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Sunday, May 20, 2012

How To Cook Like A Great Chef

MANDATORY CREDIT PHOTO BY DAVE M. BENETT/GETTY...
MANDATORY CREDIT PHOTO BY DAVE M. BENETT/GETTY IMAGES REQUIRED) (L-R) Mark Hix, Mark Edwards, Richard Corrigan, Giorgio Locatelli and Peter Gordon attend the Who's Cooking Dinner? charity event in aid of leukaemia charity Leukaon, at the Langham Hotel on March 8, 2010 in London, England. (Image credit: Getty Images via @daylife)
By Carina Helen Sanchez


Having a meal is a favorite time of the day for all people. This is especially true if the meals are being prepared by someone who knows their way around a kitchen. The following article will describe techniques that anybody can take advantage of, from amateur to expert.

If you are cooking for someone you want to impress, cook something you already know how to make. Cooking a new recipe is a bad idea since you have not yet worked out any quirks in the recipe. This can lessen the stress of your cooking.


Always buy your meat and fish on the bone. Put the bones, cooked or raw, in heavy duty ziploc bags and store them in the freezer until you are ready to use.

Prepare your meal ahead of time so you can leave it sitting for a few minutes. A lot of people may be unaware that it is important to allow the meal to rest. You may be tempted to serve people as soon as the meal comes out of the oven. Doing so actually causes you to miss out on some extra flavors. Give your meal enough time to cool, and new flavors will appear.

When fresh fruits, including avocados, bananas, pears, peaches, and apples, are sliced and therefore exposed to air, they have a higher chance of turning brown. Lemon or salt water can do an adequate job of staving off the browning process, but it's better to use is pineapple juice. A small dip works well, so don't go dunking the fruit in the juice.

Sprinkle salt on your cutting board before cutting fresh herbs. This keeps your herbs on the cutting board and can add a bit of flavor, as well. To avoid serving a dish that is too salty, do not add extra salt to the meal you are preparing. The salt will stick to the herbs and make their flavor stronger.

Add a little salt to your cutting board whenever you are slicing up some herbs. This adds flavor to the herbs and helps to keep them from sliding off the cutting board. If you add the salt to your cutting board, reduce the salt in the recipe by the same amount, so that you don't add too much salt to your dish. The salt that is used on this board gives your herbs some extra flavor because it sticks to them.

There's nothing like eating a really fantastic meal. Learning to be a good cook requires fresh ingredients, a good recipe and a willingness to learn. Cooking well is within anyone's reach. This article should have given you the tools you need to start cooking.




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