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Did you know that the American cup is 10ml smaller than the Australian?  I was looking at some American recipes and converting the lbs to kgs and thought I remembered hearing somewhere that the American cup was a different size to ours.  Well I googled it and saw on wikipedia that it is 240ml (actually 236ml but 240 is near enough for cooking) not 250ml like ours!While I was there I found a link a site where they had different household tips, some I’ve heard of, others I haven’t and others still I don’t think I’ll try!  Here is a couple.No More Sticky Garlic
To avoid garlic from sticking to your knife while mincing, place a few drops of oil, olive or vegetable, over the garlic. The oil will coat the garlic leaving your knife free to do its job. Roll Cabbage Leaves With Ease
Cabbage rolls are great, but take a long time to prepare. Next time you’re in the market for making some start by freezing a whole head of cabbage for a day or two before using it and then thaw it out. The leaves will be limpy and enable you to roll them with ease (and with out the mess of boiling).

Slice Meat Thinner
Instead of buying presliced meats at the grocer, buy it as a whole and slice at home. To help in slicing the meat at home place meat into freezer, but only partially freeze. Slicing meat when partially frozen makes it easier to get thin slices.

All great ideas that can be used in the summer months while doing as little as possible in the kitchen!  I’m SO OVER this heat - bring on Autumn!