culinarytrick
nounUK /ˈkʌlɪnəri trɪk/
US /ˈkʌlɪnɛri trɪk/
A smart little way to make cooking easier or food taste better.
Adding a pinch of salt to the water is a simple culinary trick for better pasta.
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2. A clever shortcut used by professional chefs to save time.
The chef's culinary trick of preheating the pan made the steak cook evenly.
3. A small change to a recipe that improves flavor or texture.
A culinary trick like adding lemon zest brightened the whole dish.
4. A surprising method that makes a hard kitchen task simple.
Peeling garlic with a jar is a culinary trick that saves your fingers.
5. A secret technique passed down among home cooks.
Her grandmother's culinary trick for fluffy rice was to rinse it first.