How to save money in the kitchen?

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How to save money in the kitchenVery often you can hear from young and not so housewives that they spend a lot of money on food. It seems that they don't buy anything supernatural, no delicacies, but the money still flies away like a pipe. Of course, products are not cheap these days, but this is not always the case. Typically, we simply misuse the products we purchase. In this article, you will learn a few secrets on how to properly purchase and use food.

So let's start with the purchase.

Shop once a week on average. This is the only way you will have food exclusively from fresh products on your table every time. This, of course, does not apply to bread, milk and other perishable foods that you have to buy every day.

Learn to calculate the purchase so that the purchased products will be enough for your family for exactly one week. And remember, it is better to buy missing products than to throw away stagnant ones.

Also, the reason for unnecessary costs is the fact that people buy products in a store that is closer to home - for convenience. But this store is unlikely to have such convenient prices. Find out about inexpensive shops or supermarkets in your city and check them out once a week. Watch out for promotions, but be careful with the expiration date. As a rule, in large stores with moderate prices, the goods do not stagnate for a long time and the freshness of the products will be a pleasant bonus for you to savings.

Everyone knows that you need to go shopping with a pre-prepared list, but you should not make a list of necessary products at the last moment. It is better to take care of this within a week so as not to forget anything in a hurry.

Also, calculate the approximate cost of all the products on your list and take with you exactly that amount of money - no more. So you save yourself from unnecessary costs.

It is also worth noting that it is better to go shopping on a full stomach, as there will be no temptation to buy something tasty, but unnecessary and expensive.

How to save money in the kitchenNow about the correct consumption of products.

How often you can hear from the hostess: “The refrigerator is full of meat, and I bought ready-made cutlets for dinner again. This is where the money goes! " A familiar situation, isn't it? And it turns out that right after the purchase, the hostesses throw the meat into the freezer. Now let's think: well, who wants to, after coming after work, defrost meat, twist minced meat and make cutlets? Therefore, harmful and tasteless semi-finished products appear on the table.

Now you know the secret and, having bought fish, meat or chicken, you will not immediately freeze them. It is better to cut the chicken and fish into small portions and arrange them in separate bags, and only then freeze. Now, if you need four pieces for dinner, you will take that. It is also worth doing with the meat: cut it into pieces for chops, goulash or immediately make minced meat and mold cutlets. Then freeze portions as well. This is very convenient - sutra, before work, you can remove the bag from the freezer, and in the evening, quickly prepare the required amount of the already defrosted product.

Most often, meat or fish dishes are eaten in one sitting, and the side dish, on the contrary, often remains. Of course, you can finish yesterday's pasta the next day, but let's be honest with ourselves, what will it taste like? Therefore, you need to calculate the portion in such a way that it is enough for exactly one time.

On average, a serving of a side dish for a person is approximately the same amount of dry food that fits in a handful of his hand. Estimate how many, the same pasta would fit in the hand of your husband, son or daughter and take exactly the right amount of the product.Calculating the required amount of potatoes is also not difficult, depending on age and appetite per person, you need to cook from 3 to 4 medium potatoes. If you decide to cook an independent dish from potatoes, then take a little more.

If, nevertheless, part of the side dish was not eaten immediately, then the same freezer will come to the rescue. The rest of the hinge can be frozen and used later for quick preparation of other dishes. For example, the rest of the rice can be used in pickle or stuffing for stuffed peppers, buckwheat is useful for stuffing stuffed cabbage or eggplant. And even pasta can be given a second life: reheat, and bake in the oven with an egg.

Often, after noisy feasts and holidays, sausage and cold cuts remain. It dries quickly, weathered and takes on an unseen look. If there is no one to eat it right away, chop it finely and freeze it, in the future you can use it in cooking hodgepodge... The remnants of the fish slices can be cleared of bones and, shifting with rings of fresh onions, pour over with oil. Such preserves are stored in the refrigerator for a week.

Here are some tips for those looking to save money in the kitchen. Each housewife probably has a lot of her own secrets. But perhaps one of the things listed here will help you in housekeeping and saving your family budget.

Khmyz K.K.


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