25+ ways to use table salt to solve almost any kitchen problem
18. Speed cleanup of messy dough
Dough stuck to your countertop? Use salt. Sprinkle a little salt on your floured surface and use a sponge to wipe it up. Easy peasy.
Dough stuck to your countertop? Use salt. Sprinkle a little salt on your floured surface and use a sponge to wipe it up. Easy peasy.
19. No more coffee stains
Coffee is delicious to drink. Unfortunately, substances in the beverage can leave unsightly rings in mugs. You can eradicate the stains by salting a sponge and rubbing it directly on the rings.
Coffee is delicious to drink. Unfortunately, substances in the beverage can leave unsightly rings in mugs. You can eradicate the stains by salting a sponge and rubbing it directly on the rings.
20. Clean teapot spouts
Like your favorite coffee mug, teapot spouts get stained from tea. To clean a teapot spout, put salt in the spout and let it sit overnight. Run boiling water through the tea pot the next day to make it shine.
Like your favorite coffee mug, teapot spouts get stained from tea. To clean a teapot spout, put salt in the spout and let it sit overnight. Run boiling water through the tea pot the next day to make it shine.
21. Revive a coffee percolator
A dirty coffee percolator makes dirty tasting coffee. Clean dirty percolators by adding four tablespoons of salt and filling the percolator up with water. Percolate the saltwater solution and then rinse the percolator. Your next batch of coffee should taste great.
A dirty coffee percolator makes dirty tasting coffee. Clean dirty percolators by adding four tablespoons of salt and filling the percolator up with water. Percolate the saltwater solution and then rinse the percolator. Your next batch of coffee should taste great.
22. Prevent grease splatters
Adding salt to a frying pan before you begin frying food that can splatter prevents the grease from spattering.
Adding salt to a frying pan before you begin frying food that can splatter prevents the grease from spattering.
23. Save burnt coffee
Most people don’t like the way burnt coffee tastes. If you made coffee and it tastes overly bitter, a dash of salt can restore its sweetness.
Most people don’t like the way burnt coffee tastes. If you made coffee and it tastes overly bitter, a dash of salt can restore its sweetness.
24. Speed up cooking time
Ever wonder why people add salt to a pot of water before they boil it? It turns out that just adding salt to the water makes it boil more quickly by forcing the water to cook at a higher temperature.
Ever wonder why people add salt to a pot of water before they boil it? It turns out that just adding salt to the water makes it boil more quickly by forcing the water to cook at a higher temperature.
25. Remove shells effortlessly
Removing shells from hard-boiled eggs can be tricky. A little salt added to the water you plan on boiling your eggs in will help you enable you to take the shells off effortlessly.
Removing shells from hard-boiled eggs can be tricky. A little salt added to the water you plan on boiling your eggs in will help you enable you to take the shells off effortlessly.