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They say if you are the smartest person in the room, you are in the wrong room. But the same can be applied to kitchens. Learning your way around the pots and pans takes a great deal of time and effort, and it's much easier when there's an expert to guide you. Like your dad. Or grandma.

Recently, Reddit user u/OoopsieWhoopsie made a post on the platform, asking everyone to reveal their most prized family cooking tips. And some people agreed to do it; sharing really is caring. From getting the most out of your leftovers to adding an extra oomph to your dishes, continue scrolling to check them out!

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30 Priceless Cooking Tips That Were Passed Down To People By Their Parents, Grandparents, And Great-Grandparents My grandma would save butter wrappers in the fridge and use the leftover butter on them for greasing dishes when she baked. I can’t help but stockpile wrappers, it’s really so handy.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This is either a good idea or a bad one, I've never tried it but I'm thinking there wouldn't be enough butter on the wrapper.

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    30 Priceless Cooking Tips That Were Passed Down To People By Their Parents, Grandparents, And Great-Grandparents Mustard powder in your Mac and cheese is a game changer.

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    30 Priceless Cooking Tips That Were Passed Down To People By Their Parents, Grandparents, And Great-Grandparents A tablespoon of cocoa powder creates boldens the flavor profile of chili (I know it sounds crazy, but our chili recipe is delicious.

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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Not crazy. Also not new at all. Ask the indigenous people of the Americas

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    Don’t hollow out a bread bowl; shove the inner bread down to create a thicker bottom. This will prevent leaks and sogginess.

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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I use the bread I tear out to dip into the stuff in my bread bowl!

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    Use a little more butter and a little more cheese than the recipe says.

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    30 Priceless Cooking Tips That Were Passed Down To People By Their Parents, Grandparents, And Great-Grandparents Putting a little fish sauce into a stew or sauce that needs umami. It's basically liquid anchovies.

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    30 Priceless Cooking Tips That Were Passed Down To People By Their Parents, Grandparents, And Great-Grandparents My Uncle Arthur's tip is "clean while you cook!", and he will not let you forget it, either.
    Not really sure if its a tip but my Papa Searcy used to microwave bacon on old newspapers...it was always delicious! In hindsight it's probably bad for you and you should never do it. I have weird memories of the smell of newspaper and bacon.

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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yes. YES! Clean while you cook is the very first law in the kitchen.

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    30 Priceless Cooking Tips That Were Passed Down To People By Their Parents, Grandparents, And Great-Grandparents Better Than Bouillon Veggie is a million times better than any other veg stock.

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    30 Priceless Cooking Tips That Were Passed Down To People By Their Parents, Grandparents, And Great-Grandparents Adding sour cream to scrambled eggs instead of milk will make them insanely fluffy.

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    1 year ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I was always taught that if you have to add cream to your eggs in order to make them fluffy, you're not doing it right. Super low heat, constant stirring, does it for me.

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    30 Priceless Cooking Tips That Were Passed Down To People By Their Parents, Grandparents, And Great-Grandparents Save all scraps for stocks. Almost anything can be made into soup.

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    30 Priceless Cooking Tips That Were Passed Down To People By Their Parents, Grandparents, And Great-Grandparents Add a pinch of nutmeg to anything with dairy in it, you can't taste the nutmeg but it makes the dairy richer and taste better.

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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    What does it mean "you can't taste the nutmeg"? Maybe you're using very old nutmegs.

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    Cook them onions - cook them onions loooong n slow. Then add tomato, cook that tomato, cook that tomato looooooong and slow.

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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And ffs don't add garlic too early, it burns easily and will make your dish very bitter.

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    30 Priceless Cooking Tips That Were Passed Down To People By Their Parents, Grandparents, And Great-Grandparents Sprinkle sea salt on cookies right before or right after baking. The extra salt brings out the flavors more and helps balance out the sweetness.

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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I don't see enough people using salt in their sweets. You should always be adding salt, I usually add more than I should just like I do vanilla.

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    30 Priceless Cooking Tips That Were Passed Down To People By Their Parents, Grandparents, And Great-Grandparents A dollop of sour cream in mashed potatoes.

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    30 Priceless Cooking Tips That Were Passed Down To People By Their Parents, Grandparents, And Great-Grandparents Bacon always comes out better if you cook it in an oven, and it’s important to put the bacon in before turning the oven on; preheating the oven will make the bacon stick to the cookie sheet

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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Pro-tip: Make sure that your baking sheet is not completely flat (like many contemporary cookie sheets), otherwise the fat will drip off the edge and cause a grease fire in the oven. I won’t go into details, but I can say that the fire department was extensively involved.

