Around The Bend May 2019

HORSESHOE BEND COUNTRY CLUB

CHEF TIP BY EXECUTIVE CHEF AARON

If you want to be more efficient in the kitchen…master mise en place!

This might be the most important tip of all. "Mise en place" is French for "everything in place." What it means to a chef? Before you cook, have everything measured, peeled, chopped, pans greased, etc. and within reach. This will keep you from running around looking for the dried basil while your sauce is on the brink of burning. Another trick to help keep your cool in the kitchen is to put a wet paper towel under your cutting board.  Not only are cutting boards that slide on the counter annoying, they're extremely dangerous when you're holding a knife and trying to chop something. Wet a paper towel and lay it under the board and it won't budge!