We asked five professional chefs for their recommendations on cooking on a time crunch.
Here are their top picks.
Thomas Lim is the culinary director for the WIsh You Were Here Group.
Which is why we tapped six professional chefs for the must-haveconvenient cooking toolsthey cant live without.
If anyone knows about whipping up restaurant-quality meals on a time crunch, its them.
Scroll to find out how.
Ayurvedic chef and founder of Divya’s Kitchen
Saute some vegetables in a good sauce with rice and egg and youre good to go, she says.
I personally love a bag of spinach sauted with mushrooms, garlic, and soy sauce.
It takes less time than microwaving a meal most of the time!
Same goes with a good, savory stock: I usually have anchovy or chicken stock on hand.
you’ve got the option to mince garlic easily, make pesto, juiceits a total time saver!
Its powered by a 500 Watt motor and features nine different speeds.
Pick up a great rotisserie chicken and gorgeous baguette, she says.
Then, make homemade creamy mashed potatoes, or herbed roasted potatoes.
Serve it all with a simple arugula salad and some good oil and vinegar at the tabledone!
Ayurvedic chef and founder of Divya’s Kitchen
Easy peasy, right?
I bought my mum the Le Creuset [pan].
Digital Scale $35.00
Another easy, relatively affordable gadget to always have handy?
A digital scale, like this one from Sur La Table.
They take all the guess work out and make measuring cups redundant, Williams says.
Everything is exactly where it should be, making clean up that much easier.
(Theres even a convenient scrap bin for keeping your cutting board clean.)
Its a game-changer, regardless of your cooking ability.
Im not a fan of collecting single-purpose gadgets that fulfill the role of a sharp knife, Alter says.
I dont like cluttering my kitchen with garlic choppers, mango and avocado slicers, etc.
Rather, Id suggested investing in a good quality chefs knife and taking a knife skills class.
Both will stay with you for life.
you might have these pre-chopped, Alter says.
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