Awesome tips for cooking and your kitchen. With these you will do things more efficiently and easier. Check them below:

Place garlic in microwave for 15 sec. By doing that garlic skins will slip right off.

For bringing the flavor out of the herb try the next tip. Marinate the herbs in 1-2 tablespoons of olive oil for around 30 min. Then add to the sauce or stew, it will bring out the full aroma of the herbs.

Peeling of the papery garlic skin is easy, just press the clove firmly with knives handle. Placing the cloves in very hot water for some minutes before peeling works too. Store peeled cloves in olive or vegetable oil in a jar and put it in refrigerator. They won’t dry out, and the oil will be nicely flavored for use in stir-frying and salad dressings.

Pierce each garlic clove with a toothpick when cooking, it makes them easy to retrieve especially when they are in a sauce.

If your hands smell like garlic, fish, onions or whatever, put some shakes of salt on your palms and rub quickly. They will then wash up fresh.

To revive wilted dill or parsley, place in cold water for ten to fifteen minutes.

Onion odors can be removed with mustard from cutting board or your hands. Rub in and rinse off.

To keep crawling insects away place Bay Leaves in flour/sugar containers and kitchen drawers.

Crush dried herbs between your fingers before adding them to a dish for more flavor.