A Note on Prepping Vegetables

How you cut vegetables matters. It will affect cooking times and the flavor and texture of final dish. If you aren’t comfortable using a knife, consider taking a class at a local cooking store or watch a few videos on YouTube. You can sometimes use a food processor if you really don’t feel comfortable with a knife, but it’s worth the small time investment to learn a few basic knife skills. If you have a food processor, learn how to use it to uniformly shred and slice with ease.

To ensure foods cook at the proper rate, we provide specific instructions in each recipe. We use a few different terms to describe how to cut vegetables and other ingredients. Here’s what we mean (these are not pro chef definitions, just quick explanations for busy home cooks):