40 Clever Food Hacks Grandma Used To Make Cooking Easier #africanamerican #RetroRecipes #ForgottenFoods #ClassicAmerica #NoLongerHere Before YouTube tutorials or fancy kitchen gadgets, Grandma had her own clever ways to make cooking faster, cheaper, and easier. In this video, we rediscover 40 clever food hacks Grandma used to make cooking easier — simple old-fashioned tricks passed down through generations. From peeling potatoes without a knife to keeping biscuits fresh longer or thickening gravy with yesterday’s leftovers, these tips show how smart home cooks really were before technology took over. They didn’t waste a thing — and somehow, dinner always turned out perfect. 👉 Stay till the end — #27 might just change the way you cook forever. 🍽️ Watch Next: ► 25 Cheap Meals Our Grandparents Ate To Survive – PART 1 https://youtu.be/5svGOPptoGA ► 30 Cheap Meals Our Grandparents Ate During Hard Times – PART 2 https://youtu.be/X7PXfW8i3rs ► Illegal Now, But Normal to Eat in the 1920s! https://youtu.be/qETSfV6arCs ► 25 Forgotten Side Dishes From The 1970s We Want Back! https://youtu.be/BqrI42YJRwk ► 25 Smart Cooking Tricks Only 1950s Housewives Knew And We Totally Forgot https://youtu.be/vr4rwKkxxCI 00:00 Intro 00:29 – Salt in Coffee 01:28 – Evaporated Milk for Mashed Potatoes 02:30 – Butter-Basted Burgers in the Oven 03:26 – Freezing Leftovers in Coffee Cans 04:19 – The Ice Trick for Perfect Deviled Eggs 05:06 – Vinegar and Ice Water for Pie Crust 05:56 – Tomato Juice to Tenderize Meat 06:52 – Mayonnaise in Cake 07:35 – Storing Lettuce with Paper Towels 08:17 – Wax Paper for Easy Pan Release 08:54 – Toasting Flour for Gravy 09:35 – Bacon Grease as Kitchen Gold 10:17 – Wax Paper for Lunch Boxes 10:57 – Freezing Cookie Dough in Ice Cube Trays 11:41 – Ice Cube Trays for Storing Leftover Broth 12:24 – Newspaper to Absorb Grease and Deodorize 13:07 – Potato Water for Gravy 13:46 – Scalding Milk for Preservation 14:26 – Grating Cold Butter for Biscuits 15:08 – Crushed Crackers in Meatloaf 16:03 – Heating Cast Iron with Lard for Cornbread 16:43 – Cooling Angel Food Cake on a Soda Bottle 17:23 – Simmering Apple Peels as Air Freshener 18:03 – Damp Towel for Rising Bread Dough 18:47 – Ice Bath for Vegetables 19:39 – Wrapping Celery in Foil 20:27 – Drying Herbs in Paper Bags 21:13 – Freezing Coffee Cubes 22:00 – Mock Whipped Cream 22:46 – Vinegar for Poached Eggs 23:22 – Butter on Cheese 24:06 – Using String to Slice Perfect Cakes 24:49 – Wax Paper as the Non-Stick Hero 25:33 – Bread to Keep Sugar Soft 26:16 – Vinegar to Rescue Burned Pots 26:57 – Celery and Water to Restore Crispness 27:37 – Cleaning Cast Iron with Salt 28:15 – Storing Bacon Grease in Coffee Cans 29:00 – Mason Jars as an Everyday Tool
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