Grandma's 31 Oddly Useful Food Hacks You'll Wish You Knew Sooner

Grandma's 31 Oddly Useful Food Hacks You'll Wish You Knew Sooner
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[@cathyburrows8162]

I use leftover coffee in place of water in chocolate cake and brownies mix, this brings out chocolate taste more.

[@SavingSavers]

Yes!!!

[@maxineb9598]

But if you are like me and can taste even the smallest bit of coffee, no thank you.

[@angelaharris1112]

Wonderful idea. Thank you!

[@Di-pb8nz]

I use a packet cake mix to make pancakes.

[@cathyburrows8162]

Sounds yummy, what favors do you use?

[@shavinmccrotch9435]

If you bake potatoes instead of boiling them, your mashed potatoes will have that specific baked potato flavor that is so delicious. 😋

[@SavingSavers]

Great idea!!

[@lorraineayres5724]

Yes. I heard about that.

[@Teresia12]

I don't like my mashed potatoes baked. Too dry.

[@tarnishedknight730]

Teresia12, Try wrapping each potato in foil with a teaspoon to a Tablespoon of butter and bake them that way; see if that keeps them moist enough for you.

[@wowtv101]

Thank you good to know 🎉😂

[@debrasterzinger6000]

Drink the vodka....you won't care what you eat . JUST KIDDING.!!!

[@Wickgirl65]

No! It’s a great idea!

[@samuelshingleton3869]

You might be kidding but that doesn't make it any less true....... Hahaha!😂

[@tarnishedknight730]

debrasterzinger6000, Drinking the vodka only works if you drink enough vodka.

[@debrasterzinger6000]

Enough vodka varies...not much for me since I don't drink alcohol!!!

[@viningx21]

Ah-ha! Someone with my sense of humor 😉😋

[@AlbiesProductsOnline]

When cooking lasagna or similar dishes in the oven place the baking tray in to a larger pan with water in it the water should come about halfway up the height of your baking tray that holds to food this will allow the water to boil and transfer even heat to the bottom of the pan but not enough to burn the bottom of your dish just add boiling water as needed to top it up

[@swannoir7949]

Good tip

[@tarnishedknight730]

AlbiesProductsOnline, Many people put an open pan of water on the rack below the bread when baking it. The moisture (humidity) helps the bloom and keeps the crust from becoming rock hard.

[@debrasterzinger6000]

@@AlbiesProductsOnline I saw a cheapskate cook lasagna in the dishwasher while the dishes were cleaning.Ill forgo that

[@shavinmccrotch9435]

That aquafaba is no joke! I was CERTAIN it would taste savory and repulsive, but no! There really isn’t much flavor to speak of beyond what you choose to add.

[@annettespradlin4945]

My granny would make cookies with cake mix.

[@user-yu4cl7sy6g]

This video is awesome! I sent it to my sister too😊

[@SavingSavers]

Thanks for sharing!! 🤭

[@loripiontek]

That's where I was going, too

[@ashleyhoward3279]

To quote Thumper from Bambi, "If you can't say something nice, don't say nothing at all."

[@ChastitiBonilla]

Can’t stop watching!

[@shavinmccrotch9435]

4:20 Not 2B snarky, but pizza cheese doesn’t have to be grated. Slices work fine. Some even use chunks, but then it’s not perfectly even, which doesn’t matter either.

[@charmaynebruce6215]

Your user name 😂😂😂

[@Skibiditoiletrizz666]

Mustard in Mac and cheese is not 🚫 something that went over well at our house. Reactions at our house were negative, from the entire family. I was reminded of what "crocodile Dundee" said about eating iguanas.."you can eat them but they taste like shit, mate". 😂

[@CharlotteBrown-zm5kd]

I don't use prepard mustard. Mustard powder adds a little something without being overpowering .

[@srsapb1]

@@CharlotteBrown-zm5kd My family wont eat mac and cheese without a squirt of prepared mustard in the cheese sauce before adding the pasta.

[@TheSleepingonit]

Lmao I loved using spicy mustard in it

[@caseyjones3522]

you used too much. just a little goes a long way

[@moseshancock3336]

Yes I uses these things to make food my grandma and mom show me when I was a kid and teen. I taught my daughter's so they can be excellent cook's 👌.

[@Oldsparkey]

I add a full teaspoon ( sometimes heaping ) of cottage cheeses to each egg that I scramble.

[@angelaharris1112]

I add cream cheese!

[@Teresia12]

I add cream cheese. Does the same as mayo and taste better imo.

[@moladhdodhia164]

​@@angelaharris1112,And Feta and Cheddar 😊

[@brendarico715]

Best cooks ever. Homemade everything

[@violetdusk1968]

Grandma's secret is she used real ingredients not a fake one, like everything now is.

[@SavingSavers]

Sad but true.

