Dips

Appears in
Professional Cooking: 10th Edition
Professional Cooking

By Wayne Gisslen

Published 2025

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Savory dips are popular accompaniments to potato chips, crackers, and raw vegetables.

Proper consistency is important for any dip you prepare. It must not be so thick it cannot be scooped up without breaking the chip or cracker, but it must be thick enough to stick to the items used as dippers. Proper consistency means thickness at serving temperature. Most dips become thicker when held in the refrigerator.

Many mixtures used as spreads (see section on canapés) can also be used as dips. Thin or soften them by adding a little mayonnaise, cream, or other appropriate liquid.