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"My desk is next to the Good Housekeeping Rese   arch Institute Test Kitchen. Starting this week, the smells that will waft to my workspace from the ovens and stovetops will be of turkey, stuffing, and mashed potatoes. GHRI&amp;#039;s food editors cook two seasons ahead, and, as I know from my walks by the kitchen, they cook calmly and cleanly. I asked GHRI&amp;#039;s food experts for their advice on being handier in the kitchen. They gave me a few time- and headache-saving tips: 1. &amp;quot;Easily chop fatty bacon for recipes by placing it in stacks, wrapping it in plastic wrap, and freezing it for an hour.&amp;quot; \u2013Sherry Rujikarn 2. &amp;quot;To quickly dry blueberries (or any other fruit) for muffins, spread them out on a paper-towel-lined baking sheet.&amp;quot; \u2013Genevieve Ko 3. Save leftover wine for cooking in small jars or bottles in the fridge so you don&amp;#039;t need to pop open a new bottle.&amp;quot; \u2013Cathy Lo 4. &amp;quot;Coat your measuring cup or spoon with a quick spritz of cooking spray before measuring sticky things like honey and molasses, and they&amp;#039;ll slide right out with nothing to waste!&amp;quot; \u2013Jessica Fox 5. &amp;quot;I love quick thawing frozen items, like peas or shrimp, in a colander or sieve under cool (not cold) water, then blotting them dry with a paper towel. It&amp;#039;s super quick and easy.&amp;quot; \u2013Sherry Rujikarn 6. &amp;quot;To pick leaves off thyme stems, run your thumb and index finger against the leaves to pop them off.&amp;quot; \u2013Genevieve Ko 7. &amp;quot;Zap a cold lemon in the microwave for 10 seconds; it will release its juices more easily.&amp;quot;\u2014Susan Westmoreland 8. &amp;quot;Kitchen shears are for more than cutting open bags. Use them to quickly cut up dried fruit, which is usually too sticky to chop, snip chives into perfect little sticks, and &amp;quot;tear&amp;quot; basil without bruising it.&amp;quot; \u2013Sherry Rujikarn For recipe ideas and more kitchen tips, visit Good Housekeeping&amp;#039;s recipe page. If you want to see GHRI&amp;#039;s test kitchen in action, sign up for a tour of the Institute. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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