[@Majestros]

Add Shiro miso paste to lasagne or Bolognese. The umami really enhances the flavour

[@acftmxman]

I use milk with my scrambled eggs. They come out fluffy and don’t overcook.

[@carolebrown7589]

I use water,they are fluffy and have never burned

[@sullivanmaxwell6764]

Dab of sour cream! Everyone will ask why so good, cuz you can't taste the sour cream. 😎

[@gandalfstormcrow8439]

🤣I always knew my secret sugar trick was obvious

[@Barbarra63297]

I must be old, I knew all of these things lol.

[@Teresia12]

Same here

[@donnabradshaw5200]

I have also had good luck using rubbing alcohol if the peppers burn my hands.~~ Also put a wooden stick match between your lips when you chop onions and you won't cry.

[@sarahannsmith3129]

Yes, the match trick really works when slicing onions!☺

[@swannoir7949]

I saw that onion trick from the movie The Help

[@ceceliafetty5175]

Breath from your mouth and not your nse

[@faegrrrl]

No, no. You add cream and beat your eggs for a bit. They turn out fluffy and everyone loves them. They like them with cheese or tomatoes or plain. There's a little more than just grating and freezing butter for your "flaky" pastry. It certainly helps when mixing up with a fork until pea size. How you fold your dough can help.

[@tarnishedknight730]

faegrrrl, Having everything (butter, flower, water, bowl, etc.) as cold as you can get them and working your pastry dough as little as possible works wonders.

[@faegrrrl]

@@tarnishedknight730 Yes, I agree with you 100%. Otherwise it's not going to be flaky and good. My Mama always kept a little bowl of ice water next to her while making pie dough. Have you done that or heard of it? Just an ice cube in a dessert glass of water if she needed it.

[@tarnishedknight730]

faegrrrl, My Granma used water from melted ice in her pie crusts. But then, Granpa delivered ice, for a living.

[@cindydogmom]

You just showed me the best hack! Putting silica in bags to keep things fresh. I live in Miami. The humidity is awful and lot of my food gets stale very quickly. Especially my Marshmallows and Stars! I’ve resorted to leaving them in the freezer. Going to try this. Thanks

[@user-os7zo2ne5e]

Use gloves for peppers

[@gsdalpha1358]

Omg, yes! After cleaning outs seeds and membranes from jalapeños, then chopping enough for 16 pints of salsa (for us and son's family), I swear my hands were burning so hotly they should've glowed in the dark. It took probably two hours of washing and soaking them in cool water before the pain lessened. Absolute misery. I wear gloves now!

[@GothGuy885]

and by all means if your eyes itch while your slicing them, DO NOT rub them with the Jalapeño juice on your fingers. it is fresh hell x 20!

[@gsdalpha1358]

@@GothGuy885 😳😖

[@Vette60]

Corn starch will also make chicken skin crispy. For frying use 50 - 50 flour and corn starch for crispy skin.

[@karleedu]

These are wonderful! I just subscribed. I didn't know a lot of these.

[@SavingSavers]

Awesome! Thanks for subbing!!

[@JohnSixteen-jj6eg]

Eggs are the main ingredient in mayonnaise.

[@SharonSearles-qq9yl]

A lot of great ideas, most I've never heard of! 😅

[@SavingSavers]

Glad you like them!

[@louannhuber2651]

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[@BonnieBlue1861]

Feta cheese or goat cheese is great in scrambled eggs too

[@p1dru2art]

For 100 S of years a hack was a negative thing ..

[@itzPinkrose23]

Where is the Grandma who put Soy Sauce in Chocolate?? 🤨

[@ZacHawkins42]

Somewhere in Japan, I would imagine 😉

[@susanpendell4215]

Whose grandma??!! Not mine, not my husbands, so whose grandma??!!

[@Teresia12]

Mine but she turned 100 in 2000. Of course she's dead. She did a lot of these. I always thought it was plain old country cooking.

[@brendarico715]

I miss my grand ma😢

[@angelaharris1112]

Love these! Never heard of most!

[@loripiontek]

Actually I'm somewhat disappointed by finding this cool video... I plan to start a carnivore diet tomorrow. No cakes, pies, pastry, or pasta 😭

[@angelaharris1112]

Oh noooo

[@reginafisher9919]

Hey but that mayonnaise on the chicken and then you roll it in pork rinds that are crunched up and then fry it and avocado oil!! You won't stop eating it!!

[@loripiontek]

@@reginafisher9919 Pork rind aftertaste is a thing. Better when it's fried?

[@tarnishedknight730]

loripiontek, You need bread to sop up the last bit of the juices. 🧛

[@loripiontek]

@@tarnishedknight730 That's what fear because I love it the most!

[@patriciatinkey2677]

I like these videos a lot!😊

[@SavingSavers]

Glad you like them!

