#Souschef recipe ingredient dispenser free#

If the cauliflower is washed and in florets and the watermelon ready to set out for dessert, it sure speeds things up.

#Souschef recipe ingredient dispenser free#

Feel free to do this at your leisure, although taking the grocery bags from my hands and getting started now never hurts. Prep the vegetables and fruit for salads (and snacking) all week. Label them STEAK RUB, or TANDOORI CHICKEN MIX, or whatever you've mixed, and I'll love you all the more for it. If you want to go the extra mile, don't stop at just the mixture of spices needed now, but work ahead by mixing up custom spice mixtures for recipes I commonly reach for. A damp cloth under the mortar prevents it from sliding, and a hand or towel over the top contains flyaways. Dump whole spices into a pestle and mortar and first pound, then muddle them down to something I can work with. If you think it's fun to bang two rocks together, you're going to love this task. If we're making more than one recipe, lay the mis-en-place for each dish on individual baking sheets so we can keep track. Once everything is out on the counter, begin washing, chopping and grating, keeping everything separate in individual bowls. This helps us take inventory in case we (you!) need to run to the store. Read over the recipe and assemble everything that's needed. Whether I'm throwing a party or just cranking out meals for the fam, consider the rewards you'll reap from a happy cook. They always need doing and more importantly, your offer to do them is always appreciated. Don't be overwhelmed: pick a few that look fun to you and really own them. Here's a long list of tasks I think you'd be good at.

And if you're uncertain about your food skills, there's always cleaning tasks you can assume to help keep the kitchen running like a well-oiled machine. And your help with details like chopping herbs means we'll be eating fresher-tasting, more vibrant meals a win-win all around. Impeccable sous chef skills make you a more helpful guest - more dinner party invites! Your 'I know what chef needs' attitude reflects self-motivation, a highly desirable personal trait we could all benefit from honing. Do you need more incentive than that?Ĭultivating your kitchen intuition comes with a lot of perks. Your assistance will speed things up in the kitchen, lighten the load for me, and produce arguably more delicious fare. Shaving parsley, toasting nuts, seeding pomegranates, and de-stemming the kale are all important food prep tasks that I'll happily hand off. There are lots of ways you can help in the kitchen too. Dear sous chef, it doesn't matter that you think you can't cook, or you're just learning to cook, or your long commute means I make the meals.