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Post by seikashaven on Sept 21, 2017 23:21:50 GMT
I was just shredding some chicken prepping dinner and I remembered how annoying it was when I used to use two forks to shred it. Someone (maybe a Pea?) recommended using a Kitchen Aid to shred it instead and it's probably the single most useful cooking tip I've ever received.
What's the best bit of kitchen or cooking advice you've been given or was passed onto you?
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Post by christine58 on Sept 21, 2017 23:28:03 GMT
I was just shredding some chicken prepping dinner and I remembered how annoying it was when I used to use two forks to shred it. Someone (maybe a Pea?) recommended using a Kitchen Aid to shred it instead and it's probably the single most useful cooking tip I've ever received. What's the best bit of kitchen or cooking advice you've been given or was passed onto you? I think it might have been me!! A friend told me that she used her scraper/paddle to shred pork so I did it with chicken!!
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Post by Deleted on Sept 21, 2017 23:33:00 GMT
Clean as I go.
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Post by jennrs on Sept 21, 2017 23:35:44 GMT
Make sure you use sharp knives. My knives were so dull and my best friend finally bought me new steak knives and a good chopping knife. I just was so use to the ones I had I didn't realize how bad they were. Changed my whole cooking experience to get good knives.
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Post by leannec on Sept 21, 2017 23:38:04 GMT
What's the best bit of kitchen or cooking advice you've been given or was passed onto you? My mum is a terrible cook so she didn't pass any advice down to me ... sorry mum!! I'm self taught ... The Food Network and the internet have helped me along ... The most important advice I will pass to my dd's is to have a great chef's knife ... if your knife sucks it is difficult to prep anything
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Post by shannoots on Sept 21, 2017 23:44:54 GMT
I have 2 but there aren't cooking related.
1) To clean the microwave, put a bowl of water in and let it come to a boil (I usually leave it in for 4-5 mins). Let it sit in the microwave for a few minutes, with the door closed. The steam will work it's magic and the grossness will just wipe away.
2) To clean the grates (is that what they are called?!) on the stovetop, put them in a Ziploc bag with amonia. Let it sit for a few hours and the grossness will just wipe off.
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Post by basketdiva on Sept 21, 2017 23:46:34 GMT
I have 2 but there aren't cooking related. 1) To clean the microwave, put a bowl of water in and let it come to a boil (I usually leave it in for 4-5 mins). Let it sit in the microwave for a few minutes, with the door closed. The steam will work it's magic and the grossness will just wipe away. 2) To clean the grates (is that what they are called?!) on the stovetop, put them in a Ziploc bag with amonia. Let it sit for a few hours and the grossness will just wipe off. Tip- do the grates outside
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Post by keithurbanlovinpea on Sept 21, 2017 23:49:00 GMT
Sharp knives and mise en place. Plus clean as you go.
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Post by Delta Dawn on Sept 21, 2017 23:50:51 GMT
This is a tip from me to you. My mother used to like to bleach white clothing or spot bleach things like a spaghetti stain on a white t-shirt. I use a Qtip to do so. I also tell everyone in my family that they are not to come downstairs while I am doing bleaching because I do it naked and don't want bleach on my clothes. They are compliant as they want clean clothes, too. Bleach in the buff!
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Post by jeremysgirl on Sept 21, 2017 23:54:48 GMT
That water in the microwave tip is my best one. It seriously changed my life. My kids make such a mess of the microwave.
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Post by shannoots on Sept 21, 2017 23:57:25 GMT
I have 2 but there aren't cooking related. 1) To clean the microwave, put a bowl of water in and let it come to a boil (I usually leave it in for 4-5 mins). Let it sit in the microwave for a few minutes, with the door closed. The steam will work it's magic and the grossness will just wipe away. 2) To clean the grates (is that what they are called?!) on the stovetop, put them in a Ziploc bag with amonia. Let it sit for a few hours and the grossness will just wipe off. Tip- do the grates outside Oh yes, I forgot to mention it almost makes me cry because the ammonia is so strong.
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Post by Merge on Sept 22, 2017 0:05:21 GMT
In addition to the sharp knives, the realization that you don't need a drawer full of gadgets if you have a couple of good, sharp knives and the basic skills to use them. Throw away the garlic press, the tomato slicer and the other 'time savers' in your kitchen.
Clean as you go.
Use microfiber cloths for almost every cleaning task instead of sponges, and change them frequently.
And finally - don't be a hero. It's OK to cook scrambled eggs in a nonstick pan.
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Post by refugeepea on Sept 22, 2017 0:13:19 GMT
1) To clean the microwave, put a bowl of water in and let it come to a boil (I usually leave it in for 4-5 mins). Let it sit in the microwave for a few minutes, with the door closed. The steam will work it's magic and the grossness will just wipe away. I add a little bit of vinegar to the water as well. When boiling pasta, put a wood spoon across the pot and it helps prevent it from boiling over. Some may not like this tip, but I add a bit of vegetable oil as well. So much easier to get the noodles out! I have a messed up thumb and wear a ring splint, so a $5.00 food chopper from Wal-Mart has been an awesome time saver! I need recommendations for some mid-range knives!
