Do you have an unusual cooking "hack"?

Question

Do you use something or prepare/cook something a certain way that is unusual? 
Lol here's mine... when I make tomatosauce or just when I use tomatepaste in a dish and I think the taste is too sourish, I mix black tea in it. It doesn't change the taste really, just makes it less sour.

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I've heard of using sugar for the same thing. I add instant coffee bits (the kind you just add hot water to to make black coffee) into homemade chocolate cake. It enhances the chocolate flavor. Also if I'm boiling potatoes, I'll add bullion (beef or chicken) to the water to give it more flavor.

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Ok, I can’t stand the smell of chicken if it is not cooked with onions and for that reason, I never eat chicken when we eat out. 
When I prepare drumsticks for later, let’s say tomorrow, after taking the skin off, I put them in a ziplock bag with some rings of onion or garlic. This way they smell less gross when I cook them.

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Hmm that is odd. I don't think I do anything like that, but I don't follow a recipe for anything. I always make it up every time.

Do you have an unusual cooking "hack"?

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