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Best 26 Gifts for Professional Chefs and Cooks in 2018

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Buying gifts for loved ones is never easy and is especially hard if you are shopping for gifts for a professional chef. To help with this rather difficult task I asked...

Corina

December 2, 2018
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How to Clarify Butter | Ghee Butter

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Before learning how to clarify butter it’s helpful to understand what clarified butter really is. This will make the process as well as its uses much simpler to understand. Clarified...

Paul Hegeman

November 2, 2018
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How to Clean Mussels

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Learn how to clean mussels from a chef. Once you learn how to clean mussels properly you'll be eating them all year.

Paul Hegeman

November 2, 2018
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How to Clean Prawns and Schrimp

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Cleaning the daily delivered seafood is usually done first thing in the morning in restaurant kitchens. The kitchen is spotless and clean, the air is free of the stress of...

Paul Hegeman

November 2, 2018
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How to Cook Artichokes

Cooking Time: 20 min
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Artichokes are native to the Mediterranean countries and are widely used in the cuisines of southern Europe. They make a great addition to any salad or appetizer buffet. The edible...

Thomas Wenger

November 2, 2018
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COOKING ASIAN STYLE RICE

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Sticky rice is commonly eaten in many parts of Asia. In Thailand it is formed into little bite sized portions in the diners hand and then used to pick up...

Paul Hegeman

November 2, 2018
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COOKING FLUFFY RICE

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For a grain that mankind has been eating for over 5000 years and helps feed over 2/3rds of the world’s population, it really is amazing that so many of us...

Paul Hegeman

November 2, 2018
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How to Cook Steak

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This is not your ordinary steak recipe site. I’m not going to give you the time to cook your steak for, as it is a very individual requirement, you may...

Paul Hegeman

November 2, 2018
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What is Blanching?

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Blanching essentially means to partially or fully cook foods in boiling water or stock. Items may be refreshed in ice water after being blanched or simply removed and served. Blanching...

Paul Hegeman

November 2, 2018
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BLIND BAKING

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Baking pastry without filling. Blind baking is used when the pastry needs to be baked for longer than the contents within that pastry. Often the contents do not need to...

Paul Hegeman

November 2, 2018
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CORRECT SET UP OF YOUR CHOPPING BOARD

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For years I did the common thing of wetting a tea towel and placing it under my chopping board in order to secure it to the bench, with my wife...

Thomas Wenger

November 2, 2018
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What is Braising?

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Definition: To slowly cook seared meats, vegetables, poultry or seafood’s in their own or added juices in a sealed vessel in a low oven. Braising is a great technique for...

Paul Hegeman

November 2, 2018
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