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Top Ten Tips For Surviving a Professional Kitchen

Walking into a new kitchen for the first time can be an extremely scary thing. Each professional kitchen has its own culture and way of doing things. If you take one misguided step you risk embarrassing yourself, not to mention possibly ending up in the ER with a chef inflicted knife wound. To help you [...]

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A Cheater’s Guide To Green Emulsions

An emulsion is the mixture of two elements that normally would not mix together. Notice how I said “elements,” instead of liquids, because technically oil is not a liquid (but that’s another blog post). When making an emulsion, you are basically suspending one of the elements (usually oil) in the other element (water). The most [...]

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FCS Episode 6| Braising, Poaching & Roasting

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In this episode of The Free Culinary School Podcast we continue with part two in our three part series on basic hot side cooking technique. On today’s menu; how to braise, poach and roast. Also in this episode, I answer Scott’s question on what it takes to become a professional chef and if culinary school [...]

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FCS Episode 5| Sauteing, Searing and Pan Roasting

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In this episode of The Free Culinary School Podcast, we start part one in a three part series on basic hot side cooking technique. First up: sauteing, searing and the art of roti (pan roasting). In our discussion segment we revisit stocks, and discuss the “dark side” of haute cuisine, including the use of bullion [...]

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How To Season a Cast Iron Pan

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A well seasoned cast iron pan is one of the most jealously guarded tools in a kitchen. Back before teflon pans were invented, these were the original non-stick pans that people used to cook eggs and other delicate items. Also, nothing really gives you a better seared crust than a good cast iron skillet. To [...]

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