In addition to the most necessary of culinary uses – mix with cold pressed olive oil, lemon juice, garlic and fresh herbs to create a wonderful salad dressing – below are the top ten culinary hints for using Comvita Apple Cider Vinegar or Comvita Honeygar: 

•    Drink it: Mix with water to create a refreshing drink – in summer add ice and a sprig of mint – in winter add to warm water with a further teaspoonful of Comvita honey.

•    Fresh fruit: add some apple cider vinegar to a bowl of water holding cut fruit as it will stop the fruit from discolouring and going brown.

•    Escaping eggs: add a small amount of apple cider vinegar to the water when boiling eggs, to prevent shells cracking. This also ensures easier and faster removal of shells.

•    Clean cauli: add a teaspoon of apple cider vinegar to your cooking water, to ensure your cauliflower will be white and clean.

•    Fluffy rice: to make fluffier rice, add one teaspoon of apple cider vinegar to the cooking water.

•    Fresh cheese: stored cheese will keep longer by wrapping it in a cloth that has been soaked with apple cider vinegar and keeping it in a sealed container.


•    Flavourful fruit: when cooking fruit, try adding a spoonful of apple cider vinegar to improve and enhance the flavour.

•    Healthy ham: to prevent mould, rub apple cider vinegar on the cut end of uncooked ham. Apple cider vinegar can also be added to boiling ham, as it’s reputed to cut the salty taste and improve the flavour.

•    Perfect poaching: to prevent separation of yolks and whites, add a teaspoon of apple cider vinegar to the water when poaching eggs.

•    Marinate meat: marinating meat overnight in apple cider vinegar will tenderise it (try adding herbs for even more flavour).