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Food hacks is a place to share quick and simple tips on making food that has more flavor, more nutritional value, or both!

Food Hack - a relatively simple unconventional trick that aids in the preparation, cooking time, presentation, nutrition or resulting taste of a dish.

Food hacks is a place to share quick and simple tips on making food that has more flavor, more nutritional value, or both! Share your food hacks by posting a pictorial, image or self post.


The Rules:

  1. Titles should be descriptive.
  2. Image posts should be concise.
  3. A recipe itself does not constitute a food hack. Use another subreddit for those.
  4. If you've tried out some recently popular hack and want to post your results, post them as a comment to the original tip thread.
  5. Product advertisement, even the passive kind, is not allowed. If we suspect it's happening in a roundabout way, we will act.
  6. List posts are discouraged. If you're going to post one, give it a title based on one of the hacks and if possible link directly to that entry. Vague formulaic titles will result in removal.
  7. Clearly label any hacks (especially regarding presentation of food) with submission flair.
  8. Infographics and other quick informational reference ARE allowed.
  9. User harassment is forbidden.
  10. Blogspam will be removed subjectively.

We have link flair now! Make sure to tag any posts as needed.


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Cooking Hack: Use Grass-Fed Butter Instead of Grain-Fed Butter

The other day, I melted two pieces of butter (one from grass-fed cows and one from grain-fed cows) to see how they compared, and right away the differences are clear.

Not only is the grass-fed butter a deep golden yellow instead of a bland white, it's also way more flavorful (84% fat vs 80%) and is healthier (more Vitamin A, D, E, K, Omega 3s, etc...).

It's especially worth making the switch to grass-fed butter on dishes where the butter is a key component (like mashed potatoes, pancakes, or melted butter to baste meat).

2 Comments
2024/12/05
15:16 UTC

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Shrimp ceviche

Made ceviche earlier and I thought I cut the shrimp small enough to be fully “cooked” for the lime/lemon juice. When I checked after 2 hrs it still wasn’t done. I cut them in abt 1/2 inch pieces but it still took sooo long.

What size should I be cutting the shrimp to avoid having to wait 4 hrs? Should I be adding something else to the juice mixture? I don’t want to have to cook the shrimp first because they get rubbery after a while. Any advice welcome.

9 Comments
2024/12/05
06:33 UTC

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Carrot Pulp Benefits

I make carrot juice for the health benefits, but I never know what to do with the pulp? I want to get the maximum health benefits. I know the pulp is full of fibre, but what else? And how can I best absorb it? I am thinking to add it to smoothies (with fats).

20 Comments
2024/12/05
01:52 UTC

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Christmas cookie cutouts

Does anybody know a sure fire way to keep cutout cookies from getting wonky when moving them from where they were rolled out to the cookie sheet? I always roll dough on floured wax paper, cut out the cookie shapes, then use a spatula to get them to the cookie sheet. The spatula always distorts the shape. Help!

11 Comments
2024/12/04
04:24 UTC

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Yesterday's Broccoli mac n Cheese Bake, Today's Broccoli mac n Cheese Bites.

8 Comments
2024/12/04
01:13 UTC

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I eat everything with Sriracha+ cayenne pepper

So I read online that cayenne has magical powers! Well I decided to add it to my favorite sauce! Sriracha!!!! ( added organic, soy sauce with a splash of lime juice )

You should try it ( if you like your meals hot and spicy )

11 Comments
2024/12/02
17:45 UTC

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Hot French press coffee hack

A proper French press coffee needs 4-5 minutes to get the most out of ground coffee. Even though the French press has a lid, when coffee is completed and cold milk added it turns out to be colder than I'd like. So, here are the steps:

  1. take the bottom off from the French press. I got this one from IKEA [Product link]
  2. add your coffee and hot water to the French press you normally would
  3. add some of the hot water to the mug itself
  4. carefully submerge the french press in the mug. Do it in the sink as it will likely spill over.
  5. wait 4-5 minutes
  6. remove the French press
  7. discard the water from the mug and wipe it, inside and out
  8. pour the hot coffee into the hot mug
  9. enjoy

Alternately, you can buy an insulated French press, but you'd still need to warm the mug.

https://preview.redd.it/whw895glza4e1.jpg?width=3213&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=a2676605290c04d74fc4094f7d59fc6f9396245b

3 Comments
2024/12/01
21:22 UTC

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Jiffy Mix Cornbread Hack

Follow the instructions exactly as they are on the box. No cream corn, no extra butter, no extra egg, no extra sugar. The absolute only hack that will improve Jiffy Mix Cornbread is to grease the muffin pan with bacon grease.

17 Comments
2024/12/01
19:48 UTC

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How do I serve pate on blinis without it looking like a poop?

These were from a couple years ago, and this year for Christmas they have been requested again. How do I put pate on blinis without it looking horrendously like a poop? (28F winging life)

61 Comments
2024/12/01
10:42 UTC

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Best veggie/fruit chopper?

