Fluffier Rice
For fluffier and great tasting rice, add a teaspoon of white distilled vinegar to the boiling water before adding rice. Rice will be easier to spoon and less sticky.
Fluffy Egg Whites
Soak a paper towel with 1-2 tablespoons of white distilled vinegar. Wipe mixing bowl and beaters or whisk with the vinegar-soaked paper towel, then dry with a cloth or paper towel prior to whipping egg whites.
Get Rid of Cooking Smells
Let simmer a small pot of vinegar and water solution.
Fresh Lunch Box
It is easy to take out the heavy stale smell often found in lunch boxes. Dampen a piece of fresh bread with white distilled vinegar and leave it in the lunch box overnight.
Fruit Stains
Remove fruit or berry stains from your hands by cleaning them with vinegar.
Meat Tenderizer
As a tenderizer for tough meat or game, make a marinade in the proportion of 1/2 a cup of your favorite vinegar to 1 cup of heated liquid, such as bouillon. Or for steak, you may prefer a mix of vinegar and oil, rubbed in well and allowed to stand for two hours.
Flavor Booster
Perk up a can of soup, gravy or sauce with a teaspoon of your favorite specialty vinegar. It adds flavor and tastes fresher.
Frying Doughnuts
Before frying doughnuts, add ½ teaspoon of vinegar to hot oil to prevent doughnuts soaking up extra grease. Use caution when adding the vinegar to the hot oil.
Fruit and Vegetable Wash
Add 2 tablespoons white distilled vinegar to 1 pint water and use to wash fresh fruits and vegetables, then rinse thoroughly. Research has shown that vinegar helps kill bacteria on fruits and vegetables.
Freshen Vegetables
Freshen up slightly wilted vegetables by soaking them in cold water and vinegar.