Today there is a huge percentage of Americans who prefer ordering food to go for home cooking. It is an already established fact that cooking at home is a healthier choice than eating outside food. But when you are tired after work, you may not always feel like cooking up a storm in your kitchen. But as you don your apron, you can enter the kitchen with these kitchen tips and tricks to be the master of all you survey in the kitchen.

Microwave Your Eggs

If you feel cooking your eggs is a task itself, try an easier and faster hack that can help you get the eggs just the way you like them. Get a mug and use a non-stick spray to spray on it. Get a couple of eggs and crack them. Add either a bit of milk or water and season it with salt and pepper, then use a spoon to combine the ingredients. Microwave the eggs for at least 30-seconds. Stir after 30 seconds, so you need to do it for 90 seconds each and soon you'll get a protein-packed breakfast to eat.

Cut Your Fruits and Veggies With An Egg Slicer

This is a tiny kitchen tool that not only helps cut hard-boiled eggs but it can help you cut your fruits and veggies evenly. You can use it to slice your strawberries, mushrooms, kiwis, and more and get the right amount of thickness just in one single fell swoop. This will help reduce the chances of slicing your finger while you cut your fruits and veggies.

Freeze Last-Night's Leftover Broth and Wine in An Ice-Tray

Don't let your precious wine oxidize in your fridge for weeks together. You can try another hack, pour the leftover wine into an ice cube tray and use plastic wrap to wrap it all up, and keep the ice crystals at bay as you freeze them. The next day you can just drop the cubes into your soups and risottos for amazing flavor.  You can also try the same with your coffee. Just blend water and coffee and freeze them in your ice trays. You can instantly cool down your drink without having to water down the taste.

Bake a Mug Cake

If you are prone to having something sweet after your lunch or dinner and need something quick and tasty, then cake in a mug will suit you just fine. Bake your cake in a mug and then coat the mug or ramekin using a spray (nonstick). Blend in a cake inside and whisk it furiously to get a thick consistency, next stir in 1/4 cup of any nut butter of your choice or Nutella. Microwave the mixture for just 60 seconds and you will get a dessert of the perfect gooey texture. Also, since it's a mug cake there is no chance of overdoing it.

Use a Spoon to Peel Ginger

De-skinning a ginger root and de-skinning it fast may not be easy. But you can peel it right with the help of a metal spoon and cut off the rounded edges with ease. This will help you flake the skin of the ginger away instead of cutting a solid amount of ginger with something else.

Slice and Dice Before You Cook

If you are in a hurry, you can prep much before you start cooking. It is a chef's strategy to avoid either undercooking or overcooking any particular ingredient. You can next read the instructions properly. As you get all the ingredients ready, place the same in a muffin tin cavity. The next, day when you cook you'll have all your ingredients ready to get into the pot or pan. You save time this way and cook in a more calm and unhurried way.

Make Perfect Pie Crust

You can hoodwink everyone into thinking you are part of a Great British Baking Challenge as you serve a pie with a perfect crust. You can place a ruler on either end of the pastry dough, then roll the dough so big that you end up covering the entire pie pan. Next, you can hit the guides on each side perfectly and viola you get the perfect crust!

Try these kitchen hacks and let us know how they worked for you.