Sweet Kitchen Tips 5
Friday, September 10, 2010
When using your blender to make dressings and you need to add oil or melted butter, the whirring blender can splatter back up through the opening in the lid and make a mess. To eliminate this problem, place a small funnel in the opening and pour the liquid through it slowly and steadily - No MESS. This also works if using the food processor.
And speaking of grease…
Those basting brushes can be difficult to clean, and usually no matter what you do they tend to remain sticky and then get smelly. But, here comes a little helper to the rescued. Wash the dirty brush thoroughly with liquid dish soap and very hot water, then rinse well and shake dry. Place the brush, bristles pointing down, into a cup and fill the cup with coarse salt until the bristles are covered. The salt draws moisture out of the bristles and keeps it dry and fresh between uses.
and speaking of salt…
Did you know that using salt can prevent flare-ups in the oven when using the broiler? Yep. Cover the bottom of the broiler pan with aluminum foil and 2 cups of kosher salt. Place the perforated rack on top with the food you are cooking. The salt catches any grease and prevents flare ups.
Reader Comments (4)
ingenious tips!! i switched to a silicone brush because i could never get the bristle brush thoroughly clean. wish i had known about the salt trick.
Great tips. It's true, those brushes are hard to get clean.
Good tip. The small clear center of the blender top is designed to be removed for this exact reason. Also, if you look closely at your food processors "pusher", you'll see a small hole - it's designed to allow just the right amount of oil to drizzle into your dressing while it's blending.
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ButterYum
Monica, great tips! It is always hard to clean the bristle brush, I'll use this tip next time :).