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🍳Cooking Skills and Techniques (Aotearoa NZ)

Cook real kai well from technique, not just recipes you copy

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What separates a cook from a recipe-follower

Set up your kitchen and your tools

How to hold a knife

The claw, and keeping your fingers

The basic cuts

Mise en place

How heat moves into food

The Maillard reaction and caramelisation

Salt, the most important seasoning

Salt, fat, acid, heat

Sautéing and searing

Roasting, and a proper roast

Braising, the forgiving method

Boiling, simmering, steaming, blanching, poaching

A quick note on the mother sauces

Building flavour, fond and deglazing

Herbs, spices, and umami

Cooking proteins and resting meat

Eggs, the skills test

Stocks and a pan sauce

NZ fish and shellfish done well

Vegetables done well, kūmara included

Seasoning and adjusting at the end

Hāngī, umu, and cooking with respect

Food safety, storage, and waste

A practice plan that builds real skill

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