It’s Friday! Time for a stupid kitchen trick!

It’s been a jumbled up sort of day. Maybe I’ll actually write about it… once I scoop my brains back into my skull I just might. For now, a stupid kitchen trick for a hopelessy smelly Friday.

To take some of that onion smell out of your hands after chopping and slicing, rub your hands on something steel under some running water. If you’ve got a stainless steel sink, give it a friendly rub. The steel actually takes the smell away. If you _don’t_ have a stainless steel sink, you can always get a bar of stainless steel soap. It sounds strange, but these bars actually look kind of cool.

I don’t know all of the science behind this, but [someone else has an idea of how this trick works](http://chemistry.allinfoabout.com/features/steelodor.html). It won’t remove _all_ of the most heinous odors, but it will help with onion or garlic stenches when you’re doing some scratch cooking.

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9.30.05 / 2pm
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Stupid Kitchen Tricks