<\/a><\/p>\n2. Grate it up, don\u2019t chop it up.<\/h3>\n
Just admit it, you don\u2019t have the speedy knife skills of a professional chef. Using a grater to quickly cut up fruit and vegetables for soups, sauces and salads (or even cold butter for baking) is not only a million times faster, but it also eliminates the\u00a0risk of stabbing yourself with a knife.<\/p>\n
3. Use the kettle to boil water before putting it in the sauce pan.<\/h3>\n
This may seem like common sense, but a lot of people still don\u2019t know this awesome hack, and they are missing out! Boiling water in the kettle before<\/em> pouring it in the sauce pan for cooking pasta, eggs or rice etc. is a great way to speed up the cooking process and have\u00a0food ready to eat ASAP.<\/p>\n4. Wrap up your plates!<\/h3>\n
You will never have to wash your dishes again with this simple trick. Wrap your plates with cling film or aluminium foil before serving your food, so that when you are done, you can just dispose of it, leaving clean plates without any effort. You can even try using the foil on baking trays to avoid even more cleaning up!<\/p>\n
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5. Cover the stove top too!<\/h3>\n
Similar to the previous hack, you can utilise that foil to avoid even more cleaning up. Cover your stove top with foil to avoid having to wipe up spilled oil or pick up tiny rogue bits of vegetable.\u00a0Depending on how messy you are, you can use a little like the people at The Flying Nest Blog:<\/p>\n
Or a lot like this crazy (yet smart) person.<\/p>\n
6. Consider Sunday meal prep.<\/h3>\n
The organisation lovers out there will adore this trick. Preparing your meals for the week in advance will save you so much time, as there will always be a meal ready to be warmed up. I advise you to get this all done in a few hours on a Sunday, and you will never have to cook all week, yet still have delicious and healthy homemade meals. It can also help you with portion control for those looking to drop some pounds!<\/p>\n