10 Life-Changing Cooking Tips

Don't like doing dishes? Parchment paper is a lifesaver. This versatile and durable paper can be used to line baking sheets to make clean up a breeze and prevent your food from sticking.

Coating your cheese grater with nonstick spray is a great way to make clean up a breeze. You can also use a stick of butter to accomplish the same thing. Adding a little bit of fat to the surface of the grater will help the cheese slide right of instead of sticking to the underside.

To get the most juice out of citrus fruits, microwave for 20 seconds before squeezing! This cooking tip is great for when a recipe calls for fresh lemon juice and you don’t have a lemon squeezer. Simply zap it for a few seconds to produce the most juice.

This cooking tip guide shows times for converting a stove top recipe into a slow cooker recipe! Using your slow cooker is great because you can load it up and forget about it until you’re ready to eat. Get more tips and tricks for converting recipes for your slow cooker at AllFreeSlowCookerRecipes.com!

One of our favorite cooking tips – use your hand to measure serving sizes! Don’t waste time dirtying measuring cups and spoons while cooking, just use your hand.

Hang this handy guide on your refrigerator so you don’t have to do math while baking or cooking! We love this cooking tip because you can easily glance at the measurements when converting a recipe, rather than calculating it yourself! Head on over to RecipeLion.com for the full conversion chart.

To get the most out of your fresh herbs and spices, add them to your recipes between the middle and end of the cooking process. The flavors of herbs and spices blend together the longer they're exposed to heat, so adding them closer to the end will give you more distinct and robust flavors.

Toasters are great for when you're short on time, but if you want to do toast right, make it on the stove. Simply butter both sides of the bread, add a little bit of butter to the pan, and toast lightly on both sides on a low heat. This will give you the perfect crunch on the outside with a slightly caramelized exterior.

Don't throw away your avocado pits just yet! If you're only using half of the avocado and saving the other half, keep the pit with the part that you aren't using. The presence of the pit will delay the browning process and will make your avocado last longer. This also works for guacamole!

There's no better way to save money at the grocery store than buying fruits and vegetables that are in season. This handy chart from our friends at TheBestDessertRecipes shows which fruits are in season. Buying seasonal fruit will help you save money and will give you fresher flavors.