Random Foods That People have Been Eating Wrong (13 items)

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  (#1) Egg

  Picking at the shell of hard boiled egg doesn't have to be as painstaking as you might think. The trick to an easily-peeled egg lies in the cooking process. While you're boiling your eggs, add baking soda to the water.

  When you go to peel the egg later, the shell will all but fall off with one or two cracks.
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  (#2) Banana

  Sometimes, trying to peel a banana from the stem can be tough and awkward. You can easily use a little too much force and cause the banana to come squishing out at the unopened seams.

  The answer is to flip the banana over and peel it from the bottom up. Peeling from this angle is often cleaner and quicker than relying on the stem. Besides, this is how monkeys do it.
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  (#3) Chicken Wings

  Whether plain or barbecue, buffalo or teriyaki, chicken wings are a true culinary delight. But you've probably been exerting way too much effort in getting all the meat off the bone. Simply pull off the cartilage from the wider side of the wing, grab hold of the bone, and pull it out with a gentle twist. Then, enjoy the wing in one bite!
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  (#4) Chinese Takeout

  The white cardboard takeout box is just as much a staple of American Chinese food as orange chicken and Mongolian beef. And next time you get Chinese delivery, you won't even need to dirty a plate. Those white cardboard boxes collapse with little effort into makeshift plates or serving platters.
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  (#5) Taco

  There's always room for tacos. Sadly, making a mess with a crispy taco is astonishingly easy: one bite, and the whole delicious thing could collapse. Next time, when you're dressing your taco, wrap all the fixings (meat, cheese, veggies, etc.) in a large piece of lettuce. Then, slip the packed envelope of lettuce into the shell. The two pockets ensure a cleaner, quicker bite every time.
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  (#6) Cake

  There's no wrong way to eat cake. The cutting of the cake, however, can be a messy undertaking, and one misstep can smear frosting and dismantle carefully-assembled layers. The solution? Dental floss! Use strong, unscented floss, wind it around your fingers like you would if you were about to floss your teeth, then slice it through the cake to make neat, clean pieces.

  Bonus tip: you can use the same technique to quickly cut a cake into layers.
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  (#7) Soda

  Some people prefer sipping their soda through a straw. And just because you're drinking out of a can doesn't mean you can't still be in total control of your consumption. Once you pop the tab, just swing the tab around so it hangs over the opening; this way, you'll have a holder through which you can keep your straw in place.
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  (#8) Ketchup

  They're small, unruly, and seem to contain about three drops of ketchup. But there's a better way to attack those ketchup packets and get every drop out of each and every one. Instead of removing the top along the perforation, look at the end of the dotted line and you'll see a small, dotted semi-circle extended off the main dotted line.

  Lift this up to create a teeny-tiny little bowl for dipping your fries one by one.
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  (#9) Baked Eggs

  Instead of boiling eggs, you can bake them! Baking the eggs can make the egg texture creamier and stink up your apartment less.
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  (#10) Oreo

  A glass of milk and a plateful of Oreos: for many, a match made in heaven. But the repeated dunking can be a pain, and your fingers can get cold (yes, first world problems). Oreos, however, are the perfect slim and compact size for a fork. Simply insert the tines through the soft, creamy center, and use the fork to dunk into the milk. Mind. Blown.
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  (#11) Strawberries

  It's delightful to dip into a bowl of fresh strawberries. Unfortunately, the pesky green stems get in the way and interrupt your enjoyment of those delicious berries. To savor strawberries without having to pluck off the stem and stain your fingers, simply push a straw up through the bottom of the berry and out the top. The stem will pop off in one smooth motion.
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  (#12) Cupcakes

  Revolutionize the way you eat a cupcake by making it into a sandwich. Twist off the bottom of the cupcake and place it on the top of the frosting. Take that, Cakester Oreos.
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  (#13) Apple

  Many people are under the impression that an apple's seeds and core must be avoided at all costs. But in reality, you can eat the entire apple. That means seeds and cores, too. The whole thing is perfectly edible, and you're leaving zero waste.

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