Brilio.net - Cooking oil is one of the basic ingredients that cannot be separated from cooking activities in the kitchen. Its various functions make cooking oil an important element in creating various delicious dishes. In addition to being a frying medium, cooking oil also plays a role in the process of roasting, sauting, and even as a basic ingredient in making sauces and dressings.
In frying techniques, cooking oil functions as an efficient heat conductor. With the right temperature, cooking oil can fry food to the desired level of doneness, resulting in a crispy texture on the outside and soft on the inside. Using the right oil also helps prevent food from absorbing too much oil, so it remains healthy and delicious.
But not only that, cooking oil actually also has a function that is no less important in the kitchen, you know. Not long ago, a woman who owns the Instagram account @ummubalqishaura revealed that cooking oil can make food last longer . Yup! She stores food with cooking oil.
photo: Instagram/@ummubalqishaura
More precisely, the woman often called Ummu wanted to store limes and chilies. Previously, she stored limes by soaking them in water. However, this method still made the limes turn yellow and even rotten.
photo: Instagram/@ummubalqishaura
Instead, he immediately used cooking oil as a substitute for water. Reported by BrilioFood from Instagram @ummubalqishaura on Tuesday (10/29), this cooking oil is used as a lime coating. So, fresh limes that are to be stored are simply coated with cooking oil.
photo: Instagram/@ummubalqishaura
Next, the lime can be placed directly in an airtight container. Well, this container can be stored in the refrigerator. Compared to water, a layer of cooking oil is more effective in preventing rotting in limes, so they last longer and do not turn yellow.
photo: Instagram/@ummubalqishaura
This method is also applied to chilies. However, Ummu admitted that chilies stored in this way should be in a wilted or almost rotten condition. The method is, simply cut the chilies and add cooking oil. Then place them in an airtight container and store them in the refrigerator. According to Ummu, the layer of oil will help prevent the chilies from drying out and slow down the rotting process.
This video about the other functions of cooking oil has been watched more than 692 thousand times since it was uploaded on Sunday (10/27). Who would have thought, many other Instagram users also gave direct responses in the comments column. Most of these netizens admitted that the trick was very useful to imitate.
" Masha Allag, the tips are cool, um ," said Instagram @bekal_bunda_adels.
" Very useful, umm. Thanks for the tips ," wrote the Instagram account @rohmahef.
" A hack I just found out about in my life ," commented the Instagram account @dianfus.
" Wow, I just found out, I'll practice it tomorrow, thank you, Umma ," concluded Instagram @ana_hael.
" Just found out, you can try this ," explained Instagram @riniandriyanii.