1, directly soak in clear water for six to seven hours. In fact, the simplest, most direct and laziest way to soak dried kelp is to put dried kelp directly into clear water for soaking, but the soaking time will be longer, generally it takes at least six to seven hours. If the kelp itself is dry and hard, it may take eight to nine hours. In this way, kelp can be soaked and softened, and delicious kelp silk can be made. Therefore, you must be patient in soaking kelp with clear water, and you must soak it for enough time. You can soak it one day in advance. If time is insufficient, it will make kelp hard and black, and the taste will be much worse.

2. Steam first and then soak. Many chefs know that if you want dried kelp to be soaked as quickly as possible, you can use a trick to steam dried kelp on the pot first, and then soak it, which will shorten a lot of time. Of course, when steaming kelp, you also need to master certain skills. You don't need to wash the dried kelp with water. Just bundle it directly and steam it on the pot for about 30 minutes. Steamed kelp is then directly soaked in clean water. Generally, it only takes two to three hours, and dried kelp can be soaked and softened, and the taste will be very good.

3. Soak your hair with Taomi water. If you want dried kelp to be soaked in water as soon as possible, you can also use rice washing water to soak it, which will save a lot of time compared with clear water. You can also add a spoonful of vinegar in the process of soaking it, which will make the kelp soft and the soaked kelp more delicious.