30 Simple Cooking Techniques You Should Be Doing As Revealed By Professionals

You won't get any Michelin stars from these but you won't view cooking as a burden anymore

Chelsi

• Published in Interesting
• March 15, 2022

Let's face it, we can't all be professional chefs; it takes a long time to be that skilled and wonderful with food. However, this doesn't mean we can be awful home cooks.

Even if you live by yourself, you should and you deserve delicious food. Home cooking also means having control over the kind of food that goes into your body.

Fast food and restaurant food are both great. They require minimum effort because all you have to do is sit and wait for someone to bring whatever you ordered.

Ordering from a restaurant is not for everyone. If you're trying to be more mindful of the food you eat then home-cooked meals are the way to go.

By cooking your own food, you'll also have a lot more say on how much money you're spending. Cooking your own meals is a good way of sticking to your budget and not overspending.

Sadly, cooking is not a skill that everyone possesses. But it doesn't have to be as challenging as you think it is.

According to one very helpful Reddit discussion, there are a lot of ways to make cooking less of a chore and more of an enjoyable experience. The chefs of Reddit banded together to share some simple tips and tricks to make your homecooked meals tastier.

Here are some techniques you can practice to make better meals:

1. Garlic and onion have different cooking time and should never be sauteed at the same time

2. Mise en place or prep work will make cooking less of a hassle

3. Do not overlook your acids, people!

4. Let your meat rest and don't use dull knives

5. Don't just stick to what you know

6. Compare multiple recipes online before cooking

7. Safety first

8. If you're going to use the dishwasher, place your knives blade side down

9. Watch a few online tutorials if you want to learn the proper technique, pro tip: start with Gordon Ramsay's video

10. This one applies to sauteing

11. When you deep fry, you want the flavor on the meat and the breading, not the oil

12. You lose a lot of the flavors in vegetables when you boil them to death; try roasting them instead

13. There's a proper way to remove the seed from your bell peppers

14. Boil your potatoes first before roasting them

15. Microwave is a good friend but it can't be used for all things

16. A warm plate makes a lot of difference

17. Use the non-blade side of the knife to scrape ingredients off of the chopping board

18. This also works when cooking bacon

19. Don't underestimate cleanliness in the kitchen

20. Salt your pasta water liberally

21. Eggs are great when cooked properly

22. It's the egg whites you should watch out for, not the yolks

23. Buy a meat thermometer and use it

24. Patience is an aptitude necessary in the kitchen

25. Crack your eggs on a flat surface

26. High heat for faster cooking time is not a substitute for slow cooking

27. Specific knives are used for specific ingredients

28. It's called a pinch grip and it makes the world of difference

29. The kind of salt you use also affects the flavor of your food

30. Use an ice bath immediately

BONUS: perhaps the most important tip of all

Don't forget to clean as you go while cooking. Use the idle time while waiting for the water to boil to clean your countertop and rinse the utensils.

These techniques won't make you a professional chef by a long shot but they will make your food a lot better. Prep work will also be easier if you're doing it the right way.

Chelsi