How To Save Time In The Kitchen

Keep your pantry stocked.

The worst feeling is looking through your cupboards wondering what to have for supper. By keeping family "staples" and favorites in your home, will you always have meals to make. Saving Time On: meal prep, thinking about what to make, last minute grocery stop.

Utilize batch cooking.

When you are making a meal, make a double portion and freeze the other half. That way, you have a meal already prepared and just has to be thawed out and baked. Saving Time On: Meal prep

Make a list of pantry staples.

Do not only keep your pantry stocked, but keep it stocked with flour, milk, cereal, pasta, grains, etc. If you need to quickly make a dessert or meal, you have the ingredients needed. Make a list of your basics. Saving Time On: driving to grocery store for store-bought cookies and last minute meals.

Use a Crockpot.

Ah, coming home from work and literally smelling supper done, making tasty food, even tastier, as it slowly cooks to perfection. It is worth the purchase! Saving Time On: After work meal prep, thinking about what to make.

Search the Internet.

Do you ever have ingredients that you need to use up? The internet is your answer: type in "meals using ..." and all sorts of recipes will pop up, using those one or two ingredients. I did this with heavy cream and ended up making the BEST chicken and rice soup I have ever had! Saves Time On: throwing away spoiled food, searching through cookbooks trying to find a recipe using the specific ingredient.

Delegate duties.

If you are married or have a family, delegate the chores by making a chore list or having each person have certain daily duties. They can be as simple as clearing the table and doing the dishes, to helping pick up the house before bedtime. Each person that helps, only gives you more time for what YOU want time for. Saving Time On: All kitchen duties, which means more time for you.

Do the dishes as needed.

Do not let piles collect. As piles and dishes begin, put an end to it! Saving Time On: Long spells of having to do the dishes.

Make lunches for the week at the beginning of the week.

Instead of waking up each morning and making lunches for your family every morning, at the beginning of the week, divide food into snack-sized bags so that you can grab and pack. Saving Time On: Making lunches in the morning, taking out individual foods, the stress of wondering what to pack.

Now that you are saving time in the kitchen, you now have more time to spend on the things that matter even more to you!