasteful!  Both with your money and the environment. Can you even imagine if everything we used was “disposable?” We would be living on a mound of trash in no time.

Listen, I’m all for saving time and energy, but throwing everything away isn’t the solution. Check out some of these kitchen hacks that will change your life by saving you time and energy. And be sure to let us know your favorite life hack that we may have missed. Text: 215-263-6700

  • 1. Cooking Spray Hack

    Abby in the Galley makes excellent use of your every day cooking spray by spraying your kitchen gadget that is used for foods that stick, like cheese and honey.

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  • 2. Easy-Peel Hard Boiled Eggs

    With the amount of hard boiled eggs we eat in my household, this is my favorite hack!

  • 3. Clean Your Washing Machine

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    Okay, so it’s not a kitchen hack, but it’s a hack that uses a kitchen product. My front-load washer has a terrible habit of allowing water to just sit in some cracks and crevices. Then it smells and how can something that smells actually clean your clothes?
    Here’s your solution: Run a dishwasher tablet through your clothes washer. Boom. Mind blown.

    Just look how happy she is 😉

  • 4. Garlic Peeling Hack

    I feel like my fingers smell like garlic for a good 24 hours after peeling garlic cloves. While it often makes me smile, there are plenty of circumstances where my aroma should be more neutral. This hack solves it all.

  • 5. Dice through a Cooling Rack

    God bless America. This is fantastic!

  • 6. Clean Burner Caps

    If you cook as much as I do, you know the struggle is real. There is no possible way to keep the burner caps clean, and it seems nearly impossible to clean them. Until now …

  • 7. Keep Snacks Fresh

    Hmm. I don’t know about this one …

     

  • 8. Here's how Sue saves her non-stick pans

    Put a piece of felt between each of your pans. No only will the felt prevent them from getting scratched, they won’t be as loud!

  • 9. Evonne's Cleaning Hack

    Yvonne uses WD-40 to clean glass, soap scum, and her shower door.
    Just be careful to not get it on the floor of your tub or you might slip and fall.

  • 10. Donnie's Lint Roller Hack

    Donnie’s friend bakes a lot and she uses a lint roller to pick up sprinkles instead of smearing them all over the kitchen.

  • 11. Laura's Scrubbing Bubbles

    Laura might just win this. She uses Scrubbing Bubbles to clean just about everything! From your bathroom, to your stove-top, to your sneakers, let those little bubbles do their thing!

  • 12. Ryan's Slow Cooker Hack

    There’s nothing easier than throwing everything in a slow cooker before work and then, like magic, it’s ready when you come home.

    But then you have to clean it. UGH!

    Ryan uses the slow-cooker-bags and he said they make life SO MUCH EASIER!!!

  • 13. Kristie's Dinner Hack

    Take Out.

    hahahahaha

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