20 super ideas for those who need to cook faster

When there is no time, desire, or inspiration in the kitchen, it isn't easy to prepare something suitable. However, if you want to avoid, and you should, cooking yet another frozen dish or stop spending too much money on pizzas and takeaway dishes, look at these easy ideas for everyone. They will change your life in the kitchen: click on the arrows of the photo to continue reading.

Rub your hands with a steel fork or knife (be careful!). The steel will capture the sulfur molecules responsible for the lingering odor.

If you don't want to take too long, you can fry or cook the potatoes faster with a microwave step. Prick and cook them for 5 minutes in the microwave before stir-frying them in the pan.

When preparing stir-fried rice, there is a foolproof technique for measuring how much water is needed.

After pouring the rice, and possibly having it blanched and deglazed with the wine, add a lot of water until it reaches the first knuckle on the index finger of your hand (that is, the line closest to the nail).

If you prepare basmati rice, add a little less.

You can speed up the defrosting process of anything* using your trusty hair dryer.

* except for meat

Never put your leftovers still hot in the refrigerator; you would risk altering the temperature and a useless energy effort.

Place your Tupperware in the fridge with one corner open to quickly cool down whatever's hot.

How to make pasta by making as little as possible? Prepare it in the oven!

Put all the ingredients (pasta, water, sauce, cheese, etc.) together in a baking pan and bake at 180°. It will take longer, but you will do practically nothing.

Place the meat in the freezer after flattening it and cutting it into small pieces to reduce defrosting times.

This spectacular recipe is not for cooking but for removing fat from the kitchen.

Add and mix one part white vinegar with four parts water. Then sprinkle it on stubborn grease.

If you have it, pour the mixture with which you prepare the omelet into the electric toaster. It will cook evenly, and you will have fewer things to wash.

This technique is as easy as simple: to boil water faster, use a larger pot.

The water will thus be in contact with a larger boiling surface.

To speed up cooking, cut meat and vegetables diagonally.

You can use a paper towel to prevent your food heated in the microwave from being too dry. Wet a sheet of it and place it at the base of the dish, which you will then heat.

In the microwave, this water will keep the environment more humid.

A little trick will allow you to keep your scoops cleaner. Drizzle a little olive oil before use.

Do like the chefs and, while cooking your dishes, clean up what you have dirty. Optimize times in the kitchen, avoiding having to slog a lot at the end of the meal!

Take the corn kernels and place them in a microwave-safe bowl. Then add a drizzle of olive oil and a small handful of salt.

Then stir and cook in the microwave for two minutes at maximum power until all the grains have burst. You won't get anything dirty with this technique!

To cut the meat into thin slices (without getting too dirty), you have to freeze it for a couple of hours. This will make it firmer and more compact.

During your preparations, sift the yeast before adding it to the flour.

To avoid crying, you must put your onion in the refrigerator for 30 minutes. Then cut off the top and root and cut it into small pieces.

Blend the ingredients to make pancakes. This way, you will have fewer things to wash.

Put a plate inside the microwave to have a double hob. In this way, you will optimize both preparation times and energy consumption.