The cooking tips I never got at culinary school

Posted on | December 17, 2009

I got these cooking tips from YOU!

Remember the contest I ran last month? Well … you were so nice and shared your cooking tips with me. So, the least I can do is to pass on the love and share the cooking tips with everyone.

And what great cooking tips these are (and just in time for the holidays – thank heavens!).

Oh, and once I’ve shared all the cooking tips (I didn’t put them all in one post; there is just so many of them), I’ll share some of the cooking stories (erm kitchen disasters!). Some are very funny.

But let’s start with those helpful tips …

1.   Keep a clean kitchen. It inspires creativity.
2.   Always prepare as much ahead of time as possible and cut all vegetables and meat before beginning the cooking process. Make sure all ingredients are handy.
3.   Store leftovers in wide mouth glass jars – they’re very eco-friendly!
4.   Understand every vegetable! You can’t treat every vegetable the same and you must learn the most delicious way to cook each one. Roasting veggies takes a little bit more time, but completely alters the taste of a dish.
5.   Have a garbage bowl on your kitchen counter to ensure an organized and clean cooking process.
6.   Keep it simple. My most successful foods are some of the simplest – soft pretzels, chocolate chip cookies, chicken seasoned with nothing more than a rub of olive oil & garlic.
7.   An easy way to chop fresh herbs is to put them in a small glass and cut with kitchen shears.
8.   Roast your chicken alone…brown your mirepoix and trimmings on the stove separately…and make an enriched stock out of that for your jus! MUCH quicker, and reduces burn potential!
9.   Never be afraid if the worst results aren’t fatal!
10.   clean up as you are cooking. there’s nothing better than having a clean kitchen right after dinner.

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