15 Cooking Tricks From Professional Chefs That Are Revealed Only At Culinary Schools
You go to a restaurant, you try their amazing food and you are just dying to know what their secret
is. How do they get their food to just taste so perfect and you can’t even perfect scrambled eggs?
Well, in this video, we’re going to give you some tips that will change your entire cooking game.
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Professional chefs, for the most part, like to keep their cooking tricks a total
secret. The only people who really learn their ways are their cooking students. But
if you aren’t planning on going into culinary school, we found some cooking wisdom for you.
Now, keep watching for 15 cooking tricks that professional chefs from around the
world have revealed. These are sure to help make your food taste a little better,
maybe as good as Gordon Ramsay’s. Maybe even better! And do you know what cooking
habits most chefs absolutely avoid? Well, stick around until the end to find out!
Some of these tricks are pretty simple,
and some might be a little out of the ordinary. But regardless,
if you try some or all of them, it’s sure to make you enjoy your meal just a little more.
15. Meat from the fridge: Thinking of frying a piece of meat that just came out of the fridge?
Don’t! Leave it out for an hour or 2 before you cook it. Once it’s at room temperature,
you’ll fry the meat evenly and get a great meal!
14. Juicy Meat: Wondering how to get the juiciest meat? Juicy meat is simply delicious,
and here’s a tip on how to cook a perfectly juicy slice of meat:
Simply take 3 cups of water, add ¼ cup of salt and ¼ cup of sugar. Pour the
brine onto your meat so that the liquid covers it, and put the bowl in a fridge.
How long the brining goes for will depend on the thickness of the chops you have.
13. Enhance the taste of your spices: To enhance the taste of the black pepper or
cumin in your dish, simply toss them in a pan over medium heat, toasting them until
they’re fragrant. Once you do this, you can use a mortar and pestle to grind your spices.
12. Dough: Want to cook the perfect dough? All you have to do is follow this one simple rule
and you will achieve it! Just take the butter and eggs out of the fridge the night before…and start
baking when they are at room temperature. That’s it! You’ll notice such a difference.
According to sallysbakingaddiction.com, you should never ignore this step. Certain
recipes call for specific ingredients to be baked at room temperature. If
you avoid this step in most recipes, your recipe simply won't live up to
its delicious potential. This means it won't taste as good as it should taste!
Why does room temperature make such a big difference, you ask? Well, certain ingredients
like eggs, butter and other dairy ingredients trap air when they are at room temperature. When these
ingredients are baking in the oven, this trapped air expands, creating fluffiness. Ingredients
which are room temperature also bond together much easier because of their warmth. This creates
a smooth texture, whereas colder ingredients can result in clumping and denseness. Now you know!
11. Add a delicate crust to your fish: Want to fry fish on a grill and get a delicate crust?
Easy! Just spread some mayonnaise on it to get a tasty delicate crust. All you need is a pastry
brush. Grab the brush and dip the tip in the sauce. You can add some salt and then grill it!
10. What’s the secret to cooking the best steak? Alain Ducasse, one of the
most famous chefs in the world, revealed his secret for cooking the perfect steak.
It’s placed on its edge because it renders fat. Once you do that, the steak cooks in beef fat,
creating an appetizing crust on the edges. That way you don’t need oil while cooking it!
Did you know about any of the cooking tricks described in this video so far?
Keep watching as we continue to count down the top cooking tricks from professional
chefs around the world. And make sure you stick around until the very end to
find out what chefs say you should never do when it comes to cooking!
9. The secret to mashed potatoes: Mashed potatoes are delicious - but if they’re not made properly,
they can be a disaster. Before you mash your boiled potatoes, dry them properly. Put them
in a heated frying pan and keep them there until all the remaining water dries out. Don’t
let the heat fry them. Once dry, you’ll get the yummiest creamy mashed potatoes.
8. Veggie cream soup: Before you start cooking veggie cream soup, fry all the
vegetables separately with olive oil. Then simply add water or a broth. The frying will caramelize
the sugar in the veggies and really enhance their flavor. The food will be so delicious.
7. Pancakes: Mmmmm, pancakes. The best of the best when it comes to breakfast,
don’t you agree? Well, want to get the best pancakes? Always add 2 tablespoons
of sour cream to your pancake mix. This trick works for all kinds of pancakes and
they turn out to be fluffy, free of cracks and most importantly….tasty!
6. Sugar as a seasoning: Sugar isn’t only used to sweeten your food. It also works
as a good seasoning. Add a bit of sugar to a dish with pickled or fresh tomatoes
or a tomato paste. The sugar will reduce their natural sourness and make any meal super tasty.
You can also add sugar to the sauce of classic spaghetti dishes. This will
introduce a whole new flavor and completely change your spaghetti-eating experience!
5. Perfectly fried eggs. That’s a tricky one. There are 3 components to the perfectly fried egg:
thick-walled frying pan, butter, and minimum heat. Heat up the frying pan,
add ½ tablespoon of butter. Make sure it melts slowly and doesn’t reach a
sizzle. Break the eggs, and cook for 4-5 minutes.
4. Broth: Getting a clear broth is the most important part of a lot of soups,
sauces and other dishes. You need to cook a chicken on a low heat without a cover for 3 hours.
Don’t let it boil. After cooking it for 1.5 hours, you can add parsley, celery, carrots, and onions.
3. How to get a crispy bread crust: Just put a bowl of water into your oven when
you bake. The steam will naturally work its magic and you’ll manage to get a nice,
crispy, delicious bread crust. Usually,
people have difficulty achieving the perfect crust. Either it’s too pale or too thick.
2. How to cook onions: Cooking onions CORRECTLY is key. Use a medium heat for frying,
and add both cooking oil and butter to the heated frying pan. Cut the onions,
and fry them with some salt. The salt helps get rid of the unpleasant onion
smell, helps them cook quicker and caramelizes to add a sweet flavor.
1. Avoid smelling like garlic: If you love eating garlic, but don’t want to ruin your chances with
a date, don’t worry. Don’t add garlic to the dish. Rather, apply some garlic juice
to the plate. That way you’ll avoid smelling really bad and enjoy your favorite flavor!
Now that you know the top 15 cooking tricks from professional chefs,
here are cooking mistakes that chefs say everyone should avoid!
3. Always read the recipe before you start cooking. Before you start cooking,
you should always make sure to read the entire recipe. This way
you can prepare all your ingredients and get everything read. According to Linda Carucci,
author of Cooking School Secrets for Real World Cooks, reading the entire recipe is
the only way to make sure the meal will be successful. When you don't read over the full
recipe before cooking, you can miss crucial details which can mess up your entire dish!
2. Overcrowding the pan. When you cover the entire surface of your pan,
it actually traps heat. This creates steam, and, according to Richard Simpson,
director of education at the Institute of Culinary Education, steam can lock in juices and flavor.
1. Skipping the preheat. You should never skip out on preheating your oven or your pan! Tamara
Murphy, chef and owner of Seattle restaurant Brasa, says that it is imperative that your
cooking surface is hot enough to seal in juices and brown your food. So, no matter
how impatient (or hungry!) you are, never avoid this crucial cooking step. You'll thank us later!
Now that you know some of the best cooking tips out there as well as the three main cooking
mistakes that you should never make, get out there and start cooking! Cooking can be a fun,
enjoyable, and even memorable experience. All you have to do is make sure you avoid
making common mistakes, and your dish will turn out delicious!
What are some of your favorite cooking tricks that weren’t in
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