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3 Kitchen Hacks from The Pioneer Woman Ree Drummond

The Pioneer Woman Ree Drummond knows how to make the most of the tools in her kitchen. She offered up some of her very best tips for getting things done.

by Sheiresa Ngo

Published on May 16, 2022

2 min read

Use lemon and soap to keep cutting boards clean

The Pioneer Woman Ree Drummond and Stephen Colbert talk during a cooking demonstration.

The Pioneer Woman Ree Drummond and Stephen Colbert | Scott Kowalchyk/CBS via Getty Images

If you’ve been dealing with stubborn stains on your cutting board, Drummond has a great inside tip. She revealed how she keeps her cutting boards sparkling clean. In the Spring 2019 issue of The Pioneer Woman magazine, a reader said she noticed Drummond uses wooden cutting boards often, and she was wondering how the TV star manages to keep the boards clean.

Drummond says her secret weapons are items you probably have in your kitchen right now—lemon and soap. “It’s pretty simple: I just wash them in warm, soapy water. Sometimes I’ll cut a lemon in half and rub it over the surface, let it sit for a couple of minutes and rinse it off, to keep odors from setting in,” said Drummond. (Here are some secrets from Food Network chefs on getting comfortable with cooking.)

Make 7-can soup when you’re too tired to cook

There’s nothing like a home-cooked meal, but it can be a pain to deal with the cleanup. Sometimes all you want to do is relax after a big meal. The thought of doing dishes after your belly is full can be a downer.

In the holiday 2019 issue of The Pioneer Woman a reader asked Drummond if she could recommend a dinner recipe that would help her prepare a meal without having to deal with a big mess afterward. “What easy dinner recipe do you recommend for a mom who is too tired to cook a big meal and clean up a big mess?” the reader asked.

Drummond gave the reader a great solution to her dilemma. The Food Network star suggested her 7-can soup for those nights when you’re too tired to cook and dread washing a pile of dishes.

“It sounds like a cop-out, but you can’t beat my 7-Can Soup on those nights when you don’t want to make a big mess or put forth a lot of effort,” says Drummond. “All you have to do is crack open the cans and throw them into the pot. The results are magic!”

Freeze leftover baked goods

Sometimes you can’t finish all of your baked goods. You don’t want them to go to waste, so what do you do? How does Drummond store leftover baked goods and treats? In Drummond’s holiday issue, she answered a reader question about her food-storage method. Drummond gave a humorous response, saying sweets don’t really last that long in the Drummond household. (Here are Drummond’s favorite donuts.)

“I’m not very good at holding on to treats—they get eaten pretty quickly in our house!” says Drummond. “I don’t ever store homemade candies, because they’re just too delicious, but things like cookies, cinnamon rolls and other soft baked goods freeze well. I generally freeze them in their finished state, wrapped in plastic wrap and then in foil.”

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