16 Cooking Tricks Every Chef Uses That You Need To Know

Being a kitchen expert is a dream come true for many people, after all who never dreamed of repeating Master Chef's achievements at home?

Cooking is an art and for many people it seems unattainable. You may have heard someone say they weren't born to mess with the pots. or what? what I can do best is noodles, isn't it?

In fact, there is no mystery or secret that makes the art of cooking difficult. Just know what are the right tricks that bosses use that make their life a lot easier.


Learn the 16 most used tricks you need to know today to ensure your hands-on success!

1. Save time by cutting cherry

Place all the tomatoes under a lid, press them lightly so that they do not move and cut them in half with a knife.

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2. Learn how to cut food faster

Use a pizza cutter to chop food faster than you can, for example, use in an omelet.

3. Use electric cutters

An electric kitchen cutter can speed up your work when cutting, chopping and peeling food.

4. Keep your bananas preserved

To prevent them from oxidizing more easily, use a plastic wrap paper to protect them at the cutting site.


5. Prepare bacon in the microwave

To get a crispy, dry bacon, heat it for 30 seconds in the microwave at high power.

6. Shape your cookies more easily

Want round cookies with a perfect shape? Use a glass of wine to make the mold and cut the dough.

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7. Cook eggs in the oven

How about preparing your boiled egg using the oven on to prepare some other food? Just put them on the grid.

8. Make Chocolate Balloon Shapes

This idea results in a kind of chocolate cupcake to put cakes, candies and ice cream. Just fill an air balloon and pass melted chocolate in a water bath halfway down, leading to the freezer. Then just pop the balloon and take it out and serve whatever you want in the chocolate bowl.

9. Make omelets in the microwave

Want to make a simple and quick omelet without fear of burning? Is easy! Prepare the mixture and place it in a mug in the microwave for 45 seconds and you're done! It is ready to delight!

10. Bake tortillas on the oven grill

Like eggs, you can prepare tortillas on your oven grill. The good thing is that they come out in the right format, warm and crispy to be served.

11. Make a bacon grid for your bread stuffing

Imagine preparing a bacon that, when ready, is already in the right format to be served on your bread? So prepare a bacon grill! Just put the braided slices wrapped in foil and bake them. When ready, they will be perfect to be placed on a loaf of bread or to be served on a plate.

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12. Make sure your hamburgers are cooked

If you prepare artisanal ground beef burgers, make a small hole in the center of them to make them bake more evenly without the edges being cooked and the center still underdone.

13. Learn how to choose fresh eggs

Do you know that frustration when you will open an egg to prepare it and it is rotten? Because it is possible to reduce the chances of this happening: to put the doubt, immerse them in a transparent container with water. If it sinks, it is cool.

14. Cut potatoes faster

Want to cut potatoes more easily to make them fried in the traditional model? Use an apple-cutter to get them right-shaped, without work.

15. Remove accidental eggshells more easily

Do you know when you break an egg and drop that crumbly shell? Yes, removing it is simple: just moisten the finger and remove it. The waste of clear will be almost nil and it will come out easily.

16. Avoid spilling boiling water from pan

One way to prevent water from overflowing from the pan and getting your stove wet by boiling is to use a wooden spoon on top of the pan. Simple and practical!

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So what did you think of these amazing tips? Adopt them in your daily life and have a more practical kitchen routine!

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