(Hi Everyone!) Today I'm going to show you a selection of life hacks
to help you with party food.
(Good idea)
If you're serving chips and a dip,
instead of just opening them up and leaving them on the table,
(I want to dance to the background music)
you can take a bowl
(I can?)
and place a glass of wine inside.
(Yep)
Fill up the bowl up with your chips
or crisps as you call them in Britain,
(Dave, how many can I have?)
and be careful not to get any in the glass.
(Tasty!)
Then open up your dip and pour it into the glass.
(Comment about chips in the comments)
It looks great and it's a really nice way to serve it all together.
If you want to make your own potato wedges,
you can use one of these apple corer and slicers.
(And breath!)
Place your potato on a chopping board,
and cut straight down.
It's quick and simple and it makes the perfect wedges.
But you might have to push them out from the bottom.
(I wish I could feel your bottom)
If you like, you can chop the middle core in half with a knife,
but I generally like to keep them as they are.
(Yep)
Place them on a baking tray,
and make as many as you like.
It's ideal if you're doing lots of potatoes.
This spray oil is really good for wedges
because it means you can give them a nice light coating.
(Potatoes are awesome.)
Dust over any spices you might like.
I'm using paprika and a pinch of salt
(Ew)
Bake them in the oven until they're nice and golden
and cooked all the way through.
(The clock is ticking)
If you're also serving a couple of pizzas,
and you find there's not enough space in the oven to fit them both in properly,
(Grrrrrr! My pizza won't fit!)
put your pizza on a chopping board, cut it in half,
and place it on an oven rack like this.
Do the same with the other one,
and you can see there's plenty of space for
them to cook properly and they don't overlap.
(Well, what happens if it does?)
When they're cooked,
you can put the two halves back together,
cut the pizza as normal,
and serve it on a plate.
(Can it be on a bowl?)
When your wedges are golden and cooked all the way through,
put them on to a plate or a bowl.
(Oww! It's hot! Dave! HELP!)
And to accompany your wedges,
you can use a muffin tray to serve a selection of dips and sauces.
These tips are great finger food for a party.
They're quick and simple, and really easy to do.
(Are forks allowed?)
The muffin tray means you don't need different jars of dips all over the table,
and it keeps it nice and neat.
(Darn! I wish I was invited to one of your parties)
If you want a really quick and simple light dessert,
you can serve a watermelon.
You may have seen me do this trick before
but it's a really good one for parties.
Put your melon on a chopping board and slice it clean in half.
(Fun Fact: Watermelon is heavy, not light)
Lie it down flat,
(Watermelon is 3D.. Am I seeing things?
and use your knife to put slices all the way across the watermelon, like this.
(Make them even)
Turn it 90 degrees, and do exactly the same again.
(90 degrees is hot weather)
Try to keep all the pieces together.
And that's your melon, ready to serve!
People can just pull out a piece,
and it's ready to eat.
Pretty cool huh? (We know Dave....)
or take a look at my YouTube channel page.
(Can you take a look at mine?)
Stay safe, have fun! And as always,
thanks for watching!
(Bye everybody!)