Peel boiled potatoes in seconds, shell an egg without making a mess and create a candle out of a tin of TUNA: Video reveals hacks to make life easier in the kitchen

  • New video shows how you can peel potatoes instantly using ice-cold water
  • Tricks include shelling a hard boiled egg and peeling an orange in seconds
  • Life hacks will help to save time in the kitchen and to save on energy bills

By Emily Hodgkin For Mailonline

Published: 08:27 EST, 23 October 2015 | Updated: 08:27 EST, 23 October 2015

Getting things done faster in the kitchen is the best way to take the stress out of making dinner after a hard day at work or running around after little ones.

So with that in mind, these simple food hacks are a godsend in terms saving precious minutes slaving over a hot stove.

From peeling a potato in seconds to shelling a boiled egg, this video reveals some bizarre tricks.

The three-minute video, put together by Rumble, begins with potatoes boiling in the pan, ready to be peeled.

Instead of straining the potatoes, the man in the footage lifts the vegetables out, and places them into a bowl of iced water along with a spoon and leaves them there for five to ten seconds.

He then lifts the lid off the pan, and picks up one of the potatoes, and the skin comes away easily in his hands. 

A new video shows five life hacks that can help you with cooking and save you money on your energy bills

A new video shows five life hacks that can help you with cooking and save you money on your energy bills

Peeling a potato in seconds is made possible by transferring the potato from the boiling pan into ice cold water

Peeling a potato in seconds is made possible by transferring the potato from the boiling pan into ice cold water

Fancy a boiled egg on soldiers but can't be bothered to clear up the mess the shell makes when peeling it?

Then the next hack on the video could help - and shows you how to do it in just seconds.

The footage shows an egg boiling in a pan, and then being taken out, and placed into a small glass before being covered with cold water. 

A glass and some cold water makes shelling a hard boiled egg quick and simple - you can do it in seconds

A glass and some cold water makes shelling a hard boiled egg quick and simple - you can do it in seconds

Shaking the glass back and forth cracks the shell, which you can pull away from the egg in one easy piece

Shaking the glass back and forth cracks the shell, which you can pull away from the egg in one easy piece

The man in the footage then uses his fingers to cover the open side of the glass and holds it over the sink while shaking it back and forth for five seconds.

When he is finished the shell of the egg comes away smoothly in one piece - leaving no mess to clean away.

After potato peeling and egg shelling, next up on the video is how to peel an orange. 

Slice the top and bottom off an orange for this speedy trick to get the segments out of your orange

Slice the top and bottom off an orange for this speedy trick to get the segments out of your orange

If you slice down the remaining skin vertically and pull it apart the segments will pop out of the orange easily

If you slice down the remaining skin vertically and pull it apart the segments will pop out of the orange easily

Put your fingers away, and instead, use a knife to cut off the top and bottom of the fruit.

Then the skin is peeled apart in one movement, after which the segments pop out easily.

Not just food hacks, the footage also goes into household tips for winter.

For those who are keen to save on their heating bill this winter a clever insulation trick is featured.

As the cold nights settle in, a suggestion for keeping warm is to slide bubble wrap slid between the panes of glass in your window to help keep the heat in - if you don't mind obstructing your view. 

The oil from the tin of tuna will cause the toilet paper to burn - and afterwards the tuna is still perfectly edible

The oil from the tin of tuna will cause the toilet paper to burn - and afterwards the tuna is still perfectly edible

Using toilet roll and a can of tuna you can create a scentless candle that will burn for two to three hours

Using toilet roll and a can of tuna you can create a scentless candle that will burn for two to three hours

The video also shows viewers how to make a handy candle or torch using a tin of tuna in vegetable oil, which you can still eat afterwards.

Taking a screwdriver, a hole is made in the top of the can. Toilet roll is rolled up to create a makeshift wick before one end is pushed into the hole. 

The tissue paper will then burn for between two to three hours. Whats more, it doesn't create a smell.  

Using bubble wrap in your windows is a simple and effective method of insulating your house to save on bills

Using bubble wrap in your windows is a simple and effective method of insulating your house to save on bills

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