John Myers
Cooking faster is particularly important in the often stressful everyday life. We have put together a few useful tips and tricks so that you can cook healthy, delicious, and, above all, quickly even when you are short on time.
Faster cooking: Preparation is the be-all and end-all
You probably know it: just before lunch is due, you stand in front of your fridge and wonder what you could cook today. This not only takes up valuable time but often also means that in the end the frozen pizza is just quickly put into the oven. But that need not be. With the right preparation, a delicious and healthy meal can be prepared just as quickly.
- Plan ahead what you want to cook, preferably for the whole week. So you only have to shop once or twice and save a lot of time. Your wallet will be happy too. Because if you plan your meals for the week in advance, you only buy what you really need.
- Our tip: Take a few quiet minutes at the end of the week and draw up a menu plan for the week. If necessary, you can also look for offers in the supermarkets and save even more money.
- If you’re short of ideas yourself, search the internet for quick recipes. You are guaranteed to find what you are looking for there and can be inspired. There are also cookbooks where you can find quick and easy recipes.
- Before you start cooking, you should also have all the ingredients and tools such as knives and cutting boards ready. So you have everything you need at hand and don’t have to sprint through the kitchen because the flour is missing while the delicious sauce is burning.
Clever ingredients and dishes
With the help of certain ingredients, a delicious dish can be prepared quickly.
- Not everything from the TC subject is necessarily unhealthy. Frozen fruit and vegetables, in particular, are of very high quality. For a quick lunch, you can confidently reach for the frozen compartment. This saves you valuable time, as the vegetables do not first have to be washed, peeled, and cut into small pieces.
- Other products such as pre-cooked rice or fresh noodles from the refrigerated counter also save a lot of time in the kitchen. Combined with fresh or frozen vegetables, you can quickly conjure up a delicious meal.
- Cook once, and eat several times: This principle also saves time. You can simply cook twice as much and have a delicious lunch the next day without having to stand in the kitchen.
- Also practical: Freeze dishes. Especially curry variations, soups, or stews can be portioned and frozen very well. If necessary, you only have to warm up the food briefly.
- In addition, sauces or salad dressings can also be made in advance, as they keep for a few days in the refrigerator.
Cooking faster – more tips and tricks
In addition to the right planning and clever dishes, there are other useful tips that can be used to save time when cooking.
- If you don’t have much time to cook, one or the other kitchen helper can come in handy. With a multi-chopper, you can, for example, chop herbs, garlic, or onions in a matter of seconds. A pressure cooker can also be worth investing in.
- Always remember the lid when cooking. This not only saves valuable time but also protects your wallet at the same time.
- The smaller you cut potatoes, vegetables and co., the faster they will cook. Especially if you want to conjure up a puree or a fine soup from it anyway, the extra effort when chopping is worth it.
- When you try a new recipe, read it carefully. In this way, you can identify any waiting times and prepare something else from the recipe during this time or start cleaning up the kitchen.
- Here is one last tip: It can sometimes be cold food. Especially on hot summer days you probably don’t feel like a hearty stew anyway. So it doesn’t matter if you grab a whole grain sandwich and some raw vegetables combined with hummus instead.
