You may not be Gordon Ramsey, and your skills with a knife may not be as good, but that doesn't mean you can't take some shortcuts around the kitchen to make your life a whole lot easier. Here are some 15 kitchen tips you'll want to remember.

1. Keep lettuce crunchy by not spraying them with water. Fill the sink and let the leaves soak for a bit instead.


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2. Place a wooden spoon or spatula on top of the pot when you boil something to prevent the water from running out.


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3. Drop lemon juice into potatoes so it doesn't turn black when grating them.


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4. Use lemon to cleanse your hands after scrubbing mushrooms, veggies or berries.


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5. There's a scientific way to cut cake to keep it fresh.


6. Put onions inside a freezer for 10 minutes, and then chop them up. No more tears.


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7. Freeze wine into ice cubes and use them in cooking or sauce making.


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8. Put a bunch of cherry tomatoes on a plate, and another on top of them, and take a knife and slice it across to do it all at once.


9. Use carbonated mineral water instead of milk for fluffier pancakes.


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10. Use carbonated water to marinate meat to make it salty and juicy.


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11. Use frozen berries to make a nice cold glass of wine or champagne.


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12. Run spoon under warm water for a while to make ice cream scooping easier.


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13. Moist your hands with some olive oil before kneading dough to make it easier.


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14. Use glass bottoms to decorate your pastries.


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15. Sharpen your knife with the bottoms of ceramic mugs.


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