If you love cooking, you probably hate throwing perfectly good food away.
Read the full recipe before you even start cooking.
First things first, don’t overbuy ingredients to begin with!
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“like read the complete recipe before you kick off cooking,” saysChef Rhonda PlummerofCater2uSF.
“It’s also a wise idea to prep everything.
Do all the chopping, then put those ingredients to the side as you gather the remaining items.
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This will help keep things in order, prevent burning, and make cooking easier.”
Plus, it will help you not waste ingredients from the very start.
Use the right kitchen tools.
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But if it’s too big, it will probably burn the bottom of the pan."
Use fish scraps in soups and stocks.
Use leftover fats to cook veggies.
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Put extra fruit in your smoothies.
“Purchased more fruits than you’ve got the option to eat?
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Chop them up,” saysChef Plummer.
“Put them in freezer-sized sandwich bags, and then use them for smoothies.”
Freeze meat until you need it.
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“Flash-frozen quality meat ensures you are ready for on-the-go summers with kids and BBQs with friends and family.
Simply quick-thaw only the meat you gotta reduce or eliminate the waste,” saysOmaha Steaks’executivechef David Rose.
Get creative with cheese scraps and ends.
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BRB… trying this smart tip right away!
Use veggies to make a broth or saute.
you’re free to use leftover veggies forbrothsand sauces, says Chef Plummer.
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“This makes a broth with less sodium than canned broth.”
Preserve and can leftover ingredients.
“I also think canning and preserving are great methods for utilizing surplus foods,” says Chef Kenney.
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Make meatloaf with your scraps.
“We utilize the trimmings from butchering our steaks in our meatloaf.
Use protein parts to make your own bone broth.
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