101 Kitchen Secrets

Nowadays, almost everyone is busy, and saving time in the kitchen is key. 101 Kitchen Secrets: Cut Down on Dishes, Cost, and Time in the Kitchen, by Jason Goldstein, is a great little book with hacks and hints, as well as a few recipes to help busy readers save time, save money, and cut down on the dishes needed to be washed.

I own several books full of timesaving hints, but most of them are unorganized and it takes a long time to go through them or find a hint that is applicable to what I’m needing at the time. This little book can be read in just a few minutes; I found dozens of things that could help me in the kitchen, and I just bookmarked them so I could go over them whenever I wanted to. I love the Kindle edition because I can keep it right on my computer and find the important ones easily.

Some of the hints in this book are brilliant, like using pesto as a base for salad dressing, and juicing lemons upside down to avoid seeds. I also used frozen ravioli instead of lasagna noodles to save on time and dishes by not having to boil the noodles.

All told, this little book has hints for everyone who works in the kitchen and prepares meals. I’m confident that every reader will find several of the hints to make them more efficient.

Special thanks to NetGalley for supplying a review copy of this book.

101 Kitchen Secrets might ad well be named 101 Kitchen Solutions. The book is broken down into three categories: saving dishes, money, and time. Some of the tips were very niche, but most were solutions to very common issues that made me think, "Huh, why did I never consider that before?" This would be a great housewarming gift or gift to new adult who had just moved out!

Thanks to Familius and NetGalley for an eARC of this book for an honest review.