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No one has the time or energy to slave away for hours in the kitchen.
Even though you still want to feed yourself and your family, cooking up different meals for them every night can be seriously tiring and it’s hard to 'get creative' after a long day at work.
Timing
Planning when cooking can help you prepare your meals efficiently while managing to get everything hot at the same time.
Most meals consist of a variety of dishes that require different cooking times and temperatures.
To ensure that your dishes are ready at more or less the same time, lower your cooking temperature. This allows the companion dishes to all finish cooking at the same time.
The more the merrier
“Cooking in batches is a good way to save money as less wastage takes place.
When cooking in batches the food you don’t use you can be frozen right away, which will save you time the next time you cook as you can just defrost and prepare,” says Tamara.
Think ahead
To save time when cooking you need to anticipate the steps in your cooking process.
Think about the different ingredients you are going to use and the amount of time it will take to clean up.
Before you start cooking, put out all the utensils you will need.
As you use the ingredients, put them back into the cupboard and make space for other ingredients that still need to be used.
This will eliminate fumbling, backtracking and hunting for things you can’t seem to find.
Ready-made goods
Packaged mixes are a huge time-saver as you can just add water and any other ingredient of your choice.
These days you don’t have to spend hours chopping and peeling vegetables.
You can get these ready and frozen at the shop, reducing your cooking time greatly. For baking biscuits, readymade cookie dough is also a big time-saver.
For instance, cut & bake cookie dough can easily be cut and baked to be enjoyed without having to make it from scratch.
Keep basics on hand
Always keep the basic ingredients like sugar, flower, oil and spices on hand, as they are used in both sweet and savoury dishes.
Make sure that the fridge has the cooking staples such as milk, butter and any other refrigerated items that you often use.
Stock up on fruits and vegetables that you use often as this will save you loads of time and keep you away from rushed last-minute shopping.
Remember that introducing a little efficiency into the kitchen will make you feel like you have more control over the cooking process and save you some time.
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Even though you still want to feed yourself and your family, cooking up different meals for them every night can be seriously tiring and it’s hard to 'get creative' after a long day at work.
Timing
Planning when cooking can help you prepare your meals efficiently while managing to get everything hot at the same time.
Most meals consist of a variety of dishes that require different cooking times and temperatures.
To ensure that your dishes are ready at more or less the same time, lower your cooking temperature. This allows the companion dishes to all finish cooking at the same time.
The more the merrier
“Cooking in batches is a good way to save money as less wastage takes place.
When cooking in batches the food you don’t use you can be frozen right away, which will save you time the next time you cook as you can just defrost and prepare,” says Tamara.
Think ahead
To save time when cooking you need to anticipate the steps in your cooking process.
Think about the different ingredients you are going to use and the amount of time it will take to clean up.
Before you start cooking, put out all the utensils you will need.
As you use the ingredients, put them back into the cupboard and make space for other ingredients that still need to be used.
This will eliminate fumbling, backtracking and hunting for things you can’t seem to find.
Ready-made goods
Packaged mixes are a huge time-saver as you can just add water and any other ingredient of your choice.
These days you don’t have to spend hours chopping and peeling vegetables.
You can get these ready and frozen at the shop, reducing your cooking time greatly. For baking biscuits, readymade cookie dough is also a big time-saver.
For instance, cut & bake cookie dough can easily be cut and baked to be enjoyed without having to make it from scratch.
Keep basics on hand
Always keep the basic ingredients like sugar, flower, oil and spices on hand, as they are used in both sweet and savoury dishes.
Make sure that the fridge has the cooking staples such as milk, butter and any other refrigerated items that you often use.
Stock up on fruits and vegetables that you use often as this will save you loads of time and keep you away from rushed last-minute shopping.
Remember that introducing a little efficiency into the kitchen will make you feel like you have more control over the cooking process and save you some time.
Follow Women24 on Twitter and like us on Facebook.
