30 things tv chefs won’t tell you

When that happens, we just make sure to pick it up with the charred side away from the camera, and we never flip it over.

Here’s how to fix your most common cooking disasters (including burnt food).

While more chefs are acknowledging that we have a responsibility to people’s health, you’re never going to see kilojoule counts when we’re making chocolate cake.

Whether from fresh citrus juice or vinegar, acidity wakes up the palate and makes food jump and pop.

Here are 12 more ingredients that will make you a better cook. 

They ensure I have every tool I need, they mise en place – or prepare and measure out every ingredient – and they make the finished dish look gorgeous. So keep in mind that it will take you a lot longer to follow this recipe at home and it probably won’t look quite as perfect.

A recipe should be a loose map to guide you, but since no two ingredients are exactly the same, you should be constantly tasting the dish and adapting as you go along.

Whether searing a piece of fish or baking bread, home cooks generally under-bake food. Really yummy, magical things happen when food turns brown.

Here are the top 10 mistakes people make when cooking steak. 

Go ahead and throw some chopped fresh greens or herbs on top. They smell nice, create a beautiful contrast in colour, and give the whole plate a little zing.

But in competitions like Hell’s Kitchen or Master Chef, the kitchens get destroyed. Afterward, there are dozens and dozens of dishes, anchovies on the floor, mayo is splattered all over the wall, and you can still hear the stove clicking because someone left the gas on.

Towels catch on fire. Food gets dropped on the floor. We get cut and burned. One chef actually had the words “All Clad” branded onto her wrist for weeks after touching a pan that was coming out of the oven. But unless you’re watching a reality competition, you won’t see any of that on the air.

These are the 12 kitchen mistakes that are costing you money. 

That’s because we have a graphic artist whose whole job is to “Greek” brand name products by creating fake names and new labels. It’s to avoid giving companies free exposure.