COOKING TIPS

>BASIC GENERAL TIPS
Get some useful tips covering topics like how to season, knives and knife skills, and cookware.

>EQUIPPING YOUR KITCHEN
Get a list of essential equipment, cookware, and supplies. If it's "essential" you need it, if not, you can probably live without it or substitute something else.

>POTS & PANS
My treatise on what you should buy

>STOCKING YOUR KITCHEN
Get a list of essential fridge/freezer, pantry, herbs/spices, and mis.

>WHERE TO SHOP
Get a list of local markets and specialty shops with tips on what to buy where and how to save $s.

>HERBS & SPICES
How to organize your spice rack.

>READING LIST
What I've been reading: what I've liked and why.

>CLASS NOTES
Get class-specific notes covering each night's dishes in the order we cook them. This is updated regularly as we progress through the syllabus

>FREE RECIPES AVAILABLE
from Blue Apron

More Cooking Tips

>Cook with Wine
Use wine and spirits to boost flavor!

>Fresh Herbs
Many home cooks use dry herbs, some old enough to be in small metal tins! It's time to move past the quick and easy and try some fresh herbs.

>Grill Smoke
Use this clever trick to add smoke flavor to grilled food.

>Hang your Pots and Pans
Make every pot and pan easy to get... covers too!

>Home-made Stock
Next time you want chicken, buy the whole bird. Then make chicken stock using my simple recipe. You'll never buy that canned stuff again!

>Lapsang Souchong Tea
In A New Way to Cook, Sally Schneider extolls the virtues of lapsang souchong tea to make smokey tea essence.

>Measure by Hand
Learn what a TSP and TBS look like in your hand to speed up cooking.

>Shallots
They've been said to be like a cross between an onion and garlic, but they're really their own thing. Just get some, and cook with them. You'll never look back!

>Sharp Knives
If you have a sharpener, this tip doesn't even cost you a cent... unless, of course, you cut yourself in the process and end up at the emergency room! If you don't have a sharpener, it's time to invest in one.

>Spice Rack
Maybe it is time to organize your herbs and spices. You can weed out ove-the-hill spices while you're at it.

>Squeeze Bottles
Yea, kind of flashy, almost celebratory, but you can use them like the pros to make things look nice too.

>Steel Cut Oats
What to do with this miserable product if you get caught with a tub.

>True Citrus
Real citrus in crystallized form, available in lemon, lime, and orange. Substitute for zest or extract.

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