Kitchen tips & tricks every woman must know!

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Kitchen is an integral part of our home and most Indian women spend a major time cooking for their loved ones. Cooking and maintain the kitchen is not an easy job, Aaw brings you some handy tips & tricks to maintain your kitchen and cook quick.

• Put 3-4 cloves in sugar container to keep ants at bay.
• Avoid using a plastic board as small plastic pieces may go with the vegetables.
• Put some boric powder in kitchen corners and other places to keepcockroaches away.
• To keep the chillies fresh for a longer time remove the stems before storing.
• If the lemon is hard, put it in warm water for 5-10 minutes to make it easier to squeeze.
• To prevent formation of ice, rub table salt to the insides of your freezer.
• To make the over ripe tomatoes fresh just place them in cold water overnight and add some salt.
• To prevent chopped brinjals from getting discoloured keep them in salted water.
• Always keep dough covered with a moist cloth to avoid a dry crust from forming on it.
• When boiling eggs, add a pinch of salt to keep the shells from cracking.
• If you are making gravy and accidentally burn it, just pour it into a clean pan and continue cooking it.
• Put some rice grains in with your salt to absorb the moisture.
• To help old wooden drawers (without runners) open and close smoothly, rub a candle on the tracks.
• Always store mushrooms in paper bag in the refrigerator.