Guy Who Used To Work In A Restaurant Shares Priceless Cooking Secrets, And Here Are 20 Of The Best Ones

If you want to cook something more complex than instant noodles, you're going to need certain skills. And a TikTok user who goes by the name Stove and Garden is here to help you figure out which ones.

He has worked in the restaurant industry and recently started sharing little hacks that instantly make you a better chef. From handling kitchenware to preparing meats and veggies, Stove and Garden's tips touch upon pretty much any topic you can imagine and they're racking up millions of views. Continue scrolling and check them out!

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Here's the last video of the series that has earned this cooking hacker 410,000 followers

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Guy Who Used To Work In A Restaurant Shares Priceless Cooking Secrets, And Here Are 20 Of The Best Ones When you're cooking broccoli, don't throw away the stalk. Trim off the edges, cut them into match sticks, cook them in a pan with a little soy sauce and oil. They are so flavorful and staste just like sauteed onions.

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Troux 3 years ago

Florets are the part that goes into the dish. Stalks are the part that go in my mouth while anxiously preparing the dish.

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Stove and Garden told Bored Panda that working in the restaurant is hard work. "I started at 15 years old bussing tables," he said. "I moved my way toward the kitchen and became an expo at 16, who helps plate food and get the plates ready for the servers to take to the table. I eventually became a line cook at the age of 18. Along the way, I also became a server and a bar-back."

As with most activities, the more you put yourself out, the better you become. "I didn't only stay at one restaurant, instead I worked at a few different styles. I've worked in a dive bar, an authentic Italian / pizza restaurant, a seafood place, and a pub," Stove and Garden recalled.

Guy Who Used To Work In A Restaurant Shares Priceless Cooking Secrets, And Here Are 20 Of The Best Ones If you have any herbs that are dry and dying, add them to some melted butter with garlic and a couple of spices. Mix it up and add it to a ice cube tray. Now you have some great flavor enhancers for your next dish.

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Daniel Gilroy 3 years ago

I hang my leftover fresh herbs from a tiny little laundry line mounted under my kitchen cupboards, then crush them and bottle them when they're dry.

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Guy Who Used To Work In A Restaurant Shares Priceless Cooking Secrets, And Here Are 20 Of The Best Ones When you're measuring out honey, it sucks when it sticks to the spoon. But if you get a very little bit of cooking oil on your finger and coat the spoon with it, the honey will not stick to the spoon.

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Catherine Hankinson 3 years ago

Or if you put the spoon in boiling hot water it'll just slide off. Works with any sticky syrup.

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However, at one point the time had come for the man to give up his apron. "The reason why I stopped working in the industry is that I've always been excited to become a father and I wanted to have a job with easier hours."

With that being said, Stove and Garden still values what he head learned in the kitchen. "I loved the social atmosphere it provided me. Most of the time my brothers and I all worked at the same place, so I got to work alongside my brothers as well," he said.

Guy Who Used To Work In A Restaurant Shares Priceless Cooking Secrets, And Here Are 20 Of The Best Ones Don't waste food! Take vegetable scraps and put it in a pot with some water - you now have a great start to a vegetable stock.

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Brian Bennett 3 years ago

You're so bright they ought to call you sunshine!

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Guy Who Used To Work In A Restaurant Shares Priceless Cooking Secrets, And Here Are 20 Of The Best Ones To get the most out of juicing a lemon without a juicer, my favorite method is putting them in between tongs and squeezing.

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Eslamala 3 years ago

If you put them in the microwave x 10-15" it's easier to squeeze them, also

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It has also ignited a passion within him that the man can't seem to put out. "I came up with the idea to do cooking hacks because I've always enjoyed sharing my knowledge of cooking with my friends and family. My second TikTok video was a cooking hack video and it blew up overnight," Stove and Garden said.

"I knew after that I needed to post more of them. I knew that it helped a lot of people, and I just really enjoy teaching people and helping them in the kitchen."

Guy Who Used To Work In A Restaurant Shares Priceless Cooking Secrets, And Here Are 20 Of The Best Ones 9 times out of 10 you can leave the skin on your veggies. Put that peeler away and cut it up like normal. Most of the time chefs only do that because it's more aesthetically pleasing. It's just as delicious and nutritious.

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Lora Mad 3 years ago

Most of the toxins and chemicals are removed via peeling. That's the actual reason people do it. Unfortunately the peels also contain a good portion of the vitamins.

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Guy Who Used To Work In A Restaurant Shares Priceless Cooking Secrets, And Here Are 20 Of The Best Ones Some people like to put the raw chicken directly into the egg wash, but this really isn't the best option. If you put it into flour first, and then egg wash, the egg wash holds way better, and then your bread crumb will hold way better too.

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tiari 3 years ago (edited)

Isn't that the normal way to do it? Every cook book I ever read (and I have a lot) explains it like this.

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Stove and Garden highlighted that cooks of all skill levels are constantly learning. Not just the beginners. "I have some articles written about me calling me a 'long-time chef' and a few other very nice things. I just don't see it that way," he said. "We all have so much to learn still about cooking."

"I think the best mindset to have when cooking is just to be humble. Learn from others, teach what you’ve learned, don't be afraid to ask for advice, don't act like there is only one way to cook something, and most importantly don't be afraid to fail. You will burn food. You will make mistakes. Embrace them, and try again. That's the beauty of cooking! Just be humble."

Guy Who Used To Work In A Restaurant Shares Priceless Cooking Secrets, And Here Are 20 Of The Best Ones This is my favorite way to cut bell peppers: start by cutting off the top and the bottom, then cut a little slit in the pepper. Insert your knife and just roll the pepper as you cut. This cuts out all the seeds that you don't want.

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Leo Domitrix 3 years ago

Again, grandma taught me. Starting to think Grandma taught a lot of people !

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Guy Who Used To Work In A Restaurant Shares Priceless Cooking Secrets, And Here Are 20 Of The Best Ones If you get an egg shell lost in your egg, wet your finger before taking it out - it comes out way easier.

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Brian Bennett 3 years ago

Use the egg shell it naturally slide into it!

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Guy Who Used To Work In A Restaurant Shares Priceless Cooking Secrets, And Here Are 20 Of The Best Ones If your plastic cutting board slides too much, take a wet paper towel, put it underneath the board and it won't slide anymore.

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GoodWolf 3 years ago

Use a wet rag. Works the same and is reusable.

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Guy Who Used To Work In A Restaurant Shares Priceless Cooking Secrets, And Here Are 20 Of The Best Ones If you have pasta that you're trying to strain out you don't have to do it that way - you can put the strainer in the pot and then turn it upside down to strain.

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Brian Bennett 3 years ago

This can create a lovely burn if you're so inclined!

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Guy Who Used To Work In A Restaurant Shares Priceless Cooking Secrets, And Here Are 20 Of The Best Ones If veggies get stuck to your knife, angle your knife and make shorter cuts with just the tip.

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You kidding me 3 years ago

Yup, the old "just the tip" line! 🍆

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Guy Who Used To Work In A Restaurant Shares Priceless Cooking Secrets, And Here Are 20 Of The Best Ones To steam shrimp without a steamer, use a pot of boiling water, poke a bunch of holes into aluminum foil and put it on top of the pot.