10 Cooking Techniques You Need to Know

by the Editors at YumSugar, Posted Jan 27th 2011 @ 2:00PM

how to shuck oysters Photo: brent_buford, Flickr

So you think you know how to shuck an oyster? (It's all in the wiggle of the knife.) How about roasting a pepper or poaching an egg? Essential cooking techniques don't always come naturally. Sometimes you need a little help from the pros. Our friends over at YumSugar give you step-by-step how-tos for ten skills you absolutely need to master. And they make it look so easy.

Check out all 10 Crucial Cooking Techniques to Know over on YumSugar.

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1-27-2011 @3:04PM talon8 said... How are ANY of these crucial OR "need to know"? I'm comfortablewith most of those, but seriously...
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1-27-2011 @4:35PM johnkzin said... aside from knowing how to roast veggies (and peppers specifically), and maybe good solid poaching skills, what on that list is a crucial cooking technique? They seem more like "neat things to know so you can show-off" than "10 things every chef needs to know".
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1-28-2011 @3:59AM Spirit-Dog said... Most of the list looks like "neat things you can do with shellfish". If you don't cook or eat shellfish due to living far inland, cultural, or having allergies this list is far less useful to you.
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