you know when you go to a friend s house and they have some genius trick to clean their dishwasher or store food or get their kids to eat green things it s like you re suddenly part of a secret group of super women we love it too so we ve collected all the very best kitchen tips and tricks to make a cheat sheet for your own kitchen you re welcome clean your dishwasher to remove mildew from the inside of your dishwasher mix 1 part chlorine bleach to 10 parts water or mix 3 litres of water with 1 2 cup of ammonia then wipe the inside with the mixture and a cloth or sponge wearing rubber gloves note never mix bleach and ammonia together and don t use chlorine bleach if the machine has a stainless steel interior bleach can corrode it afterwards run the dishwasher through a rinse cycle to remove any excess mixture keep potatoes white if you have already cut and peeled your spuds but aren t quite ready to cook them place them in a plastic bowl and cover them with cold water to prevent them from turning brown that s caused by the release of a starch that makes them oxidize by the way keep bananas fresh wrap the end of your banana bunch with plastic wrap or separate them and wrap each end the plastic wrap blocks the gases that turn bananas brown from releasing out of the stem use shower caps creatively shower caps actually make easy and hassle free covers for food dishes that you don t want flies sitting on before you serve them use your shower cap to cover your dish figure out if eggs are still okay to eat place a raw egg in a bowl of cold water if it sinks to the bottom it s totally fine to eat if it floats it s not good anymore throw it out keep avocado fresh for days store your avocados in the airtight containers in your refrigerator even whilst there are still whole keeps them fresh for up to two weeks separate egg whites and yolks while we re talking about eggs separate eggs by creaking it into a bowl and gently squeezing a plastic water bottle we have loads to choose from in store over the yolk when the bottle re inflates with air it will suck the yolk up keep your pots from overboiling prevent water from overboiling out of a cooking pot by placing a wooden spoon across the top turns out wood is not a good material for conducting heat and the hot water strays away from the handle wash your cooking smell hands get rid of garlic or onion scented hands by washing them with lemon juice baking soda or even stainless steel get all your kitchen essentials at crazy plastics we have it all so this is just good advice