Whether an amateur or a professional in cooking, there's always something new to learn. Mind you I have only been professionally cooking for 4 years. That is ABSOLUTELY NOTHING in the culinary field. I have learned so much but there's much to learn as well. One of my favorite things about working in the kitchen is meeting people from different backgrounds and levels of talent. To be efficient, you have to create or learn tips that will let your day get by with ease. Here's a few random tips I learned (in no particular order of importance).

🍋Peel ginger using a spoon to cut down on food waste.

🍋 When you are straining a soup or sauce and want to fasten the process, use a hand blender for the content in the strainer and see how it will strain much quicker.

🍋 When de-seeding pomegranate, get a deep bowl of water and a big wooden spoon. Wear a glove then cut the pomegranate in half. Place one half face down on your hand then beat the back of the pomegranate with the wooden spoon on top of the bowl. The seeds will sink while the white pith will float. There you go, a quick way to deseed and separate pomegranate seeds. Also a great anger management tip!

🍋 When you want to sear or cook ANYTHING in a pan, always start with heating your cold pan fat free. When it almost heats up, add your fat (oil, butter..) then add your ingredient (onions, proteins..). This will get you a nice golden color on your food.

🍋If you are having difficulty opening a jar and the old glove trick won't work, gently tap the lid of the jar on the edge of a table or counter top. A few taps and you're ready for the pop!

🍋If you are cracking an egg and part of it fell in the bowl, use the other empty egg shell (as a spoon) to scoop it up. 

🍋Before juicing a lemon, roll it a few times on the table while applying some pressure to get more liquid out of it. 

🍋You can save anything in food except burnt food. Once it's burnt, just start again and quit the tears.