An Easy Way to Manage Chaos While Cooking
Posted in Your Home on 14. Oct, 2009
When I’m cooking dinner, I always try to clean up as I’m cooking. This is something that my mother really emphasized when I was growing up, and I’m thankful for it. I make it a point to try to avoid wasting time while cooking – if I’m waiting for water to boil, I’ll put ingredients away and wipe counters. In between stirring a sauce or turning sautéed chicken, I’ll unload the dishwasher. Tonight, after making Gyros, I realized that my kitchen was spotless and dinner was on the table. Ah, success.
Check out Simple Mom’s post – she has some great tips that I hadn’t thought of. My favorite:
“Restaurant tip: Place a jar of warm water on the counter and stash several soup spoons inside. Use them for sampling sauce sand various foods during the cooking time. This eliminates sticky spots on the counter where a spoon has been set down and also cuts back on dirty dishes created as spoons can be reused.”
I encourage you to read her post on cleaning as you go. It saves you so much time in the long run, and there is nothing like minimal clean-up after a great meal.
Clean As You Go: Managing the Meal-Prep Mess [simple mom]
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