CLEAN YOUR KITCHEN EVERY TIME YOU COOK

Make sure every you cooke you clean the kitchen as a rule. Without cleaned kitchen it would take a long time to start the cooking process and discourage you to make the kitchen perfectly cleaned.  It will save heaps of time to find tools, utensils, pot and pan when you know where everything is.

PLAN YOUR MENU AND RECIPE

It might be good idea to write down what you will do and the steps of it. Take some time to get ready ingredients, tools and equipment for the recipes. Make sure all of your supplies within arms reach so you don’t have to walk around your kitchen.

SAVE TIME BY HAVING A BIN NEXT TO THE COOKING AREA

I normally get a dirty dish or container for rubbish next to me as it would save me a lot of time not to open and close the cupboard under the sink. You can save heap of time and less messy.

SMARTER USE OF AN EQUIPMENT

If you use a cup to measure ingredients then use it for the dry item first - flour, nut or pasta then use the same cup for the wet ingredients. If you use the cutting board for prepping your meal why not use it to prep vegetables first then fish or meat. This way you don't have to wash the board and save water and time to clean it.

COMBINATION OR MULTIPLE USE THE SAME EQUIPMENT

When you prep many ingredients for a dish why not combine the ingredients in the same containers if they have same cooking time. You can lay them up in one container so you can take item need to cook longer first. You can rind the containers and reuse them straight away to save fully clean up. 

Same practice can go with pots and pans. You can reuse them for different dishes by just rinding them instead of washing them throughout.

COOKING IN BULK

Cooking in bulk is great with slow cooked cooking and soup. You should plan to cook your soup with multiple portions so you can reheat and eat them different times. If you are not a person who like left over too much, why just freeze them for next week lunches or dinners. 

You can use the same method to make curry paste, sauces and pasta or rice.

DEVELOP CLEAN AS YOU GO RULE

If you have two sinks then why not use one of the sink for washing equipments, pots, pans and prep bowls while cooking. This will give you something to do while waiting for the meal to cook plus less dishes to clean up. You can also place dishes that have food stuck to them in a sink so this will save a bit of time to wash things up later. Another tip is to get a good scraper and steel wool as it help to remove the toughest stains. 

TEAMWORK IN THE KITCHEN

Cooking with friends, family or your children can be fun. You can get the kids to wash some of the dishes or stir the sauce while you wash the dishes. This way cooking is fun for them but also giving them a chance to learn a good cleaning practice in the kitchen. Some family manages have their best time in the kitchen and get great memories for their family. For more cooking tips, sign up for our newsletter and discover the ease of a home-cooked meal.

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