21.
Sharp knives are less dangerous than dull knives.
22.
Never fry, saute etc nude.
23.
Never ever EVER throw water on a grease fire
Don’t try moving it either. Turn off the heat, place a lid on it or smother it with baking soda, if you don’t have a fire extinguisher.
Also, consider buying a fire extinguisher if you don’t already have one.
24.
wash your hands
25.
Toasting dry spices in a sautee pan can really bring out the flavor of the spices. Don’t put bbq sauce on until the end of cooking meat. The sugar in the bbq sauce can cause the meat to burn and char.
26.
Taste the food
27.
You don’t need to buy pre-made spice rubs. Look at the ingredients and build a well stocked pantry
Celebrity endorsed cookware isn’t always good, a lot of it sucks
Don’t cheap out on knives, buy forged, not stamped.
Store raw meat accordingly, don’t cross contaminate your fridge
Knife magnet strips are better than knife blocks
This is obvious, but never put a cast iron in the dishwasher
Don’t boil the s**t out of potatoes to make mash
Rinse raw rice before cooking
Mise. En. Place.
28.
Salt, pepper and acid will brighten up almost any dish. If an otherwise wonderful dish is just… missing something, add salt, pepper and lemon juice, then reassess.
29.
you’re just going to enjoy cooking more if you have a SHARP knife. No clue how people can hack away at veggies and meat. No reason to go insane either, a $30 Victorinox and $5 sharpener will get you a very long way
30.
Pre heat your pan, its a simple trick but it will improve your cooking
a small amount of oil will go a long long way
when you take steak or pork or lamb off of the heat or out of the oven, always give it time to rest, usually half the amount of time you cooked them, and i tend to loosely cover them in tinfoil
