Katharina Regenthal

March 3, 2022, 4:45 pm | Read time: 2 minutes

Who hasn’t experienced this? You pour hot water for tea into a glass–suddenly it cracks and the glass has a fracture. It’s annoying, but avoidable. How to do it and other useful kitchen tricks are shown in the video.

1. Preventing Glass from Cracking

If you prefer to drink coffee or tea from a glass, prepare it so it doesn’t crack from the hot liquid. Simply rinse the glass with hot water and place it on a damp cloth. When filled with hot tea, it won’t crack.

2. Bad Smells in the Fridge

You open the fridge and a bad smell hits you. It happens. Baking soda can help. Place 50 grams on a saucer in the fridge, and soon it will smell fresh again. This also works with used peppermint tea bags.

3. Preventing Clumping in Salt and Pepper Shakers

Salt and pepper can quickly clump in shakers, blocking the openings. But there are simple kitchen tricks. Rice grains prevent salt from clumping. For pepper, add a few whole peppercorns to the shaker. This prevents clumping and even enhances flavor.

4. Descaling the Coffee Maker

It’s tedious but necessary: The coffee maker needs regular descaling. A quick solution is a mixture of water and vinegar. Mix four parts water with one part vinegar and run it through the coffee maker. Then run clear water through it once more, and you’re done.

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5. No Rolling Pin at Hand

If you don’t have a rolling pin, you can easily make a substitute. Fill a clean glass bottle with water–and you have a rolling pin substitute.

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6. Recipe Always Within Reach

When baking or cooking, the recipe is never in the right place, and you have to awkwardly look at it. To keep it in view, there’s a simple kitchen trick: Just clip the paper between the tines of a fork, which you then place in a glass–and everything is within reach.