How to be thrifty in the kitchen?
Why should you be thrifty?
Due to the unusual circumstances of today and the resulting impossibilities, it is time to tighten your belt. Covid-19 and natural disasters such as earthquakes, avalanches, and floods in certain parts of our country are causing hardship for citizens from all walks of life. The global economic damage and the long-standing economic difficulties in our country are leading citizens into economic hardship. To get through this period comfortably, you need to be thrifty during this time. Therefore, you should start saving. You should start by cutting back on our discretionary spending. You can start by cutting back on unnecessary and discretionary spending in the kitchen.
Practical Tips
If you have a dishwasher, you can start by saving and being thrifty in the kitchen by waiting until your dirty dishes fill it up and then washing them with one detergent capsule. If you don't have a dishwasher, you should set aside a small basin of soapy water, meaning detergent water, and wash all the dishes by lathering them with very little water.
Oil Waste
Stop using a lot of oil in your meals and separate your cooking oil to reuse it. In this way, you will save water and waste oil, thus protecting nature. You should cook only as much food as you can eat in one day. Even if you cook more, you should finish it the next day without cooking new food, because you will likely have to throw that food away.
Both Healthy and Economical
Another area where we can save is to choose foods made from vegetables and legumes instead of foods that will be consumed quickly. Instead of making a variety of meals, we can save money by making only two or three dishes that will be filling. You can save money by preparing your bread at home instead of buying it from outside, using the necessary ingredients and cooking only as much as you can eat. If you prefer ready-made products such as sucuk, salami, kavurma, and pastirma, you can be thrifty and protect your health by giving up these products for a while.
Less Variety, More Savings
One of the biggest expenses in the kitchen is the ready-made products consumed at breakfast. Instead of buying various types and kilograms of products such as olives and cheese, you should buy only as much as you can consume at breakfast. If you have ten types of breakfast items at home, you should consume five of them one day and the other five another day. When consuming fruit, you should choose fruits that are in season, because fruits out of season may not be healthy, and you should not consume them. When choosing fruits, you should prefer more affordable fruits like apples and pears instead of expensive fruits like pineapple and bananas.
Finally, Tea
Another issue is drinks. As Turks, we are among the countries that consume the most tea in the world, and I am sure that in almost every household, at least one teapot of tea is brewed daily. You can save money by drying your used tea leaves on your balcony. If you brewed a small amount of tea and it's not too strong, you can dry it again and re-brew it for drinking, as it won't lose its properties.
