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Login or signup to continue reading $ 0 / $ NaN /year All articles from our website & app The digital version of Today's Paper Breaking news alerts direct to your inbox Interactive Crosswords, Sudoku and Trivia All articles from the other regional websites in your area Continue You can't learn to cook everything in one day. Being a great cook is an ongoing process, but there are some basic skills that every home chef should be familiar with. For instance, you need to know how to dice vegetables and make stock to cook a delicious chicken soup.
If you're working on your culinary skills, here are the five most important skills to know. 1. Proper knife cuts Most recipes provide instructions on how the ingredients should be cut before cooking.
If you don't know what to do when the recipe says to dice or mince, you'll find yourself lost before you even start cooking. Learning proper knife cuts is a crucial kitchen skill. When dicing, you need to cut the ingredients into cubes.
Large dice means 3/4 of an inch, while a small dice is a quarter inch on all sides. If the recipe requires a julienne cut, you should cut the ingredients into small matchsticks, three inches long. Mincing is often used for garlic and ginger, which requires you to cut tiny pieces.
2. How to make stock On a slow weekend afternoon, you can make homemade stock from chicken, beef or fish. Stock is a great base fo.