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The small skills that make everyday cooking easier, from knife work to browning butter.

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Techniques

How to brown butter without burning it

Brown butter takes five minutes and one pan, and it makes everything from cookies to toast taste deeper. The trick is knowing what to watch, listen and smell for.

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Five knife cuts worth practising

You do not need a full set of chef's knives to cook well. You need one sharp blade, a steady board and five cuts that cover almost everything you will make this week.

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