re: Kitchen / Cooking tips that you learned late or that you want to share?

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I rarely use brown sugar. So I buy a box, use a couple tablespoons, then when I go to use it a couple months later it’s a solid brick. Now I mix a little molasses (which stays forever) with plain white sugar on those rare occasion. Same result and I don’t need a pick axe.

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A better tip is to microwave your brick to soften it up. Microwaves excite water molecules and make them vibrate against each other, any moisture in your brick will vibrate the whole thing loose. No ice pick needed.