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Posted: Fri Sep 03, 2004 5:32 am

Please, feel free to list any tips or tricks you have to make cooking a little bit easier or faster.

Posted: Fri Sep 03, 2004 5:33 am

keep flour in the fridge to prevent little bugs hatching in it...... trust me, it happens!

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Posted: Fri Sep 03, 2004 5:36 am

if frosting a cake on the plate it's going to stay on: put for peices of waxed paper under each side, so the plate won't get messy. Then pull out the waxed paper. Ta Da! perfectly clean!

Posted: Tue Feb 22, 2005 12:28 pm

Badger-Chan

keep flour in the fridge to prevent little bugs hatching in it...... trust me, it happens!

Blech...Weevils are nasty little things.

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Posted: Tue Feb 22, 2005 12:29 pm

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if frosting a cake on the plate it's going to stay on: put for peices of waxed paper under each side, so the plate won't get messy. Then pull out the waxed paper. Ta Da! perfectly clean!

Also placing the cake onto a lazy susan helps the frosting process, allowing you to spin the cake around instead of manuevering around the cake.

Posted: Tue Feb 22, 2005 5:30 pm

Don't need to worry about weevils over here. (: I live in Southern California, and it rarely gets humid enough for them to hatch. As long as flour is kept in a cool dry place, it's fine.

Definitely, the lazy susan (or better yet, a genuine decorator's cake plate) is the way to go for cake frosting.

Cook your meats and sausages in your spaghetti sauce! Tastes great for both the meat and the sauce, and saves you the hassle of extra oil and dishes. (Of course, this is more for insane people like me who hand-make their sauce ...)

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Posted: Mon Mar 07, 2005 2:13 pm

Badger-Chan

keep flour in the fridge to prevent little bugs hatching in it...... trust me, it happens!

OMG! I am going to do that from now on.
I get them in everything that is dry in my cupboard. And having pet birds does not help because they like bird food too. eek

Posted: Sat Apr 02, 2005 9:19 pm

Jishin

Cook your meats and sausages in your spaghetti sauce! Tastes great for both the meat and the sauce, and saves you the hassle of extra oil and dishes. (Of course, this is more for insane people like me who hand-make their sauce ...)

alright..iL try this! wink

hmm...reuse oil first used for deep-frying chicken / pork; i love that pork taste in my fish! wakokoko ^0^