Cooking tips are handy, especially if you are no old hand at kitchen duty. Whether you are new to cooking or have scorched your hands, burnt your tongue, burnt a dish, or even a portion of the kitchen enough number of times to qualify for chef-hood, you can never have too many cooking tips and tricks up your sleeve. When dealing with pecans, for example, make them easier to shell by soaking them for 10 minutes in boiling water. Prevent eggs from cracking during boiling by adding a pinch of salt to the water. If, on the other hand, you have stains on your fingers, simply cut up and rub raw potato on the stain. Then, rinse with water. In need of more cooking tips? This section will help!