staplefoods
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10 Professional Kitchen Tools I Use in My Home Kitchen
One of the pillars of success for working in a professional kitchen is “Do as much as you can in as few steps as possible.” The fact is, you don’t have the time for any extra or redundant steps; every move has to be purposeful, as well as the quickest option available. That’s why many…
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These Mini Baked Potatoes Are Party Potatoes
Sliders, cupcakes, petite quiche, and pigs ‘n blankets have something in common: They were all mad ideas, miniaturized food favourites that quickly became the greatest party food of our time. Now the baked potato wants in on the appetizer action. Make it mini, pop it on a skewer, and you’ve got a new classic party…
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Vegetables You Can Chop in Advance (and the Ones You Shouldn’t)
It’s almost impossible to over-prep Thanksgiving. I say “almost” because my mum once cooked an entire Thanksgiving meal in advance, then reheated it on the big day. It was very much like we had all been in The Blip, and came back on the day after Thanksgiving. Some things just don’t age well, especially once…
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Raw Eggs Aren’t the Only Reason You Shouldn’t Eat Cookie Dough
All cookie dough is edible if you’re not a coward, but sometimes being a little bit of a coward pays off. Being sick, particularly the kind of sickness that comes from being poisoned by food, is never fun, and raw cookie dough can make you quite sick, even if it is quite rare.