Here Are The Cooking Tips You Need To Start Off The New Year Right

Become a better chef and clean up with these tips from the Food & Wine editors.

If you're anything like me, the only holidays left in your pantry are a few brownies that burst into the last cookie jar. Your oven rests so many turkeys and all the pies in the oven. A sauce-splattered war zone, your kitchen is exactly what you feel: a little tired of cooking so much food, thinking about food and eating it all.

I wasn't quite ready for my New Year's resolution (I had brie chips the other day - it definitely spurred me into the new year), but I still felt ready to make them. Fresh start I'm ready for a little support, support, but not intimidation.

The Food & Wine gourmet team wants to help us all in the new year by sharing some of our favorite culinary tips. We are not asking you to change everything you do, buy a lot of fancy equipment, or start a new diet. Instead, every day for the next month, we'll be sharing new cooking tips, kitchen hacks, or tips on how to make cooking and eating easier, tastier, and tastier. Editor-in-Chief Hunter Lewis began by sharing tips he gathered while working as a restaurant chef on how to organize his kitchen.

In the coming weeks, we'll be sharing our favorite ways to make scrambled eggs that special, even on a busy morning. We'll talk about how to toast almonds so they're evenly browned (rather than half-cooked or undercooked). We'll share the secrets of how to make the "cooking star" salad so appealing, the chef's tips we've received to make celery or raisins desirable parts of the plate, and how we've tweaked the cheese. and sausage leftovers in tempting appetizers and dishes Small and effective tricks that turn a good meal into an unforgettable snack. After all, it's the little things that make us all feel like they made our day a little better.