My coworker said to just freeze leftover tomato paste in teaspoon blobs and it actually works better than the tube stuff

I rolled my eyes when she told me about it but after three months of grabbing frozen paste cubes for sauces and soups instead of wrestling with a half-used can that always goes moldy I have to admit she was right and now I'm wondering if anyone else has kitchen hacks they ignored forever that turned out golden?

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lee.drew21d ago

That "rolling my eyes then admitting she was right" part hit me hard. My buddy Tim told me for years to keep a bag of veggie scraps in the freezer for stock and I always thought he was being extra. Then one day I saw him pull out this sad freezer bag full of onion peels and carrot ends and he made this amazing broth. I finally started doing it too and now I have a bag in my freezer that I add to all the time. It saves me money and my soups taste way better than with the boxed stuff.

the_eric21d ago

Did Tim also look smug when you finally tried it? That's the worst part, when they're right and you know they're gonna bring it up later. I had the exact same thing with my neighbor and the veggie scrap bag. I literally watched her grab a bag of potato peels and celery leaves and turn it into stock that smelled better than anything I'd bought. Felt like a clown for throwing all that stuff away for years. Now my freezer has a ziploc bag that's literally just onion skins and carrot tops and random herb stems. It feels stupid but every time I make soup I dump it in and it works like magic. The best part is it costs nothing and you feel like you're being smart instead of wasteful.