12 simple cooking hacks everyone should know

If you're an amateur in the kitchen, meal preparation can be a slow process. But there are plenty of hacks that can make the process faster and more efficient.

Business Insider consulted America's Test Kitchen, a professional culinary organization that's home to 50 food experts and also produces the popular cooking show of the same name.

Bridget Lancaster and Julia Collin Davison, culinary scientists at America's Test Kitchen and the hosts of the TV show's 2017 season, gave us a few cooking tips that they say can help anyone save time and avoid mess.

Check them out.