Fixing cooking disasters
If you've added too much salt to a recipe, put a peeled raw potato into the soup or casserole and continue to cook, so the potato can absorb some of the salt. Whip it out before serving and your guests will be none the wiser!
Caroline Haynes, 35, Haslemere, Surrey
If you've found you've added too much chilli powder to your cooking, cut a lemon in half and add it to the pot to simmer. I don't know why it works, but it takes some of the fire out.
Hayley Lewis, 28, Aberystwyth, Ceredigion
To get rid of that nasty taste when you have burnt something at the bottom of the pan, add a splash of lemon.
Jayne Gillespie, 29, Coventry, West Midlands
If you've burnt the bottom of the pan while cooking stew, don't scrape the burnt bottom of the pan off - it will taste horrible. My gran always told me to pour the unburnt stew into a new pot and add a raw potato to the mixture. Leave it for about 15 minutes and the stew will taste much better because the potato has absorbed the burnt taste.
Kerry Miles, 36, Ilkeston, Derbyshire
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