Bring on Your Best Pampered Chef Tips!

[pampchefsarah]

"Some don't know and I have heard of people using a whole head of garlic when a recipe called for ONE CLOVE!"

Um...what if you do this when you do know that a head is seperated into cloves?

yes I live alone and the dogs don't care about my breath.... ;-)

Susan, when do you want me and my family over for dinner?? :love::love:We all love garlic, and whenever I see 'one clove' in a recipe, I use at least 3!! My motto is 'you can never have too much garlic!"

By the way, will you be making latkes? I love them, but don't have the patience to make them.

Sarah

 

[pampchefsarah]

Boy I learned something, I had one of these in my drawer forever and all these years have been using it as a mini duster, as I'm reading this I'm like AHHH it is an egg separator. Thank you

LOL!! Too funny. Just goes to prove not even consultants know all the uses for all the products (some, not even the ORIGINALLY INTENDED use!).

Sarah

 

[pampchefsarah]

Lay the pepper on its side and cut it in half that way. Use the bottom half for your recipe, keep the stem and seeds and pepper intact and put in aluminum foil. at least 3 WEEKS later, you will still be able to use the pepper.
I have a contest going w/ customers on who can tell me exactly how many days before it turns. No one remembers to continuously check it!!

Instead of foil, I'd suggest the herb keeper. It works amazingly on herbs, so I'm sure it would work on peppers, etc, as well.

Sarah

*who is thinking she needs to learn how to use that multiple quote thingey*

 

[cochef]

The Baster works great for dispensing pancake batter onto the Double Burner Griddle. Easy to make them any size you want.

When you are giving a plant as a gift, use the Egg Separator as the card holder. Just put it in the plant upside down (handle in the pot) and slip the card into one of the slots. That way they end up with two gifts! You could also slip the Use and Care Guide into one of the slots.

The Cheese Knife also makes the best tomato slicer! That finely serrated edge is great.

 

[tabnat80]

A lot of my customers don't know that you can take themeasuring spoons apart to wash in the dishwasher. I had one customer call me after a show and said she went home and took hers apart and it was a nightmare what was inside.

Use the salad spinner (a different one from the one you wash food with) and hand wash and spin your fine delicates. I had a customer tell me she washes her unmentionables in this and spins dry. LOL

 

[lmradlein]

make one huge pancake on the bar pan and cut it with the pizza cutter (a lot of mom's have loved this idea).

The small bar pan fits in your toaster oven!! (this is by far my personally most used product)

OK..I'm new how do you make the large pancake on the bar pan?

 

[DessertDivaFL]

Use the Pizza Cutter to slice celery, cut through sandwiches, slice bread into cubes for croutons.

Improve pancake batter by mixing it the night before in the Classic Batter Bowl and make lighter, fluffier pancakes the next morning.

Use the Microfiber Towel to safely wipe off plasma tv screens.

Use a Cookware Protector in the Trifle Bowl by inserting it into the bowl BEFORE placing the base inside.

Use your rubs as a quick vegetable dip by using 1/2 c. mayo and 1/2 sour cream in a prep bowl with 1 tsp. of your favorite rub.

 

[EgresiPC]

Use your rubs as a quick vegetable dip by using 1/2 c. mayo and 1/2 sour cream in a prep bowl with 1 tsp. of your favorite rub.

I love doing this and often bring these dips to parties. They always go over very well. It's so quick and easy and it tastes so good!

 

[EgresiPC]

When making deviled eggs, turn your egg carton on its side the night before boiling them. The eggs will yield perfectly centered yolks, and look smashing on your Chillzanne Rectangle Server!

So cool!!! Can't wait to try this one out. Never been particularly great with deviled eggs.

 

[EgresiPC]

make one huge pancake on the bar pan and cut it with the pizza cutter (a lot of mom's have loved this idea).

This I am very excited about! How long do you cook it for and at what temp?

These are all such awesome ideas...alot of them I have heard before but I am learning a lot of new things to. Can't wait to see the finished "project"!

 

[laurichef]

Use the salad spinner (a different one from the one you wash food with) and hand wash and spin your fine delicates. I had a customer tell me she washes her unmentionables in this and spins dry. LOL[/QUOTE]


I always say this as a joke at my shows, not realizing people actually do it!!
Hmm, I'd think twice about eating the salad at her house...

 

[lockhartkitchen]

When making brownies in the mini-muffin pan, you can put the remaining batter in the small bar pan, so all your brownies are done at the same time.

When baking a chocolate cake- dust the pan with espresso chocolate, or even a packet of hot cocoa, to prevent the flour look on the bottom of your cake.

Don't forget that you can make a quick cake in the rice cooker plus in the microwave.

The batter bowls are great in the freezer to hold shrimp, for a quick addition to a salad.

Did you know you can cook a chicken in the stoneware fluted pan? along with all the carrots and potatoes?

