The TikTok videos can keep you laughing for hours, but they can also teach you many tricks in the kitchen, from how to remove tendons from chicken to the best way to close your cereal boxes.

There’s no doubt that this new social network has everything for us, but its short videos are especially useful for these tips or mini-tutorials that can change your life many times, because they deal with very simple things from daily life, so take advantage of these.

How to remove tendons from chicken

We had already told you about this trick here, but it is so good that it deserves to be remembered. Mandy Klentz (@raising_krazies) demonstrated how to easily remove the tendon from chicken breasts with just a fork and a paper towel in one motion.

All you have to do is place the tips of a fork on either side of one end of the tendon, use the paper towel to hold it with the other hand, push down with the fork, and slide the tendon out.



How to squeeze a lemon without cutting it in half

One of the most popular tricks that showcases a lot of ingenuity is squeezing the juice from a lemon, like this one, which only requires a skewer.

Use the skewer (preferably metal) to pierce and make a hole at one end of the lemon, then remove the skewer and you can squeeze the juice immediately. (Watch the video here.)

How to close a cereal box with an easy fold

Cereal boxes tend to open all the time, but to avoid this, there is a much better way to keep the contents fresh simply by folding the top of the box, as demonstrated by Mandi Padda-Kandola on her TikTok account (watch the video here).



How to peel a hard-boiled egg

Instead of peeling a hard-boiled egg little by little, user Zach Crean (watch the video here) showed how you can practically remove it all at once by making a small hole in the pointed end, a larger hole at the other end, and blowing hard to pop the egg out.

What to do if you forgot to take the butter out of the fridge

You are going to prepare a cake and have everything ready, but you realize that you forgot to take the butter out to be at room temperature. The good news is that you won't have to wait for it to soften anymore, as there is an easy way to avoid this: grating the butter. (Watch the video here.)



How to enhance the flavor of a cucumber

This trick is well known among Mexicans, but on TikTok (watch the video here) it has gone viral because it is not so common in the United States, where they refer to the process as “milking” the cucumber.

If you don’t know the technique either, it simply involves cutting the end off the cucumber and then rubbing it with the other piece.

Definitely, TikTok is a great place to entertain yourself, but also to learn a few useful tricks.