Great tips! thank you. I always hate the tomato stains in my plasitc ware!

** For Deviled eggs- use a baggie and cut the corner off. Put the mix in the bag and squeeze into eggs.

I'd tie a thick rubberband around the lid. This works in the same way as the latex gloves.

I have one tip to add:
When using flour or bread crumbs to coat chicken (or whatever) for deep frying, use a piece of plastic wrap to line the plate first then pour the flour or bread crumbs on the lined plate. You won't have to deal with a lumpy mess during cleaning cos you just discard the plastic wrap.

That is a great tip. I hate having to clean up after making fried chicken. I will have to try this tip the next time.

or...

to coat meat in breadcrumbs, flour, etc....use a zip top bag and toss the meat in, give it a shake & pull it out and straight into the pan. The bag can be zipped closed and tossed away.


*keep a salt shaker (or the like) filled with flour on hand. This makes it easy to dive the countertop a dusting before turning out a dough.

*when cooking, keep a bowl to the side for all of your trash. Instead of running back and forth to the can, just fill the bowl and toss it when you're finished (Tip by RR..and it's such a timesaver)

This isn't cooking directly...but cleaning up; which we obviously have to do if we cooked something, hahaha. To clean out your microwave easily, but a bowl filled 3/4 of the way with water; and cook for 5 minutes. Then let sit in the microwave for another 2 minutes. Take out bowl (be careful it's hot!) Then get a wet rag and everything will just wipe off the inside of the microwave.