31. Cherry Tomato Hack I usually just pop these in whole, but if you are using them for a salad or other dish, here is a trick using 2 plastic lids to cut them quickly! Make sure you are using a large, sharp knife.

1. Grate Cold Butter I haven’t tried this little trick just yet, but I love the idea! Your stick of butter has to be close to frozen for it to work, and you must work fast to keep it from melting, but the grated butter is perfect for adding to flour before baking biscuits, scones, muffins, etc.. It

2. Scooping Up A Broken Shell It happens every time! I make eggs for breakfast just about every morning, and the brown organic eggs seem to break off into little pieces so much easier. Instead of fishing around with your finger to dig them out of your bowl (yeah, I do that), use one of the egg shell

3. Egg Freshness Test I eat too many eggs for them to ever go bad, but this sure is good to know. I got so excited when I saw this, I dug into my fridge to test it for myself. My eggs seemed to be 4-6 days old — good enough! You’re probably wondering how this works, and yes, there is some science be

4. Freeze Ice Pops The Smart Way I don’t know about you, but I’ve always called these things Otter Pops! I grew up with a freezer full of them in the summer. I especially loved the jumbo ones I could get from the ice cream truck that circled my neighborhood. Our scissors were always sticky with melt

5. How To Peel An Orange This tip is especially useful for those of you that don’t have any nails to dig into the tough skin of an orange. With a few clever cuts of a knife, you can peel an orange and eat it without juice dripping all over your hands. But best of all, it’s FUN!

6. Freeze Leftover Sauce How clever is this? I hate wasting food but sometimes it’s hard to prevent, especially when a recipe calls for half a cup, but the cans are sold in 16 ounce servings (like tomato paste). Essentially you could do this with homemade sauces as well as anything canned that you d

7. Peeling Garlic The Easy Way This is not the job I like to sign up for (who likes to smell garlic on their hands for 3 days straight?), but this technique looks like too much fun to pass up! Smash, shake, and separate! I’ve also seen this done with two ceramic bowls placed on top of each other (ri

8. The Smart Way To Reheat Pasta Instead of stirring your pasta several times in between the cook time in your microwave, leave a small circle empty in the middle of your plate so that the pasta will cook more evenly.

9. Store Ice Cream In A Bag A plastic freezer bag keeps the cold air from making your ice cream rock hard. If you like straight spoons and soft ice cream, this trick is worth the extra step! Try to push out as much air out of the bag as you can before putting it in the freezer.

10. Keep Your Cutting Board From Sliding Because sharp knives are not a good combination with a cutting board that slides all over the counter, use a wet paper towel or damp hand towel under your board to keep it in it’s place.

11. DIY Travel Cup This stuff works like magic! Stretch Press’n Seal over any cup to make it a little more kid friendly. Poke a straw through the middle and you’ve got your very own homemade travel cup.

12. A Better Way To Cut Watermelon This tip will come in handy this summer! Watermelon is my go-to fruit, especially when I’m craving something sweet. It’s hard to believe this stuff is good for you. I like to cut it up into small pieces and store it in a large tupperware bowl so it’s easy to grab a

13. Repurposed Pizza Cutter If you have kids, you know how handy this simple tip can be. I have two kids that I have to cut pancakes for (and then my own) — this makes it so much faster and easier! It works with a stack of pancakes, waffles and spaghetti noodles, too.

14. Make Your Own Yogurt Pops A sweet frozen treat that you don’t have to feel guilty about! Unfortunately, I don’t think the Yoplait brand would work because of the way their containers are shaped (could be hard to get them out once frozen), but most other individual yogurts with a soft top that wi

15. Keep Lettuce Fresh Longer Wondering how this works? The dry paper towel absorbs moisture from the lettuce, which is one of the main reasons why it wilts and turns soggy so fast. It’s also important to get the lettuce as dry as possible before storing in the first place.

16. The Easy Way To Pit A Cherry Cherry pie anyone? With this clever tip, you might actually want to make one! Use a chopstick to poke the cherry pit out while still keeping the cherry in one whole piece. All of the pits go into the bottle, making clean up easy.

17. Flossing Food Whether you want perfectly even layers of cake or to cut delicate cheese with ease, unscented dental floss can help you pull it off! Did you know there is a such thing as a cheese wire? It’s basically a knife made for crumbly soft cheese, but floss will ultimately give you the same

18. Rolling Citrus Fruit I use lemons almost every day in my ice water. Why has it taken so long to find this out?! If you roll while applying a bit of pressure to your citrus fruits (lemons, limes, oranges, etc.), you will get so much more of that yummy juice.

19. The Best Way To Chill Wine I love to eat frozen grapes in the summer time, but they are also fantastic little cubes for keeping your wine chilled without watering it down. You can also plop one or two in a glass of red wine that has been kept at a room temperature that is too warm.

20. Parchment Paper To The Rescue Just in case you were wondering, parchment paper is different than wax paper (I had to Google it because they seemed like the same thing to me). Apparently, parchment paper will hold up to the heat of the oven, while wax paper won’t. A lot of you probably already do

21. DIY Muffin Liners Well, shiver me timbers! People are smart. The next time you find yourself out of muffin liners with a full box of cinnamon streusel muffin mix to make, just use parchment paper. I need to invest in some of this stuff.

22. The Easy Way To Shred Chicken If you own one of these bad boys, you’re in luck the next time you make shredded chicken! Put the chicken breasts in your KitchenAid while they are still hot and it will shred it in less than a minute. Nice to know!

23. Peel Ginger With A Spoon? I’ve tried this, and it works great! That skin isn’t as tough as it looks; The edge of the spoon takes it off with very little effort (even in all of the little crevices and bumps). Leave your knife in the drawer and use a spoon!

24. How To Cut A Bell Pepper FAST You wouldn’t think you’d need instructions on how to cut a bell pepper, but apparently I do. I just kind of randomly cut chunks off of the pepper, but this method is so much easier, and leaves the core in one piece to be easily removed.