Organisation queen shares her THREE favourite food tricks that will save you time and money – and why dental floss is perfect for chopping up watermelon
- Chantel Mila reveals three methods to prep popular fruits to save money & time
- She has shared how to cut up a watermelon, juice a lemon and dice up a kiwi fruit
- The mum uses dental floss, a whisk and a wooden stick to prepare the fruits
A home hack queen has revealed the three food tricks she swears by to save time and money in the kitchen.
Melbourne mum-of-two Chantel Mila, better known as Mamma Mila, has shared how to efficiently cut a watermelon, juice a lemon and dice up a kiwi fruit to make the most of the fruits.
To cut a watermelon into perfectly even slices without wasting an inch the mum uses a piece of dental floss; she first runs it along the base of watermelon that’s still attached to the rind.
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Melbourne mum-of-two Chantel Mila, better known as Mamma Mila, has shared how to cut a watermelon, juice a lemon and dice kiwi fruit
By tracing the inside of the rind with the floss, the fruit can be sliced with ease into even triangles.
To juice a lemon without drying it out, she simply rolls it onto the bench to loosen the flesh inside and then pokes a hole into the top of it.
The hole inside the fruit will allow juice to instantly flow out of it when needed without it going dry over time.
To juice a lemon without drying it out, she simply rolls it onto the bench to loosen the flesh inside and then pokes a hole into the top of it
To chop a kiwi with ease, Chantel uses a whisk head from an electric mixer
To chop a kiwi with ease, Chantel uses a whisk head from an electric mixer.
She pushes the whisk into the fruit, then gently twists it to remove the flesh from the skin and reveals perfect bite-sized pieces.
The mum’s simple fruit hacks have impressed thousands and many have left comments saying they cannot wait to try the tricks for themselves.