[@debrasterzinger6000]

I've heard mayo in box cakes.Onions in freezer 15 minutes before cutting

[@TheSleepingonit]

Bacon or pepperoni to your Mac and cheese to take it to the next level

[@0annonymous]

I have a hack of my own Before scrambling eggs, add a teaspoon per egg of flavored coffee creamer, (ANY flavor) Eggs cook quickly, don't raise the heat until the mixture is fully mixed Cook as usual, serve and enjoy

[@SavingSavers]

Thanks for sharing!!

[@southernwanderer7912]

I would only use one of these ideas, and that's adding fish sauce to soup.

[@charmaynebruce6215]

Worcestershire Sauce is an all-rounder. It contains fish sauce. I use it in nearly everything savoury on a less-is-more basis.

[@loripiontek]

I am simply amazed by some of these tips_tricks (i detest the word Hack), especially about the ice cube on hamburgers. I still don't know if the cube should be on top or inside the meat patty (you said around it. )

[@angelaharris1112]

It said inside. The pic was misleading!

[@loripiontek]

@@angelaharris1112 Thank you!

[@TheSleepingonit]

I cut my bare big toe bad enough to need stitches, poured Wild Turkey 101 on it, pain disappeared

[@TheSleepingonit]

I've put mayo on fried eggs, yum especially with cayenne

[@brendarico715]

Ad Dr.pepper to chocolate cake mix

[@ceceliafetty5175]

On the lasagna put Saran then foil. The tomato acid can cause the foil to corroded

[@joeshedler6496]

so basically cook everything with baking soda??

[@wife97]

No grandma that I know would add soy sauce to chocolate!

[@ambercollins777]

thank you

[@SavingSavers]

You're welcome!

[@psychdlc]

Shredding and grating are not the same thing. Learn the difference.

[@caseyjones3522]

my gramma sucked at cooking and i bet no one elses knew about these tricks.

[@alicerafferty9595]

I know some of these hacks but not the baking soda hacks.

[@loripiontek]

Those are the ones that I liked best.

[@joanofark06]

On the very first food hack, it says to add a spoonful of mayo to eggs, but it doesn't say HOW MANY eggs...

[@Angelfee1]

I use 1tbsp to 2 large eggs

[@TheSleepingonit]

Wash your hands if needing to pee when cutting jalapenos to avoid burning sensation there

[@SR-cz5yy]

Grandmas always know best but I don't think aqua fava was known of in those days and can't have been using soya sauce in those days. 😅

[@paradiselover7580]

Why is it odd that your Grandma was smart and savvy?

[@ironhell813]

It’s ha la pen yo, not hala peen yo. There’s only one “e” and the accents on the n not the e.

[@SavingSavers]

Thanks for this, will take note of this and do better on our next uploads.

[@moladhdodhia164]

​, I say it the way you did,and will continue too 😊

[@yamaha6981]

​@@moladhdodhia164we from the south say it like that too.

[@moladhdodhia164]

@@yamaha6981 ,People comment on the way my sister talks,saying it's a strong Chicago accent, I get comments too,it bothers her what people say,but I don't care.

[@andreahollindale9924]

Dont use store bought mayo in anything , poison! Homemade with good quality evoo i will accept.

[@loripiontek]

​@RichardTate-k5m Lol I make my own ketchup now, so I know you can find the recipe on this platform. It's just egg and oil. Use a stick blender for ease and maybe a few spices.

[@TheSleepingonit]

Crap, I cant eat mayo anymore, can't eat eggs

[@Vette60]

Use a spiral cheese grater to grate frozen butter, ginger, and cheeses. Much easier and you can choose from several blades to slice as you desire.

[@denisedavies5859]

My stomach is hurting and I’m barfing in my mouth. Disgusting.

[@wandahall4435]

❤❤❤😮😮😮😊😊😊

[@johnkean6852]

31 hax 51 commercials

[@loripiontek]

I only saw 6

[@johnkean6852]

@@loripiontek lucky u

[@PancakeBandit88]

This is pretty basic knowledge.. Like high school home economics at best. This is what happens when you grow up eating fast food or hamburger helper several nights a week.

[@barbarat5729]

More flakier?

[@SimonRolph-x5t]

WTH are grits? Also why are Americans, and by default most of the world, obsessed with Mac'n'cheese? It's pasta and cheese! There are far more flavoursome variations (without the highly processed cheese). That being said, I did find some of his ideas intriguing and will try them.

[@busterbrown446]

Most of these 'hacks' are useless.

[@dawnelder9046]

To many poison grass products like sugar, seed oils and grains. Lugumes will cause long term gut issues as well, but not as dangerous as grass.

[@ConnieOutlaw-x9n]

WHO KNEW GOOD TIPS. 🇺🇸

[@SavingSavers]

Thanks!!

[@lauriephillips7941]

Grandma knew!