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    30 Priceless Cooking Tips That Were Passed Down To People By Their Parents, Grandparents, And Great-Grandparents I put homemade stock into ice cube trays to freeze then store in bags. 1 cube = 1.5 Oz liquid or so.

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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This works even better when you let the stock reduce before for super rich and concentrated flavor

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    30 Priceless Cooking Tips That Were Passed Down To People By Their Parents, Grandparents, And Great-Grandparents Want to make icing delicious? A pinch of salt. It cuts the pure sugar and makes it dangerously good.

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    30 Priceless Cooking Tips That Were Passed Down To People By Their Parents, Grandparents, And Great-Grandparents A TBSP of ground coffee in brownies really kick it up a notch. The more quality the beans the better.

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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Expresso powder intensifies the chocolate flavor in anything, I use it in literally any chocolate dessert.

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    You're probably using too much flour in your yeast dough. Many recipes say it should not be sticky. On the contrary, you want it a little yucky and sticky before you let it rest. That's how you get yummy fluffy stuff that doesn't dry out within hours.

    Also, to prevent the dough from sticking to your hands, you don't use flour. You use vegetable oil

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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That's how I do it and it's easy to roll and always yummy and perfect. Never over flour the dough

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    30 Priceless Cooking Tips That Were Passed Down To People By Their Parents, Grandparents, And Great-Grandparents Keep in mind I’m from a very Midwestern Scandinavian family. Cream of mushroom soup is kind of a universal solution for improving any dish.

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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The reasoning that this should be specifically a can of condensed soup is because a. the flavor is super concentrated in this form and b. It is very thick so it will not water down your dish's texture and will add an overall richness

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    30 Priceless Cooking Tips That Were Passed Down To People By Their Parents, Grandparents, And Great-Grandparents Nutritional yeast in mashed potatoes.

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    30 Priceless Cooking Tips That Were Passed Down To People By Their Parents, Grandparents, And Great-Grandparents If a dish feels flat it's often the acidity that's missing. Dash of White Modena vinegar is the secret to my red sauce for example, even though it's inherently acidic.

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    Premium     1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I see this one EVERY TIME. And it’s such a “new culinary school student” thing. As a professional chef, I can say “the thing that’s missing” is *not* always acidity and is often NOT acidity to be honest. It’s often sweetness, or umami, or even just more herbs. Adding more acidity to your tomato sauce? Even the best chefs in the world will tell you: No, a pinch of sugar.

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    My oma would add plain seltzer to her matzah balls… she said it made them fluffier.

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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    i will definitely try this for my matzah balls. i love them but they do tend to be a little dense. don't think my nana knew about this.

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    30 Priceless Cooking Tips That Were Passed Down To People By Their Parents, Grandparents, And Great-Grandparents Add citrus zest to enhance flavor and acidity, especially in sauces/salsas…desserts too!

    Salt your water liberally when boiling pasta/potatoes, and blanching vegetables

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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Actually, 7-10 g/l is a very good salt-water proportion for cooking pasta.

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    Rub a lemon wedge on the inside of your mixing bowl when you're making meringue. It works better than cream of tartar and you'll get a more stable meringue.

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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    UK all eggs are room temperature as they are not bleached as US eggs are so do not need to be refrigerated - and it does make a difference to egg proteins

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    I thought adding cocoa powder to chili was pretty common.

    I like to add some apple cider to baked beans and a bit of cinnamon to chocolate cake.

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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Proper dark chocolate is a key ingredient in some, but not all, Mexican stews and Casserole recipes which form the basis for what has become known generically as 'chilli'.

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    30 Priceless Cooking Tips That Were Passed Down To People By Their Parents, Grandparents, And Great-Grandparents MSG makes just about everything better. I add it to the salt mixture when I'm seasoning meats. It also helps make ripe tomatoes pop by accentuating the naturally occurring MSG, keep that in mind when you're making tomato salads and tomato sandwiches.

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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Uncle Roger taught me that MSG is very good. But seriously, there's little reason to be afraid.

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    30 Priceless Cooking Tips That Were Passed Down To People By Their Parents, Grandparents, And Great-Grandparents My family owns a catering business, starting from my grandparents who came to the states from Portugal. One thing I've learned that greatly improve my meals is to add butter to your noodles (for saucy pasta like Spaghetti)

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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Nope. Like oil which I've seen suggested loads of time this will simply stop the sauce from sticking to your pasta, so you end up eating buttery noodles with the sauce on the side. Better to cook the pasta just slightly al dente so that some of the sauce is absorbed into it between cooking and serving.

