Social media users share the handiest food hacks ever

  • Men and women have been taking to social media to share their kitchen hacks 
  • The clever culinary tricks include a quick way to soften butter – using glass
  • There’s also an ingenious means of cutting tomatoes much more efficiently
  • While one amateur chef uses sliced onion rings to achieve the perfect fried egg 

We’re constantly looking for ways to make life easier, and these savvy culinary hacks are guaranteed to ensure your time in the kitchen is a breeze.

Resourceful cooks from across the globe have been taking to social media to share the simple but extremely effective culinary hacks they swear by in the kitchen.

One amateur chef revealed how a sliced onion ring can serve as the perfect mould for a friend egg, while another demonstrated how using salad leaves can stop your tacos from crumbling.

From quick ways to soften butter using glass to ways to cut tomatoes much more efficiently, you’ll wish you knew these tricks sooner.

 

Creating perfectly shaped fried eggs to rival those from a McDonald’s egg McMuffin is simple; all you need is a raw onion ring, which you can place in the frying pan and cook the egg inside for the perfect shape

There's nothing more annoying than crumbling tacos when you're trying to enjoy a Mexican feast but one man shows how he combats this culinary disaster with the help of a lettuce leaf

There’s nothing more annoying than crumbling tacos when you’re trying to enjoy a Mexican feast but one man shows how he combats this culinary disaster with the help of a lettuce leaf

A quick and easy way to free up space in the freezer is by clipping frozen bags of food to the roof of your freezer

A quick and easy way to free up space in the freezer is by clipping frozen bags of food to the roof of your freezer

Attempting to slice tiny tomatoes can be tricky - and dangerous - but one woman swears by placing hers between two plates and then slicing through the middle

Attempting to slice tiny tomatoes can be tricky – and dangerous – but one woman swears by placing hers between two plates and then slicing through the middle

If you're in a rush to enjoy your toast but the butter is too hard, simply place the slices on the warm toaster to melt the butter a little before enjoying it

If you’re in a rush to enjoy your toast but the butter is too hard, simply place the slices on the warm toaster to melt the butter a little before enjoying it

For a quick and easy snack for your little ones, pop a stick through the lid of a yoghurt and freeze them

For a quick and easy snack for your little ones, pop a stick through the lid of a yoghurt and freeze them

Someone shared a simple step-by-step guide to creating a bowl style bag of crisps, which will save you washing up

Someone shared a simple step-by-step guide to creating a bowl style bag of crisps, which will save you washing up

Living in small flats can often mean kitchen space is tight but this person's genius hack will make things easier next time you're hosting

Living in small flats can often mean kitchen space is tight but this person’s genius hack will make things easier next time you’re hosting

Is there anything less enthusing that standing and waiting for your water to boil? One man came up with a multi-tasking solution - by Facetiming his pan from the comfort of his bedroom

Is there anything less enthusing that standing and waiting for your water to boil? One man came up with a multi-tasking solution – by Facetiming his pan from the comfort of his bedroom

Simple but brilliant, this person's pizza reheating hack ensures the pizza regains its crispy appeal - and it's much quicker than putting it in the oven

Simple but brilliant, this person’s pizza reheating hack ensures the pizza regains its crispy appeal – and it’s much quicker than putting it in the oven

If you need to reheat your butter but can't be bothered to put it in the microwave, fill a glass with boiling water, empty and dry it out and then place it over the butter

If you need to reheat your butter but can’t be bothered to put it in the microwave, fill a glass with boiling water, empty and dry it out and then place it over the butter

Lining the crisper drawer in your fridge with a tea towel and placing your greens in apparently keeps them fresher for longer 

Lining the crisper drawer in your fridge with a tea towel and placing your greens in apparently keeps them fresher for longer 

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