kitchen hack

Clever cooking shortcut

A kitchen hack is a clever shortcut or unconventional technique that makes cooking, food prep, or kitchen tasks easier or faster.

The term borrows from computing, where a hack is an ingenious workaround.

Kitchen hacks range from practical tips Use a spoon to peel ginger to viral tricks of dubious value.

The word often appears in listicles and social media: 10 kitchen hacks that will change your life.

Related

time-saver · time saving · gadget · spatula · cutting board · microwave · ice cube tray · repurpose · rubber band · baking soda · chop · peel · garlic · DIY · improvise · workaround · efficient · messy

Categories
Opposites
methodological formality

kitchen hackculinary technique

Skill used in food preparation

traditional method · mise en place · standard procedure

effort and complexity

kitchen hackslow food

Traditionally prepared cuisine

labor of love · haute cuisine

source of knowledge

kitchen hackclassical training

Foundational study in traditional methods

Family

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Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G