Cooking efficiency

[Anonymous No.11091315]

What are some things you do to increase the speed and efficiency with which you cook?

For example, keeping a bowl for trash by your chopping board, having a cloth on your side to wipe your hands on, or using your plate as a pot lid to warm it.

[Anonymous No.11091322]

use the mcdonalds app
saves a ton of time

[Anonymous No.11091329]

>>11091315
Once a week I'll cook a ton of ingredients, then throughout the week I can more or less just assemble meals from cooked stuff.
May not be the pinnacle of cuisine, but its certainly good and saves time on the days that I'm busy.

[Anonymous No.11091342]

>>11091315
Use one of those Japanese "air pots" to have boiling water available at all times.
Keep commonly used oils & liquids near the stove in old wine or liquor bottles with pour tops (pic related)...just basic mise en place really.
Clean up in free moments while you're cooking (i.e. wash a plate while you're waiting for the pan to heat up, etc.)

[Anonymous No.11091343]

no matter how much ramen you make it always has to sit for 5 min so buy a huge pack if ramen (bulk buy also saves money) and then cook it all in a big pot. then you can divide it up, put it in the fridge and eat it all week instantly

[Anonymous No.11091979]

>>11091342
>Keep commonly used oils & liquids near the stove in old wine or liquor bottles with pour tops
That's a great idea, half the time it seems like the liquids I only need a splash of have wide open tops, and the ones I want a lot of have annoying built in limiters.

[Anonymous No.11092024]

>>11091315
I prep everything and have it all set out when cooking. I usually also have a sink of hot soapy water with a clean dish rag in it to wipe up messes and wash dishes as they are used. I clean as I cook

[Anonymous No.11092094]

>>11091343
>So hard to simmer a package of ramen for 3 min, better cook it all at once and eat mush for a week.

[Anonymous No.11092796]

>>11092024
i do this too, cant eat with a full sink.

[Anonymous No.11092805]

>>11091343
This is why I got a crockpot, my gf and I love prepping on the weekends and all I need to do is pop my already cooked ramen in the break room's microwave. It's super convenient because my coworkers are going out for lunch but I get sooooo much more work done at my desk. Joke's on them, I save $17 a week. :^)

[Anonymous No.11092813]

Does anyone here use their Google Home to read out instructions for cooking?
I haven't used the function yet

[Anonymous No.11094053]

>>11092813
I didn't even know that was a thing, I just stick my phone under some plastic wrap if I'm following a long recipe.