/ck/ - Food & Cooking

[Anonymous No.16398278]

ITT we share actually useful non-meme cooking "life hacks" and "secret tips". I'll start with a few.

After cutting chilis rub your hands with vinegar or lemon juice to kill the heat on your hands.

To easily peel garlic lightly crush it with the side of your knife.

To clean off flour: Apply more flour to sticky bits. Use a bench scraper to scrape off all larger bits and put them in the trash. Clean the remaining thin layer of flour with a wet cloth.

To prevent cutting boards or bowls from moving put a cloth underneath.

Buy a wooden spatula. They're very cheap and versatile. You can use it to flip, stir, scrape or break down stuff

[Anonymous No.16398296]

Buy cooking scissors. I will never cut bacon with a knife again

[Anonymous No.16398300]

You can use a big spoon known as a ladle to move soup or chili from the pot for easy plating.

[Anonymous No.16398320]

apply heat to food until its cooked

[Anonymous No.16398816]

If you like your knives don't use a knife block

[Anonymous No.16398857]

Buy a fucking 1000 grit whetstone
Garlic isn't fucking hard to peel, just squeeze the edges with your fingers and the entire skin comes off instantly. You can learn to do this in 5 minutes
Don't add salt to your meat rubs. This takes you out of control of the saltiness. Salt meat/brine before applying rub, and again after cooking after tasting if necessary
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[Anonymous No.16398870]

>>16398278
Soak broccoli in boiled water for 60 seconds before stir frying it. It keeps its green color and crispness without being raw.

[Anonymous No.16398875]

Buy balsamic vinegar, put it into a pot, simmer until it reduces 80% in volume.
This stuff is godtier gourmet sauce and is easy as fuck to make.

[Anonymous No.16398888]

>>16398278
When slicing food, use the sharp edge of the knife.

[Anonymous No.16399607]

when cramming something up your ass, push.

[Anonymous No.16400457]

>>16398875
I'm going to try this. :3

[Anonymous No.16400561]

Always put at least some kind of alcohol in your meal, like deglazing your pans with it, as soon as I started doing this all the fucking time my cooking improved immensely. I'm aware most people know about this, but it's usually red/white wine only, but port wine is great too. If a recipe calls for red wine at least use a little bit of port, gives much more depth and a pleasant sweetness. Also use brandys like cognac, in your desserts of course, but also in normal cooking, especially to deglaze roasted meat bits. Experiment with other types maybe, I noticed it's really hard to go wrong, but I also only use alcohol I would drink neat too.

Also I have this from some other anon, if your cooking tastes bland (no depth) it's lacking either salt or acidity, most people put on the salt but quickly forget that a dash of vinegar (I often use a tarragon infused one) or lemon juice can really make a dish.

[Anonymous No.16400601]

>>16400561
Beer with Kraft Dinner is delicious.

[Anonymous No.16400621]

While disposing of bodies the sea would be the first choice, but a heavily forested area works fine too, and remember 6 feet or more.

[Anonymous No.16400681]

>>16398278
recycle your motor oil. you'll never have to buy cooking oil again.

[Anonymous No.16400709]

>>16398278
After cutting chilis rub your eyes and nuts.

[Anonymous No.16400792]

>>16398875
I tried this with cheap balsamic and melted my eyeballs fom the toxic gas it produces.

[Anonymous No.16401231]

>>16400792
Don't stand over the pot and inhale the fumes, dummy. Just let it simmer and use a wooden stick to measure how much it reduced

[Anonymous No.16401255]

>>16398278
Even if you don't plan on making a sauce out of it, deglaze your pan - 15s of water and scraping immediately will save you minutes of cleanup later.

[Anonymous No.16401258]

>>16398857
Where are you getting your garlic? The shit I'm growing in pots needs to be beaten like a redheaded stepdaughter to loosen the skin.

[Anonymous No.16401447]

>>16398278
Wait for soup to cool down before eating it.

[Anonymous No.16402299]

>>16398278
Never let mustard boil, it produces toxic mustard gas

[Anonymous No.16403049]

>>16400561

Using brandy in peppercorn sauce is kino

[Anonymous No.16403063]

You can steal expensive supwrmarket items

[Anonymous No.16403385]

>>16398875
Don't listen to him, it would be way too sour for a sauce

[Anonymous No.16404161]

>take peas (fresh, frozen, canned)
>heat them up until steamy (steam, boil, microwave, etc.)
>toss them in a bowl with some butter and salt
>for an extra touch, grate some parmesan cheese on top

EASIEST FUCKING SIDE DISH THAT TASTES DELICIOUS

[Anonymous No.16404282]

When you've sexed a little girl and need to dispose of her in the woods, first pull out her teeth and nails and leave them in a bottle of coca cola to dissolve them.
When you're in the woods, dig a hole straight down and put her in there upside down. Then pour a load of yoghurt into her pussy. The bacteria will eventually eat her out from the inside.
You can thank me later.

[Anonymous No.16404357]

>>16400561
I neglected vinegar for too long, I was always turned off by its strong smell. it really goes a long way in so many dishes though and most people don't even consider it
>I often use a tarragon infused one
interesting, never knew they had infused vinegars like that.

[Anonymous No.16405243]

>>16398857
>Garlic isn't fucking hard to peel, just squeeze the edges with your fingers and the entire skin comes off instantly.
You know he means the thick inner layer of skin right
Surely you don't eat that part anon

[Anonymous No.16405258]

>>16401447
Go around perimeter of bowl ans try the soup cylinders to check which spots are the coolest. Eat the coolest cylinders first so you don't burn your mouth.

[Anonymous No.16406423]

>>16404161
Replace peas with corn.

[Anonymous No.16406495]

Use an air fryer to fry a whole turkey