If you spend a lot of time planning meals and preparing food, making all of those helpful kitchen tips and tricks that save you time worth knowing. These kitchen tricks will make cooking so much easier. Here are 18 handy tricks that will make life a lot easier when it comes to the one room we undeniably spend the most time in: the kitchen. Whether you’re a veteran or a novice, whether you’re the next at-home Rachel Ray or you can’t tell a teaspoon from a tablespoon, everyone can use some handy tricks to make cooking easier.