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    Adding Worcestershire sauce, a bit of soy sauce, and Dijon mustard to your pan-fried chicken livers would ascend them into deityhood (not to forget the caramelized onions, chicken stock stock, garlic, and mushrooms).

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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Very niche and if there was something to persuade me to eat chicken livers, this would be it (but there isn’t and I don’t).

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    30 Priceless Cooking Tips That Were Passed Down To People By Their Parents, Grandparents, And Great-Grandparents A really good sharp knife and running the onion over water can help prevent the teary eyes. (Also holding a piece of bread in your mouth).

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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Every knife should be kept perfectly sharp. This is not a tip, it's a basic.

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    #31

    Cooking carrots in your bolognese, ragú, or any tomato-based/tomato-heavy dishes (I do it in curries when there’s tomatoes present) breaks down the acidity. I have yet to have heartburn since doing this from an old Italian recipe.

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    30 Priceless Cooking Tips That Were Passed Down To People By Their Parents, Grandparents, And Great-Grandparents Replacing melted butter with brown butter is almost always the better choice when baking.

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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The butter in that pan looks like it should be called beurre charcoal, not beurre noisette

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    30 Priceless Cooking Tips That Were Passed Down To People By Their Parents, Grandparents, And Great-Grandparents Always remove the skin from chickpeas before cooking (after 24 hour soaking), makes it easier to digest and a much creamier hummus (of course never use the canned stuff).

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    1 year ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Use some bicarbonate sodium and peeling chickpeas will be really easy. But regarding hummus, canned chickpeas are perfect. I don't know in you country, but in Spain high quality canned legumes are very easy to find in any supermarket.

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    30 Priceless Cooking Tips That Were Passed Down To People By Their Parents, Grandparents, And Great-Grandparents Keep the onions in the fridge, won’t sting your eyes.

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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is false!! I put an onion in the fridge, then shoved it directly onto my eyeballs, and they sting.

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    I put a splash of maple syrup in my chilli.
    Dust my pizza pan with garlic powder instead of cornmeal.

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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Do NOT substitute garlic powder for cornmeal if you're cooking pizza on a stone. It'll burn and be bitter.

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    30 Priceless Cooking Tips That Were Passed Down To People By Their Parents, Grandparents, And Great-Grandparents I use vanilla or plain full fat yogurt in my bathing mixture for French toast, instead of milk.

    It turns out perfectly every time.

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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    i do this when i use texas toast bread and want to make extra to freeze. i cut them in sticks, and after a very light dip i coat them in grounc up corn flakes before a brief bake at high temp. cool and freeze. makes mornings so much easier.

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    30 Priceless Cooking Tips That Were Passed Down To People By Their Parents, Grandparents, And Great-Grandparents As far I can remember all the women in my family put a big spoonful of mayo in their mashed potatoes (myself included).

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    A decent aged balsamic vinegar adds depth to almost anything! I use a 25 year in literally almost everything, chili, spaghetti, whatever. It’s a fantastic addition, and you only need a tiny bit.

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    Use the animal fat for cooking instead of oil, animal fat can take more heat.

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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    One of the hardest lessons I had to learn when I started cooking in earnest was that different fats are perfect for different heats. Olive oil is perfect for slightly pan-fyring vegetables, but does not bear enough heat to really sear meat in it. Rapeseed oil, sunflower oil, coconut oil, they all have their specific characteristics. Some oils like linseed oil should only be used cold. So deep-fry in one, sear in the other and add the third for consistence. Also, I have become a huge fan of ghee for high heat dishes - which is essentially butter, but minus the water.

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    The chocolate chip cookie recipe on the toll house chocolate chip bag is legitimately pretty good in a pinch.

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    30 Priceless Cooking Tips That Were Passed Down To People By Their Parents, Grandparents, And Great-Grandparents Mixing a heaping scoop of mayonnaise into your cake batter, whether it's scratch or from a box.

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    In addition to the (brilliant) addition of cocoa powder to chili, we also throw in like 5 green cardamom pods in there. Just be sure to either fish them out post-cooking or warn folks that they're in there; even after hours of cook time, they're still a potent (not unpleasant on their own just a bit discordant to chew on) flavor.

