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Why cook hard if you can cook smart, ya know?

There is absolutely no reason to toil over pots and pans all because you crave mac and cheese. Yes, mac and cheese can also be hard to pull off for some.

But hey, thanks to the internet, you don’t have to worry about that any more because folks in this and this Reddit thread have it all figured out, so open up your mind and scroll down!

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Baking ingredients including oats, vanilla extract, brown sugar, measuring spoons, and milk on a tray for cooking cheats. Vanilla and garlic are measured with your heart, not a spoon

FartzRUs , Monserrat Soldú Report

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    Bottles of organic raw unfiltered apple cider vinegar with the mother, a popular cooking game cheat ingredient. If you can't put your finger on what's missing from a dish no matter how many seasonings you add, it's probably acid. Add the tiniest splash of apple cider vinegar or lemon juice. You will not regret it! Also, salt is the most important thing for seasoning food. Salt alone is better than 100 spices and no salt.

    Wise-Guarantee-7165 , Mike Mozart Report

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    #3

    Measuring cup with wooden spoon in sauce surrounded by oil bottles and kitchen tools showing cooking game cheats. If a meat recipe calls for water don't use water, use the same amount of unsalted stock of the meat you're cooking. Chicken Curry, use chicken stock, Beef stew, beef stock. Adds a lot more flavour to these dishes

    DrakonShade , bob walker Report

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    #4

    Hand blender and creamy sauce in a glass measuring cup on a wooden cutting board showing cooking cheats techniques. Getting and using a stick blender. I thought they were gimmicks until I got one (nearly 20 years ago). I've reached for that thing at least 20 times for every time I even thought about getting the full-sized blender out.

    Drinking_Frog , jules Report

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    #5

    Cubes of butter resting on a mound of flour on a wooden surface, illustrating cooking game cheats. Butter. A lot of butter. It's the difference between the food you have at home, and the same dish you have at the restaurant that magically tastes way better. I've seen whole sticks of butter disappear into sauces at restaurants.

    Carrelio , Markus Spiske Report

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    #6

    Mixed chopped vegetables on a wooden cutting board showing cooking game cheats for easy meal prep. Spend a little time once a week doing prep work such as chopping onions, carrots, celery, whatever, then store these ingredients in separate containers in the fridge. Cook and chop up a couple of chicken breasts while you're at it. Mustering up the energy to cook is so much easier when the ingredients just need to be thrown together.

    vverse23 , Marco Verch Professional Photography Report

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    #7

    Grilled steaks being cooked on a barbecue grill with tongs handling a piece, showcasing cooking game cheats. If you are really new to cooking here are some red meat tips to remember: meat continues to cook when you remove it from the oven. Since most people like their beef a little pink remember to take it out before it hits the temp you want. Also, let it stand, don't cut it up right away, you will lose juices. Invest in decent quality sharp knives, you are far more likely to cut yourself using dull ones.

    Looter629 , Vidal Balielo Jr. Report

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    #8

    Pears sliced on a wooden cutting board with a brown cloth, demonstrating cooking game cheats for easy meal prep. Big cutting board

    Herrobrine , Natabuena Report

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    #9

    Bowl of cooked white rice served with side dishes, showcasing cooking game cheats for easy and effective meal preparation. Cook your rice in broth instead of plain water. Total game changer.

    shinobi500 , Pille R. Priske Report

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    #10

    Fresh vegetables including yellow bell peppers, red onion, lettuce, tomatoes, and zucchini on a cutting board for cooking hacks. Sliced peppers and onions can go straight into the freezer fresh and come straight out and into the hot pan, no need for thawing.

    spoopysky , Kampus Production Report

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    Fresh ginger root and sliced ginger on a wooden cutting board as part of cooking game cheats for better meals. I keep frozen ginger, but never thought about grating it. Cool tip, OP.

    Virtual-Criticism-13 , Kjokkenutstyr Net Report

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    #12

    Various colorful spices including turmeric, chili powder, peppercorns, salt, and dried herbs on a white plate for cooking game cheats. Heavier seasoning and learning (or looking up) good seasoning blends. Also making my own salad dressing (so much better!)

    naturetherapy47 , Karolina Grabowska Report

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    #13

    Person wearing yellow gloves stirring colorful vegetables in a wok, showcasing cooking game improvement with clever cheats. For me it was making the same dish over and over until you perfect it. You’ll understand how the seasonings, temperatures, sauces, and meats will change as you make mistakes and do things slightly different. After like 5x making a dish you’ll feel like you can do it in your sleep. After you learn like 10 dishes like that you can just whip up meals based on the ingredients you have in your kitchen. I’m also single so I don’t have anyone to complain about repeat meals.