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Post by seikashaven on Sept 22, 2017 0:32:31 GMT
I was just shredding some chicken prepping dinner and I remembered how annoying it was when I used to use two forks to shred it. Someone (maybe a Pea?) recommended using a Kitchen Aid to shred it instead and it's probably the single most useful cooking tip I've ever received. What's the best bit of kitchen or cooking advice you've been given or was passed onto you? I think it might have been me!! A friend told me that she used her scraper/paddle to shred pork so I did it with chicken!! Well if it was you - thank you very much!
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Post by lisacharlotte on Sept 22, 2017 2:25:24 GMT
Hot pan, cold oil, food won't stick.
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Post by quinlove on Sept 22, 2017 2:29:50 GMT
Clean as you go. And taste test.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 22, 2017 2:36:03 GMT
2) To clean the grates (is that what they are called?!) on the stovetop, put them in a Ziploc bag with amonia. Let it sit for a few hours and the grossness will just wipe off. Does this dissolve stuck/cooked on grime? I normally just throw my grates in the dishwasher, but there are a couple of spots that just won't come clean. I was going to give oven cleaner a try, but wonder if ammonia would be more successful.
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Post by smginaz Suzy on Sept 22, 2017 2:53:56 GMT
Order in.
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Post by originalvanillabean on Sept 22, 2017 2:59:59 GMT
I was just shredding some chicken prepping dinner and I remembered how annoying it was when I used to use two forks to shred it. Someone (maybe a Pea?) recommended using a Kitchen Aid to shred it instead and it's probably the single most useful cooking tip I've ever received. It was a Pea and this is absolutely the best tip ever, for me.
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Post by mom on Sept 22, 2017 3:07:23 GMT
My favorite tip I have gotten from the Peas was to freeze herbs in ice cube trays and they you can have fresh herbs all year long from your garden.
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Post by eleezybeth on Sept 22, 2017 3:12:47 GMT
We cut everything with a pizza cutter. Spaghetti, pancakes, toast, roller knife for the win! With three kids I've probably babied them for far to long because it is just easier to cut up all their food with a pizza cutter. My 10 year old struggles with a knife, but can work the pizza knife.
And I love my good knives.
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Post by aljack on Sept 22, 2017 3:13:22 GMT
Throw citrus rinds in disposal after juicing to freshen up.
Clean stinky disposal with baking soda and vinegar.
My fave is pulverize granulated sugar in coffee grinder to make powdered sugar. I have run out before and done this.
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Post by craftymom101 on Sept 22, 2017 3:15:31 GMT
mom that's a GREAT tip! Thank you!
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Post by pattyraindrops on Sept 22, 2017 10:13:20 GMT
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Post by carhoch on Sept 22, 2017 10:27:45 GMT
In addition to the sharp knives, the realization that you don't need a drawer full of gadgets if you have a couple of good, sharp knives and the basic skills to use them. Throw away the garlic press, the tomato slicer and the other 'time savers' in your kitchen. I could not live without my garlic press
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Post by peabay on Sept 22, 2017 10:33:15 GMT
In addition to the sharp knives, the realization that you don't need a drawer full of gadgets if you have a couple of good, sharp knives and the basic skills to use them. Throw away the garlic press, the tomato slicer and the other 'time savers' in your kitchen. I could not live without my garlic press Same. Alton Brown can smite me, but I can never mince garlic by hand the way my press can. I'm just echoing other when I say to spend money on good knives and good quality cookware and utensils. I've never regretted it. I still have a Williams Sonoma colander my dh and I bought when we first got married. It was stupid expensive, but sturdy and heavy. We'll be married 30 years next year.
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Post by peasapie on Sept 22, 2017 10:37:50 GMT
Storing lettuce or parsley in cloth bags; freezing browned ground beef and cooked shredded chicken for instant use making meals; and running hard boiled eggs under cold water before peeling to get the shell off easily.
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Post by disneypal on Sept 22, 2017 11:37:40 GMT
I cook a lot of chicken that I still shred by using forks - I don't have room in my kitchen for a kitchen aid but I think about all the lucky peas that have one every time I am shredding that chicken One of the most useful tips I ever got was back in the mid 1980s - watching a local cooking show. She said put a wooden spoon across the top of your pot when you are boiling something (like pasta) to keep it from boiling over. It works every time! I showed that tip to my brother, he didn't believe me at first but thought I was a genius when he discovered it worked I didn't tell him that I learned it from watching a cooking show - I just let him keep on thinking I was brilliant.
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Post by Scrapbrat on Sept 22, 2017 11:54:00 GMT
My best tip is about chopping celery. Instead of taking the whole bunch out of the bag and then pulling off a stalk or two to chop up, push the bag down around the bunch, and chop cross-wise across the entire bunch to get the amount you need. You can easily chop or mince further once the pieces have been cut off the bunch. In addition to being super quick and simple, the other thing I love about this method is that at the end, you have an intact celery bunch "bottom." Trim off the root end, and you can toss the whole thing in when you're making stock.
My second-best tip came from my mom. If you have a package of 8 hot dogs, and a package of 10 or 12 buns, use the leftover hot dog buns to make garlic toast to go with spaghetti. I saw this once on Rachel Ray, too, but I remember my mom doing this in my early childhood.
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Post by gar on Sept 22, 2017 11:57:26 GMT
Crumble up the Oxo cube in the foil before tearing it open. Much easier to add to the pan or whatever.
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