Kitchen 101

Below is a list of all the tutorials that I have for getting your way around the kitchen. If there is something that you wish me to cover, feel free to drop me your questions on my Ask the Chef! page.

I have broken up the tutorials into categories for you to search a bit better. There’s lots to get into, enjoy!

Cooking Methods

Dry Heat

• Roasting Meat – Lamb
• Sauté

Wet Heat

• Simmering

Baking

• Blind Baking
• Muffins

Knife Skills

• How to Dice a Lot of Celery Like a Pro
• Store Your Knives Properly
• Butchering A Chicken
• Spatchcock(ing) Chicken

Mise En Place

• What is Mise en Place?
• How to Plan Your Meals Like a Chef
• How to Tare a Scale to Measure Your Ingredients in a Recipe

Produce Preparation/Storage

• How to keep your herbs fresh
• Getting the Seeds Out of a Pomegranate

Starch Cooking

• Pilaf

Stock Making

• Stocks vs Broths
• Traditional Chicken Stock
• Crockpot Chicken Stock

Soup Making

• Clear Broth – Lamb and Lentil Soup
• Asian Flavors – Thai Inspired Coconut Chicken Curry Soup

Vegetable Cookery

• Creamed Spinach

Vinaigrettes and Dressings

• Basic Vinaigrettes
• Southwestern Ranch Dressing

Yogurt Making

• Make Your Own Pro-Biotic Yogurt