There are plenty of simple things that you can do to help make cooking more manageable. Here are some tips that can really help you in the kitchen:

– Are you trying to boil water in a hurry? Take the pot you plan on boiling the water in and place it on the stove, empty, on a high temperature setting. Begin running water in your sink and turn the faucet all the way up to the hot setting. Once the water in the sink is to the point where you cannot touch it without getting scorched, take the pot, which should be getting warm, off the stove and fill it up. This helps to speed up the boiling process.

– If you are making soup and you accidentally put in too much salt, there’s a simple solution. Slice a raw potato and place the slices in the broth. Once they …