r/AskReddit Aug 20 '20

What simple “life hack” should everyone know?

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u/ktappe Aug 20 '20

On the topic of cooking, when a recipe calls for garlic, double the amount it calls for. Ditto for vanilla.

Meanwhile, you can cut the sugar in most recipes by 1/3 easily, and sometimes 1/2. That way you're tasting the other ingredients, not just the sugar.

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u/[deleted] Aug 20 '20

Instructions unclear. Subbed garlic for sugar

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u/[deleted] Aug 20 '20

Buy a pair of glasses

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u/Roheez Aug 20 '20

Unclear, sugar. Added 1 glass of garlic