    knovit , Clem Onojeghuo Report

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    Person wearing gloves chopping garlic on a cutting board with a knife, showcasing cooking game cheats in a kitchen setting. I hate jarred garlic but every dish can always use more garlic, so I go through a lot. I buy the big bag of whole peeled garlic from Sam's club and chop it all up in my food processor to a fine mince. Then I put it in a freezer ziploc bag and spread it in a thin layer and press the air out, then just break off chunks when I need fresh garlic. Started this when a friend and I were doing a lot of batch cooking large portions and we needed over 40 cloves of garlic for various recipes one session. Also take several knobs of ginger and do the same, but almost puree it. I don't even bother to peel it. So convenient.

    knkyred , Mikhail Nilov Report

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    #15

    Person standing at kitchen stove with a pan and spatula, preparing to use cooking game cheats for better results. Almost always put protein in an already hot pan rather than a cold one.

    madibeli , Kamaji Ogino Report

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    #16

    Hand holding spoonful of red tomato sauce above a glass bowl with sauce, showcasing cooking game cheats. 1. I now freeze my left over tomato paste. I can cut off the amount I need for a recipe and throw it back in the freezer. 2. If you store asparagus in a mason jar of water, standing up with the heads out of the water, it can stay fresh for weeks.

    funkoramma , Greta Hoffman Report

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    #17

    Sliced red onions arranged in a pan as part of cooking game cheats to enhance flavor and texture. Knife skills in general, but learning how to chop onions properly was a game-changer.

    azemilyann26 , Panpan Lin Report

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    #18

    Steaming tomato sauce simmering in pot with wooden spoon stirring, showcasing cooking game improvement cheat. This is something I tried on a whim, but it turned out so well I think it's going to become my new go-to method of making tomato sauce. (For context, I make _large_ batches of tomato sauce at a time so that I can just portion out what I need later.) My normal recipe calls for three 28-oz cans of crushed tomatoes. What I did this time was cook down two of them until the flavor was rich and the sauce was super thick, then add the last can and leave it on the heat just long enough to ensure it was all heated through. Combines that developed tomato flavor with the brighter freshness of uncooked.

    ParanoidDrone , Andrew Bowden Report

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    #19

    Kitchen mandoline slicer next to a fresh zucchini, showcasing cooking game cheats for easier meal prep. For snacking on veggies instead of spending all that time chopping, getting a Mandolin slicer and cutting up cucumber, bell peppers, carrots etc is so much easier and they look great too. Also, baking bacon on foil in the oven instead of standing stove side the entire time.

    Arimon92 , Tony Webster Report

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    #20

    Ripe lemons hanging on a branch with green leaves, illustrating cooking game tips using fresh ingredients. Keeping a lemon in fridge, adds freshness to many things. A little acid into soups, gravy, on veggies...

    justchecking2c , Anderson Guerra Report

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    #21

    Person chopping garlic on a cutting board using a knife as part of cooking hacks that improve cooking game. I guess this counts: when I need minced garlic, I just smash the garlic with the flat of my knife and then give it a quick rocking cut for a few seconds. That's almost always good enough- I'm not spending minutes mincing garlic. Either that, or I'll microplane it

    JeanVicquemare , Mathanki Kodavasal Report

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    #22

    Pan frying halloumi cheese pieces on a stovetop as a simple cooking game cheat to improve meals. Don’t add food to the pan until it’s the right temperature and hot. But cook bacon from a cold pan.

    whatisthisadulting , Martin Pettitt Report

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    #23

    Two dough balls covered in plastic wrap resting on a baking sheet, showcasing cooking game cheats for better results. Pizza dough – Measure by weight and let the refrigerator do its magic for 2-3 days to build a proper flavor profile.

    pastabysea , Jason Sandeman Report

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    #24

    Best part of that ginger trick: you don't even have to peel it if you're going to grate it with a microplane (yeah, it's super easy to peel with a spoon, but not peeling it at all is still even better)

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    #25

    Eggs Benedict with creamy hollandaise sauce, smoked salmon, and fresh greens on a white plate, showcasing cooking cheats. Realising I can make hollandaise sauce without having to use a bain-marie was a wonderful discovery for me. Just slowly whisk in 50g of melted butter to one egg yolk, then add lemon juice and season. The consistency’s ever so slightly different, but I wouldn’t say it’s a bad difference.

    blwds , Kiro Wang Report

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    #26

    Metal scoop filled with coarse salt casting a curved shadow, highlighting simple cooking game cheats and tips. Not quite a trick but learning how to use salt properly has made the biggest difference in my cooking. I don’t know who said it originally (it could have been the author but idk) but I read in Anne Burrell s cookbook “taste your food. If it needs something, it’s probably salt.” And keeping that mindset has really helped my cooking without a recipe.

    Critical_Serve_4528 , theilr Report

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    #27

    Person whisking batter in a glass bowl using a metal whisk in a kitchen, illustrating cooking game cheats. It may seem silly but using a whisk to make a rue

    slamminhottiepotato , Gavin Tapp Report

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