30 Must Know Tips from a Professional Chef

Summary by Krater

Chef Jean-Pierre shares thirty essential kitchen and cooking tips, covering mise en place, sanitation, recipe preparation, cutting boards, knife skills, fat selection, wine reduction, vegetable handling, onion treatment, measuring, acid balance, and temperature management.

From the video

Answers: What are the most important tips for cooking in the kitchen?

• kitchen tips
• cooking techniques
• mise en place
• knife skills
• butter and oil usage

What it concludes

• Mise en place is the most important practice to avoid stress and enjoy cooking.
• Sanitized water should be used to clean surfaces and cutting boards after handling raw protein.
• A heavy wooden cutting board with two sides and juice grooves is best for food prep.
• Using a grip liner under cutting boards prevents them from sliding.
• Bleach and water solution for sanitizing is safe when measured as one tablespoon per gallon of water.
• Onions must always be cooked first in savory dishes to build flavor through caramelizing natural sugars.