 

[lockhartkitchen]

make that the prep bowls to hold shrimp not the batter bowl-oops

 

[lockhartkitchen]

For a decorative look at the holidays, press soften butter into the silicone molds (I like the rose the best). Place the mold into the fridge and 15 minutes later you pop out fancy butter molds.

 

[lockhartkitchen]

To avoid children using too much ketchup, use the SA mini squares. Kids think they are fun, and you really will save on ketchup. They work great for dip too! For adults I used the mini squares to serve the apple berry salsa. It was easier to get up onto a chip than when just on a plate.

 

[lockhartkitchen]

Did you know that our trifle recipes can easily be made in the prep bowls? With the lids, your mini desserts will stack nicely in the fridge. Everyone can even make their own desserts using the prep bowls. (if they don't like blueberries, they don't have to add it).

 

[lockhartkitchen]

A prep bowl with hold 3 eggs beaten, bacon bits, shredded cheese, etc. for your favorite omelette. All you have to do is grab the bowl and dump into your pan or (my GT Xpress 101). You can have everyone's favorite omelettes ready to go.

 

[pcchefjane]

I found out today that the Nylon Pan Scraper is great to remove "unknown leftover things" under my grandson's booster seat. He has a habit of "hiding things for later". It came right off. We have no idea how long it had been under there. It looked like a science experiment....

I let the kids at my Kids in the Kitchen Camp use the Creative Cutters to make "mini sandwiches" with cutting the bread, cheese, and turkey separately and then stacking them back together.:chef:

When I first got my Garlic Press and bought my first "fresh" garlic, I had no clue there was individual cloves until I peeled it! LOL!

 

[scottcooks]

Take your STARTER KIT to all shows, and just add the 1 or 2 pieces you need for a given recipe - makes the job effortless and is an awesome visual aid to entice folks to begin their business.

I just did this Saturday and got a recruit lead and booked 2 shows! SO much easier than dragging 4-5 bins of stuff.

 

[lockhartkitchen]

Right
on
Scott
Since
I've
done
that
it
makes
my
job
look
so
easy
and
more
interesting
to
others

 

[PCGINA]

Wrap your celery in alluminum foil to keep it crisp. I hate droopy celery. Lasts for weeks!!!

Use our Handy Scrapers to squiggy your tile or shower door.

 

[etteluap70PC]

This is what I was working on. I will be doing them as large magnets from Vista Print. 10 free on every order they have the deal available.

I went into design detail on another thread. http://www.chefsuccess.com/f12/new-promo-item-40900/

http://i242.photobucket.com/albums/ff101/PCmom2/PC%20stuff/cookingtipsnopersonalinfo.jpg

 

[Intrepid_Chef]

I tried the PB cookie tip and found it only works when you are using a flat sheet or stone ...Spin your PASTA in the spinner for pasta salads so you don't have to use too much dressing.

 

[4kids4me]

Having a birthday party? Buy ice cream in a half gallon squared off box container (if you can find them...they will work nicer than the rounded ones) and open the entire box. Then, use the crinkle cutter to "slice" off servings! OR you can use our ice cream scoop and scoop balls of ice cream onto a stone or one of our sheet pans covered with saran wrap. Cover and freeze well. When it's time for dessert, no one will have melted ice cream! - from KellyThe Chef

Reminds me of this use:
At our last birthday party, I used cupcake liners on a flat cookie sheet and used the ice cream scooper to put 1 scoop in each one. Put them in the freezer til it was time for cake and ice cream. It was a perfect serving (for my 5yo's friends) and there was no waiting for it to be scooped and served.

 

[etteluap70PC]

I tried the PB cookie tip and found it only works when you are using a flat sheet or stone ... What else would you use?

Spin your PASTA in the spinner for pasta salads so you don't have to use too much dressing. Spin before or after you add the dressing?

Sorry for the q's.... I'm not awake yet.

 

[CindysPChef]

I'm doing a show tonight with the grill basket - looking for other uses that you have tried.

Cindy

 

[Elleoz]

Straight from Ray Ray (aka Rachel Ray)...

Microwave your lemons and limes for 10 seconds or so to help loosen the juice.

Put a lid on pots while waiting for them to boil. It helps retain the heat and the water comes to a boil faster.

 

[Intrepid_Chef]

I tried the PB cookie tip and found it only works when you are using a flat sheet or stone ... What else would you use?

THE BAR PAN!Spin your PASTA in the spinner for pasta salads so you don't have to use too much dressing. Spin before or after you add the dressing?[/QUOTE]Before, of course ... wet pasta makes the dressing sink to the bottom.

 

[DessertDivaFL]

A friend of mine told me at my show last night that she stores a large tub of margarine in the freezer and refills the smaller tub in the fridge by using the Ice Cream Dipper.

 

[gbakes27]

how do you demonstrate ice cubes with the cookware - what does it show?