25 Time Saving Kitchen Hacks, Tips, and Tricks

Have you ever found yourself trying to open a particularly stubborn jar? Here are 5 proven tips to help you open a tight lid.

One of my all time favorite kitchen tips is this trick for cutting butter into flour! Do you have trouble making tender, flaky, biscuits, pie crusts, or scones? You know when a recipe, particularly something like a biscuit or scone recipe, tells you to cut the butter into the flour mixture?

There are several ways you can go about doing this, but I have my own favorite. I almost never cut butter into flour for biscuits or scones in the traditional way since I started using this easy method. Maybe it looks like cheating, but I just think it is smart.

We’ve all been there. Mid-recipe you realize that the ingredients call for buttermilk and you’re hoping that you can still salvaged your already started recipe. No one wants to make a special trip to the grocery store for just one item, so occasionally you have to make do with a buttermilk replacement.

For those type of situations it is nice to have this kitchen tip for how to make buttermilk up your sleeve. With common ingredients, you can easily make homemade buttermilk to use in your recipes.

One of my favorite kitchen tips is how to measure partial eggs because it comes in handy when you're making adjustments to recipes.

Our fridge stunk something bad a couple weeks out and we never really did figure out why, but I was able to quickly get rid of the smell with these tips on deodorizing in your kitchen.

Can you freeze grape might not be the first thing that comes to mind when you think about grapes. But, the good news is that you can! Frozen grapes make a great addition to smoothies as well as a healthy, cold snack during summer.

Follow these simple instructions for hard boiled eggs that turn out perfectly every time.

Parchment is a baker’s best friend! It has so many great uses, but I thought I’d show you one of my favorites here: How to line a baking pan with parchment. Now, you might be thinking…why would I want to do that? It makes clean up a breeze and you can easily lift the brownies out of the pan and cut them into nice even squares. 

There have been a lot of cupcake failures in our home, from horrible textures to implosions in my oven, until I learned a thing or two about baking cupcakes at high altitude.

This post has lots of great tips and trick to adapt recipes for high altitude as well as baking tips so you can get the fluffiest, moist crumb possible for your cupcakes.

I love substituting leeks for onions in certain recipes. If you haven’t ever tasted a leek before, they are related to the onion and garlic. Leeks look like giant green onions and have a mild onion flavor.

Rather than forming a bulb, like an onion, the leek resembles a stalk or stem. They are composed of many delicate layers that are often full of dirt and sand, so you have to clean them before use.

Have you ever wondered how to stuff pasta shells? I have a super quick tip that makes the task easier than ever!

If how to shred chicken is at the top of your learn-to-do list, this post is for you. Shredded chicken can fill everything from tacos to soups, making dinner a snap

Caring for cast iron cookware might seem like a chore, but it’s a chore that doesn’t take as much time as you’d think and is honestly completely worth the time. The first step in caring for a new cast iron pan is seasoning.

Cast iron pans don’t come with that wonderful smooth, dark surface (unless you purchase a pre-seasoned pan) that skillets handed down over generations have. In fact, before seasoning they can be rather rough. Achieving the beautiful patina that your great-grandmother’s pan has can be achieved over time without much work.

We love to make huge batches of waffles and pancakes to store in the freezer for later use. It is great for busy mornings when we don’t want cereal and making one big batch in a month means only one mess to clean up. Next time you make pancakes or waffles, make some extra and follow this quick and easy tutorial for How to Freeze and Reheat Pancakes and Waffles.

Perfect Homemade Bacon Bits are super easy to make at home, and way better tasting than store-bought!

Cookie dough freezes extremely well and is the perfect sweet treat to keep stashed in your freezer to instantly satisfy those sweet tooth cravings.

Limes are often really hard to juice. It can be pretty disappointing to be mid guacamole preparation and barely get a few drops out of the limes you purchased for your recipe. Using these steps, you'll be amazed at how much more juice you can squeeze from your fresh limes.

Follow these simple tips to learn how to bake a potato, whether you are short on time or have plenty of time. There are two fool-proof methods that answer the question of how to bake a potato: a traditional baked potato in oven or a time saving method where you microwave potatoes before baking, then follow up with the oven.

Have you every opened your pantry to find your delicious, liquid gold honey suddenly completely crystallized?

It's a bummer, but the good news is there is no need to toss it out.

It hasn’t gone bad at all, thanks to the antibacterial properties of honey it can actually last for several years. Learn how easy it is to decrystallize honey so you don't have to throw it away!

The two tone technique for decorating cupcakes is really a lot easier than you might think and it is so fun. Besides looking pretty, you can flavor the frosting differently to add so much flavor to the recipe. Think cream cheese and blueberry buttercream. Or Lemon and Vanilla buttercream. Raspberry Buttercream with Chocolate.

Real maple syrup has a much thinner consistency than the fake stuff, making it so easy to pour way too much way too fast if you aren't prepared for how quickly it comes gushing out. This great tip slows down the pouring so you get just the right amount.

Learning how to make cake flour is so easy! Here's how to make homemade cake flour, plus my favorite ways to use it.

Bacon is one of the quintessential Saturday morning foods, but cooking bacon is messy and time consuming. I love to bake my bacon in the oven to free my hands up for other tasks and save my stovetop from all the grease splatters.

This is really an incredibly simple kitchen hack that only takes a few steps.
I've detailed it out so you're sure to know what to do in the event that you decide to give it a try at home.

There are several methods that can be used to roast peppers, but I have a favorite to add to that list. And it is so easy. As long as you have a gas stove, there are no special tools required, or incredible hot ovens.