Hi guys, trying to purchase the best veggie/fruit chopper for a Christmas gift. This person really wants one, and they want one with a big chopping surface area if that makes sense. The part where the food actually gets pushed through, they said the standard ones on the market have a smaller surface area and they would like one that is larger. I’m having a hard time finding one like that, and was wondering if anyone had any reccs or experience with them?! I’ll attach a link to the type of chopper I’m referring to. Thank you for your help!

https://a.co/d/8nIavfp

12 Comments
2024/12/01
01:34 UTC

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Are those ready ?

uh hey guys, just made these, i realized while eating theyre kinda pink on the inside and im scared i might die from eating raw meat💔

Are those actually ready? cooked them for like 20+ minutes

30 Comments
2024/11/30
23:32 UTC

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Pb&j

Any body tried bacon with strawberry or grape jam on toast, it's delicious

2 Comments
2024/11/30
07:45 UTC

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Buttermilk Turkey

I brined my Thanksgiving turkey in buttermilk for a day and a half. Dried it off then injected it with Tony Chacheries then sprinkled on a rub of salt, pepper, garlic and lots of paprika . Left it uncovered in the fridge overnight and deep fried it for Thanksgiving. It was by far the best turkey I’ve ever had in my 69 years!

6 Comments
2024/11/29
17:36 UTC

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Happy Thanksgiving! What is your go-to dish or food hack especially for such occasions?

Here in Asia, Thanksgiving may not be celebrated that widely, but I love the mindfulness of the occasion. What are some of your favorite dishes to create?

13 Comments
2024/11/29
05:53 UTC

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What is the most weirdest food combination they cocked

22 Comments
2024/11/29
05:45 UTC

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How do I get these to be crunchy again?

I have left them untouched for maybe 3 and a half weeks and when I took one for a bite, have become soooo soft, taste seems intact, but the pure joy of biting into them for the crunch is missing. So, people of reddit help me out if there's a solution for this? I want them to be crunchy as it was when I bought them.

8 Comments
2024/11/28
14:11 UTC

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So what's the best way.....

Breast up, or breast down

25 Comments
2024/11/28
11:47 UTC

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Use tiny hands in your pics to make the food look bigger

48 Comments
2024/11/28
04:46 UTC

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Pour-over Coffee Hack with Machine

I hacked the chip in my coffee maker today to make pour-over style coffee. Since it already uses a cone-shaped filter, all the hacks were in reprogramming the chip. The mods were as follows:

  • -Water is disbursed intermittently
  • -The interval between pours varies randomly from 5 to 30 seconds.
  • - The longer the intermissions, the more water is disbursed—following a proprietary chaos algorithm that also prevents the cone from overflowing.
  • - Water temperature fluctuates unpredictably between 175°F/80°C and 205°F/95°C
  • - The beep signaling the end of brewing is delayed anywhere from 3 to 211 seconds

The result? Perfection. No two brews are ever the same. My family loves it—they’re convinced they’re getting an artisanal brew. It makes me feel superior. And best of all, I can now charge them double.

9 Comments
2024/11/27
20:47 UTC

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What you will add to this fruits any hacks

346 Comments
2024/11/27
07:45 UTC

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I've been struggling to get the perfect crispy skin on my roast chicken. What do I do?

I've been struggling to get the perfect crispy skin on my roast chicken. I've tried patting the skin dry, salting overnight, and high-temperature roasting, but it still doesn't come out evenly crisp. What specific techniques or tricks have worked for you?

46 Comments
2024/11/27
06:30 UTC

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Help

I am trying to make a low sugar sapi sapin for my Filipino aunt and I am not sure which sugar substitute will work best 😭 I have Stevia, Erythritol or Monkfruit on hand, will any of these work well?? Sapin is a sweet rice flour dessert that you have to steam in layers and I do not want to mess up the consistency and presentation of possible.

TYIA 😁

10 Comments
2024/11/27
04:56 UTC

368

Any hacks on muscle gain meals ?

160 Comments
2024/11/27
02:56 UTC

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I want to cook Katsudon please help me

I want to ask if I can use Tonkatsu Sauce when cooking the sauce of Katsudon. Thank you (I am a novice wannabe chef)

2 Comments
2024/11/26
11:11 UTC

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What is Easy weeknight dinner recipes that would impress my date without looking like I'm trying too hard?

Got a date coming up and I wanna flex some cooking skills without being too obvious about it lol! Looking for that sweet spot between I totally didn't spend 3 hours on this and yes, I can do more than microwave pizza.

43 Comments
2024/11/26
07:02 UTC

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How to make a world dominating roast chicken ?

I have a veggie and 5 people that only eat chicken. Id like to make the best roast chicken I’ve ever made so please give me your recipes. Other than buttering the boy up and shoving a lemon in his ass. Maybe some sort of brining? Best recipes please chefs

68 Comments
2024/11/26
04:26 UTC

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