Becoming A More Efficient Cook

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Becoming A More Efficient Cook

Efficiency will save you lots of time in
the kitchen, to accomplish this, learn to
do more than one thing at a time.
Increased preparation time before
cooking is another way to become a
faster cook.

Read your recipe before starting, this
will save you many headaches, like
getting a dish ready and finding out you
need bat wings and you dont have any!
Just kidding, I dont stock bat wings in
my kitchen either, but you get the idea.

Get everything you will need together,
follow the order they are used in the
recipe, this allows you to be sure that
you have everything you will need. Once
you are sure you have everything,
measure out the ingredients according
to the recipe.

Organize all of your ingredients on one
side of the work area, as you use
something, move it to the other side,
lessens confusion as to whether you
used it or not.

Use the cutting board for all of your
non-meat items first, this avoids cross
contamination. If you have to prepare
the meat first, wash the cutting board
thoroughly before using it for any other
food items.

Keeping a sink of hot soapy water will
help cleanup later on, just drop used
utensils in the water and allow them to
soak.

Sometimes it is better to use your
hands to mix something than it is to use
a utensil; it also saves time washing up
later. I for one loved making mud pies
when I was a child, the only difference is
the mud is now hamburger and the
crushed leaves are now herbs.

Salads are always mixed more evenly if
they are tossed with your hands. Make
sure to wash your hands thoroughly,
inexpensive plastic gloves will help if
you didnt like playing in the mud!

Coat measuring cups, spoons and
molds with non-stick spray before
putting anything sticky in them, the
ingredients will slide right out. To
prevent having to clean a burned on,
sticky mess from your boiler pan, line
the pan with foil and spray the rack with
non-stick spray.

Re-sealable plastic is great for
marinating and coating foods with flour
or cornmeal.

Planning in advance can save you a lot
of time in the kitchen opening up your
evenings to spend more time with your
family.

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