15 Food Hacks That Will Forever Change How You Eat

Eating is great, but cooking isn't always that much fun. Thankfully, there are so many simple things you can do to make delicious food quickly and easily. These tricks will take you from a culinary novice to a kitchen hero

Super Easy Cheese Sticks

You can have restaurant-quality cheese sticks with just some white bread and cheese slices. Flatten the bread slices with a rolling pin, and then cut off the crust. Lay a Kraft single on each piece of bread and then roll it with the bread on the outside. Then just fry them up and serve it with tomato soup.

Perfect Hot Dog

Most people are grilling hot dogs incorrectly. The best way to get a perfectly cooked hot dog is to cut up the hot dog in a spiral before putting it on the grill.

Fully Juice A Lemon

It’s pretty difficult to get every last drop of juice out of a lemon. Try putting the lemon into a pair of tongs to really get the most out of the lemon.

Walking Taco

This treat is a favorite snack among many people in the know already. Just put all of your favorite taco toppings (ground beef, salsa, cheese, sour cream, lettuce, etc.) into a bag of Fritos and stir it up. Now you, got a bag full of taco-y goodness.

No-Cooking Hash Browns

You can make some of the tastiest hash browns without using your stovetop. Just put the potato slivers onto your waffle iron and dig in after their ready!

DIY Chocolate Bowl

This edible chocolatey bowl is perfect for ice cream. Blow up a balloon and dip the bottom of it into some melted chocolate. Put the balloon on a metal sheet chocolate side down, and then freeze it. Once the chocolate is hard, remove from the freezer and pop the balloon.

Coffee Cubes

This one is for all the ice coffee fanatics out there. Instead of using ice cubes in your ice coffee, freeze some coffee in your ice tray. That way, when the coffee cubes melt, they won’t water down your drink.

Soft Cookies Hack

Everyone loves soft, moist cookies, but they tend to harden up pretty quickly after you make or buy them. An easy way to keep them softer longer is to put a piece of bread in with the batch when you store them. The cookies will absorb the bread’s moisture.

Easily Removed Egg Shells

Removing an egg shell can be a huge pain. If you make your fingers wet before you do it, though, it becomes so much easier.

Eating A Cupcake Right

Cupcakes are delicious, but it’s always a struggle to get the right icing-to-cake ratio with each bite. Try removing the bottom part of the cupcaking and smooshing it on top of the icing to make a cupcake sandwich.

Strawberry Stem Removal

Strawberries are a real crowd pleaser, but it’s frustrating that you can eat every part of it but the stem. Use a straw to easily remove the stems, and you can just pop the them into your mouth.

Not Just For Teeth

Dental floss isn’t just for your teeth anymore. You can use it to cut soft solid foods like cakes and cheeses perfectly. Just be sure the floss is unscented.

Keep Ice Cream Soft

Soft ice cream is the perfect cold treat, but when you get it our of your freezer the next time it’s always so hard that it bends your spoon. Store your ice cream containers in large Ziploc bags and the ice cream will be soft every time you open it.

Instant Cheesy Bread

This mouth-watering trick is a fast and easy way to get delicious cheesy bread. Just cut a loaf of bread (not all the way through) into squares and stick cheese slices into the cuts. Add any other topping you could want and then cook it until it’s melty.

No-Stick Fish Grilling

Grilled fish is a tasty and healthy meal. Before you put the fish onto your grill, get a bed of lemons ready. Cooking the fish on the lemons will prevent it from sticking to the grill, plus it adds some great flavor.