Chef’s knife
Cut the produce and proteins into the pieces called for.
Use a suitable sharp kitchen knife you already own.
Skillet + saucepan · Annual cookbook recipe
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Cut the produce and proteins into the pieces called for.
Use a suitable sharp kitchen knife you already own.
Prepare vegetables and keep raw meat preparation separate.
Use existing clean boards and follow the recipe’s separation/cleaning steps.
Measure the listed ingredient quantities.
Use your existing kitchen measures; do not swap weight and volume.
Sauté and simmer the skillet meals; cover when instructed.
Use an existing appropriately sized pan and fitting lid.
Cook rice, couscous and small sauces.
Use an existing lidded saucepan.
Stir soups, sauces and skillet mixtures.
Use a utensil compatible with your cookware.
Check the recipe’s required internal temperature.
Use a working food thermometer already owned; visual color is not an equivalent check.
Let rice cook in a dedicated appliance while preparing the other components.
Use the recipe’s saucepan and package directions.
An alternative rice vessel when burner space is limited.
Use a lidded saucepan. Choose this or an electric cooker; neither is required.
Press garlic for sauces, soups and skillet meals.
Mince with a knife; no gadget is necessary.
Juice the lemon or lime for the listed dressing or sauce.
Squeeze over a small strainer or use a fork.
Steam broccoli or green beans above water in a compatible pot.
Use the recipe or package’s covered-pot/microwave method.
Keep this meal with two familiar favorites and one backup.
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