If you're someone who doesn't like to spend a lot of time in the kitchen, you must research some hacks on how to make your cooking faster. No, that doesn't mean making under-cooked meals or skipped a few ingredients to speed up the process, but there are other techniques that can help you. Even if you have sudden guests at your home and you need to whip up a meal, you can make use of some cooking prep hacks in order to not take too much time in the kitchen and making the guests wait. These tips and tricks will not only come to your rescue during crucial times but you can also implement them on a daily basis.

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If you are wondering how to speed up the potato boiling process, you can actually peel and quarter the potatoes before you put the to boil or roast. The more surface area is exposed, the faster they'll cook.

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You must always know how to slice the fruits and veggies the right way. When you're cutting cabbages, peaces, apples, bell peppers or tomatoes, you need to slice around the core. Cut it downward around the core, remove the flesh in three or four pieces which you can then cut into smaller wedges or slices.

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If you're baking a cake you can double up the frosting quantities. You can then freeze any of the frosting leftovers and use it the next time you bake. This can save your time to mix a batch of frosting each time you back.

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If cooking pasta has been taking forever in a pot, you need to start cooking it in a pan instead. This way, the pasta lays flat on the pan and the heat that a covered pan generates through the boiling water reaches each pasta shell evenly which speeds up the boiling process for you.

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