• Fish has a tendency to leave its smell in the pan. To eliminate fish smell put used tea brew and boil it for ten minutes and smell should be gone.

• In order to get rid off the unpleasant odour due to accumulation of food scrap in a refrigerator, place a fresh slice of bread which will absorb all unpleasant odour.

• Used milk glasses should be rinsed with cold water instead of hot water before washing, as hot water cooks the milk and makes them harder to clean.

• Unsliced stale bread can be refreshed by sprinkling it with water, wrapping it in a foil and heating it in the oven on 200 ºC for about five to ten minutes.

• To prevent lump formation in a salt container, put little rice granules at the bottom of the container, as they will absorb the moisture from the salt.

• Use milk instead of water to knead puri dough. Puris will become soft and luscious.

• When cutting meringue pie, dip knife into ice cold water as this will prevent meringue from sticking to knife.