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c/chefsskyler217skyler2172mo ago

Changed my mind about prepping veg for service after a crazy Friday

We got slammed with a 12-top walk-in right at 7pm, and my usual rough chop on the mirepoix was too slow. My sous, who I thought was just being picky, had prepped everything into perfect brunoise. He tossed me his container and we flew through the orders. That tiny dice cooked in half the time and made the sauce way better. Anyone else have a small prep trick that saved your butt?
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lisab32
lisab322mo agoMost Upvoted
Read that in a cookbook once, makes total sense now lol
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kai839
kai8392mo agoTop Commenter
Yeah, that brunoise is a lifesaver for any quick-cooking sauce or soup, honestly.
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ray_burns60
My buddy Dave's soup went from bland to amazing with just a tiny brunoise.
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gracej99
gracej9919d ago
You said "that tiny dice cooked in half the time" which got me wondering - did you actually time it side by side, or was it more of a feeling thing? I've been back and forth on whether the prep time tradeoff is really worth it for the speed savings. Like, did you notice a real difference in the sauce texture too, or mostly just the cook time?
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