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6th Gear said:
Use the very best ingredients you can afford.
Invest in a good set of pans and knives.
Experiment. Don't stick to recipes, rather use them as inspiration for your own ideas.
Hmm.Invest in a good set of pans and knives.
Experiment. Don't stick to recipes, rather use them as inspiration for your own ideas.
The best ingredients are not always the most expensive. Also experimenting is good, IF you know what you are doing and it's a familiar recipe. If not, it's easy to ruin stuff. I have a friend who is very good at this. Then again having ruined it she slathers it in sweet chilli sauce so it ends up in the same state anyway.
Home cooks don't make the best chefs
Balsamic vinegar......Don't waste you'r money buying the expensive stuff when it's exactly the same as the cheaper one, probably even from the same distillery. (Unless it's the proper traditional made stuff that is casked once a year)
Always toast your unground spices.
Make sure that pan is super smoking hot before cooking your meat.
Learn to use salt properly.
When preparing live mussels/cockles etc for consumption, soak them in water with pepper in it. As they circulate the water they will spit the pepper with any sand/grit that is contained in them.
Don't shallow fry with olive oil.
A dash of vinegar is always good for giving soups and sauces a hint of acidity.
Work clean.
Balsamic vinegar......Don't waste you'r money buying the expensive stuff when it's exactly the same as the cheaper one, probably even from the same distillery. (Unless it's the proper traditional made stuff that is casked once a year)
Always toast your unground spices.
Make sure that pan is super smoking hot before cooking your meat.
Learn to use salt properly.
When preparing live mussels/cockles etc for consumption, soak them in water with pepper in it. As they circulate the water they will spit the pepper with any sand/grit that is contained in them.
Don't shallow fry with olive oil.
A dash of vinegar is always good for giving soups and sauces a hint of acidity.
Work clean.
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