00:00Kitchen hacks every older American should know. Never throw away a nearly empty jam jar.
00:04Pour in olive oil and vinegar, add a pinch of salt, screw the lid on tight,
00:08and shake the hell out of it like that jar owes you money.
00:11You just made a seriously good homemade dressing without dirtying another dish.
00:15Gotta ripe avocado to dice. Flip the cut half face down onto a cooling rack and press down
00:20firmly. The rack pushes out neat little avocado cubes that fall straight into the bowl. No knife,
00:25no cutting board, almost no cleanup. Stop grating cheese like a rookie.
00:29Lay the box grater flat on your cutting board instead of holding it upright. The shredded
00:33cheese stays inside. Then lift it over the bowl and dump everything in. Fast, clean, and easy.
00:38Picking up takeout soup? Put the first container inside a plastic bag. Twist the bag once,
00:43then stack the second container on top. The twist keeps everything locked together,
00:47so your soup won't slosh all over your pickup truck on the way home. Don't waste your life
00:51mincing ginger. Slice it, toss it into a zip-top bag, then use the flat side of a heavy knife
00:56to
00:56smash it into tiny pieces. Quick, easy, and a great way to take out some frustration.
01:00Cold butter always turns into a sticky mess. Put a paper towel over the knife blade before you slice.
01:05The butter comes right off instead of sticking to the blade. No knife or cutting board for a mango.
01:10Slide the mango flesh down the rim of a sturdy glass. The edge scrapes the fruit right off the
01:14skin and drops it straight inside. One smooth motion, no mess, fresh mango ready to eat.
01:19Quirt a little oil into a zip-top bag and spread it around. Drop in your dough,
01:23fold the bag over it, then grab a bench scraper and press firmly along the dough.
01:27That's it. A perfectly shaped sausage roll in seconds.