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    My wife was stunned that after 25 years together she found out I put lemon juice in my pancake batter. (Bisquick Ultimate melt in your mouth pancakes recipe)

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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    also not seconds as the batter should rest for a while before using - seconds to cook yes, but prep is everything -

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    30 Priceless Cooking Tips That Were Passed Down To People By Their Parents, Grandparents, And Great-Grandparents When baking for every tsp of vanilla extract add 1/4 tsp of lemon extract

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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Depends what flavour profile you are looking for. This will ruin many recipes.

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    If you can't cook for love nor money, a chicken casserole is almost impossible to mess up.

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    My dad puts finely minced carrot in his salsas.

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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    A bit of finely diced celery even puts it up another notch... Very "umami".

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    When making chicken and dumplings, remove all the chicken from the pot before cooking the dumplings, then stir it back in at the end! Also, dumplings must be made from Bisquick, none of the canned biscuit abomination! And no cream of anything soup, cooking the dumplings in the broth thickens it up nicely.

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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Hey guys, how about we stop judging people that use shortcuts to make their life easier? I make everything from scratch but I'm not going to judge someone that uses a box mix. Some people can't afford a lot and find it more affordable to buy one box mix than having to buy flour, leavening agents, butter, eggs, etc all separate. Some people work a lot of hours and have other stuff like family to take care of on top of it. Some people just honestly hate cooking or aren't good at it. Stop shaming people for trying to make their life a little easier by taking a shortcut.

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    Always taste your roux before adding anything else to it - you’ll know if the balance is off and can make adjustments before it’s inclusion in your dishes and screwing up flavors.

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    1 year ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    How can a roux be unbalanced? It's only flour and butter heated up, and will just taste like flour and butter.heated up.

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    I use sour cream when making pie shells. It’s amazing!

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    There isn’t a leafy green vegetable or bean that can’t be cooked this way:

    Sauté onion in bacon fat. Add red pepper flakes. Add broth. Add a smoked turkey neck (or wing if you want it meaty). Simmer until meat is near-tender, add veggies/beans and cook until those are done. Season, probably with adobo.

    Green beans, collards, kale, white bean soup, black beans, lima beans, make the onions the trinity and you’ve got the start of red beans and rice. Add carrots, celery, and sweet potato and make a smoked turkey soup that puts chicken soup to shame.

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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Weirdly specific, reads like it might be based on some East European Jewish dish. I've never even heard of, let alone seen, a smoked turkey neck. Where is this a thing?

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    30 Priceless Cooking Tips That Were Passed Down To People By Their Parents, Grandparents, And Great-Grandparents Something to keep in mind for next Thanksgiving: if your deviled egg mixture is too runny, adding instant mashed potato flakes will improve the consistency without messing with the texture or flavor.

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    All tomato based sauces need a pinch of sugar and a bit of cinnamon.

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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    As Bruno Barbieri said at the Italian Master Chef: "Lo zucchero nel sugo è Satana" ("Sugar in sauce is Satan").

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    #53

    LaChoy soy sauce in place of salt when I cook (to taste). Adds more depth and a nice umami flavor. It’s also gluten free (most soy sauce is not)

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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Gluten free soy sauce is called tamari and, if I’m being honest, LaChoy would be my last choice - there are better options at the same price point.

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    For deviled eggs - use whipped cream cheese or avocado instead of mayonnaise. More versatility for spices and flavors, but also more fiber, calcium, and protein than you would without them.

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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'd think avocado would turn brown if sitting out too long

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    #55

    A can of condensed milk in mashed potatoes works stupidly well. Not the sweetened stuff but unsweetened. Shelf stable so if you need to make a side unexpectedly, you can do mashed potatoes. Add your butter and other things as normal.

    No one here like American Sour Cream so we never have it and crema doesn't work as well.

    Any place you're adding brown sugar for flavor (not for science reasons) you should add a splash of maple syrup. If you can find the extract, use that instead. Punches up the brown sugar flavor without making it too maple syrup flavored.

    Use the "fancy" Liquors for adding flavors to baking. Good way to use them up if you're not really a drinker.

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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I thought that was called evaporated milk, condensed milk is always sweet

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    Pork and beef umami kicker = flaked black truffle salt

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    Add Creamed corn to your shepherd’s pie

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    cinnamon on steak

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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Oh, not on my steak. A good steak doesn't need anything but good quality freshly ground black pepper and good salt (diamond crystal is better - I don't know why, but it tastes better. Found out from cousin who's close friend is a highly regarded chef)

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