In the Solve Your Dinner Dilemma class, we went into great detail covering different ‘time tricks’ to make you faster in the kitchen. If you’d like to read all the details, I’ve popped links to the articles from Solve Your Dinner Dilemma below.
But for our super quick cooking class, I thought I’d be super quick and just point you to the top 3 things that will save you the most time in the kitchen.
1. Focus
The easiest way to waste time and take ages is if you’re trying to do lots of things at the one time. Nine times out of ten, multitasking slows you down when it comes to cooking.
So even if you’re feeling tired, try and set aside 10 minutes or so to focus on what you’re making. I guarantee it will make the biggest difference to your meal preparation times.
2. Keep it simple.
The easiest way for a meal to take longer is if you add in more dishes or elements than you really need. Ever since I started focusing on 5 ingredients recipes, I’ve constantly been surprising myself just how delicious simple food can take.
I’ve also embraced the brutal reality that adding ‘more’ usually doesn’t result in ‘better’.
For example, if you’re worried that your meal doesn’t have enough greens? Try serving on a bed of baby spinach rather than going through the whole process of making a side salad.
Or worried that it’s not going to be filling enough? Pop some bread and butter on the table instead of creating another side dish.
3. Practice
Like any physical skill, the more you cook, the quicker you’ll become. But it also helps if you’re mindful of the time it takes you to do things. And practice ways to improve your speed.
When I was writing the book 5 ingredients 10 minutes, I noticed I became much quicker in the kitchen because I was constantly timing how long it took me to make different dishes.
further reading:
Planning time tricks
Preparation time tricks
Technique time tricks
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