Time for another random kitchen tips links post!

How to boil potatoes

Does the color of beef determine if the meat is still good?

Before opening a new package of bacon, roll it up and unroll it. When you open up the package, your bacon won’t stick together as much

Get ketchup out of the bottle by inserting a straw all the way to the bottom of the bottle to allow air to flow out as well as the ketchup

Before cutting marshmallows or dates in half, coat scissors with oil

To help milk stay fresh longer, add a pinch of salt when you open it. This will not affect the taste in any way.

Wilted Lettuce – Don’t throw away the wilted outer leaves of lettuce. Use it to wrap up your leftover meat. The lettuce leaves, though wilted, still contain a lot of water, by wrapping meat in it, the meat will retain it’s moisture.

Before handling fish, wash your hands in cold water and they will be less apt to be fishy smelling

If you keep bananas in a closed plastic bag, they will keep longer on your counter.