1. Read the recipe first. Not all recipes are equal. Sometimes they aren't obvious that the 2 tbsp of butter are divided. Sometimes they have that treacherous word "meanwhile". *shudder*. A quick read of the recipe before you start makes sure the "meanwhile"s don't defeat you.
2. Prep the food! If you need 1/8 cup onion chopped and 1/2 cup bell pepper chopped, chop before you start! I only recently started doing this, and the onions would start burning while I furiously chopped peppers.
3. Relatedly, the most amazing "prep bowls" in the world - a muffin pan! Isn't this ingenious?! Only one dish to wash!
4. When measuring multiple scoops of something, count while pouring each scoop clockwise. Let me explain. Say you need 2 TBSP of sugar, but you only have a tsp clean. Fine. You need 6 tsp. No big deal. But inevitably around tsp 4... Or was it 5? Oh no, you've lost count. When I do this, I put tsp 1 at the "12 o'clock" and the second tsp at "1 o'clock" in the bowl. When I lose count, I can actually see where I am by where I just dumped my last tsp. Brilliant!
Does everyone already know these? I feel like I'm the last one coming to this party. And share your awesome tips with me!
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