What are the best practices you’ve learned to save time or make a meal better.

  • Drunemeton
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    181 year ago

    Let your protein equalize to room temperature before you cook it. This is a great time to season it as well. Pat dry, then cook.

    Rest any grilled or pan fried meat on a non-heated surface for at least 5 minutes after cooking.

    “Carry Over Cooking” is a thing that usually results in overcooked food if you don’t account for it.

    Learn to make a pan sauce. Easy, quick, and worth it.

    That trick of reserving a cup of “pasta water” that you never do? Yeah…

    Almost without exception dried herbs/spices go in at the beginning of the cooking process, and fresh go in at the end.

    If you work with a group of people start having an “Autumn Potluck” at work. It’s perfect for trying out holiday recipes, before the holiday, and get back constructive feedback and/or nice compliments.