Salt on a fresh oil stain
Cover a fresh oil spill on the kitchen platform with a thick layer of salt and leave it ten minutes. The salt drinks the oil and sweeps off dry, instead of you smearing it around with a wet cloth.
Cover a fresh oil spill on the kitchen platform with a thick layer of salt and leave it ten minutes. The salt drinks the oil and sweeps off dry, instead of you smearing it around with a wet cloth.
Put a heavy steel plate on top of the cooker lid while the dal cooks. Pressure holds steadier, the whistle stops spitting starch over the whole platform, and the dal is done faster.
Doodh ya chai ke bartan par ek lambi steel spoon tirchi rakh do. Jhaag spoon se takra ke baith jaata hai aur gas platform bachta hai. Dhyan rahe spoon garam ho jaata hai.
Press and roll the lemon under your palm on the platform before slicing. It breaks the segments inside and you get noticeably more juice out of the same lemon.
Spread a sheet of newspaper under the board before peeling. Everything lands on the paper and the whole mess folds into the bin in one go. The platform stays dry, which is the actual saving.
That is all 5 of them. बस, इतना ही।
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