{"id":46353,"date":"2015-12-17T07:15:55","date_gmt":"2015-12-17T12:15:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dailyburn.com\/life\/?p=46353"},"modified":"2016-07-14T16:05:38","modified_gmt":"2016-07-14T20:05:38","slug":"hells-kitchen-chef-cooking-secrets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailyburn.com\/life\/health\/hells-kitchen-chef-cooking-secrets\/","title":{"rendered":"4 Cooking Secrets from a Hell\u2019s Kitchen Chef"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Photo Courtesy of Barret Beyer<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Addicted to Cutthroat Kitchen and Hell\u2019s Kitchen? Us, too. Flashing knives, exotic ingredients, fiery tempers\u2026 it\u2019s a recipe for success that leaves us motivated to dust off our kitchen gadgets<\/a> and get to work. Question is: Where to start? If Google is your designated sous-chef, fear not. To give your kitchen skills a reboot, we got the scoop from chef Barret Beyer, a fan favorite from Hell\u2019s Kitchen<\/em> season 11 and a guest on Daily Burn 365<\/a> this week.<\/p>\n

RELATED:<\/strong> What Chef Sam Talbot Wants You to Know About Clean Eating<\/a><\/p>\n

4 Cooking Tips from This Hell\u2019s Kitchen Chef <\/strong><\/h3>\n

1.\u00a0<\/strong>Keep it simple, stupid.
\n<\/strong>You don\u2019t need to be a Michelin star chef just to get dinner on the table. \u201cDon\u2019t cook anything that\u2019s going to be complicated,\u201d says Beyer. \u201cThe home cooks, they want to be the next Gordon Ramsey.\u201d But just because you see it on TV doesn\u2019t mean you need start with the seared filet mignon if you\u2019re a kitchen newbie. Beyer\u2019s advice: Your dish should have four to five ingredients, tops. (Hello, three-ingredient party snacks<\/a>.)<\/p>\n

2. Cut with knives you love.
\n<\/strong>\u201cA knife is my best friend,\u201d says Beyer. \u201cYou want to pick a knife that feels comfortable in your hand.\u201d And once you\u2019ve found a tool that suits you, practice makes perfect. \u201cMy knife skills have gotten 150 percent better over the years,\u201d says Beyer. Translation: You\u2019ll be faster at chopping, dicing and mincing. The quicker you can prep ingredients, the less time you\u2019ll need to spend in the kitchen<\/a> \u2014 a win in our book! For ingredient-specific online tutorials, check out the Serious Eats Knife Skills<\/a> videos.<\/p>\n

RELATED:<\/strong> 30-Minute Meals for Quick, Healthy Dinner Ideas<\/a><\/p>\n

3. Season with purpose.
\n<\/strong>A pinch of spice can make everything nice. When Beyer\u2019s in the mood for something with a kick, he likes to add cayenne or some Cajun seasoning to dishes. \u201cA little goes a long way,\u201d he notes. And this chef knows spicy \u2014 he bottles his own hot sauce<\/a>. Need some flavor ideas? From lemon juice to turmeric, head here<\/a> for 19 ways you can add low-calorie flavor to your dishes.<\/p>\n

4. Blend for better sauces.
\n<\/strong>Which kitchen appliances reign supreme in Beyer\u2019s kitchen? A stick hand blender and food processor are his go-to\u2019s. When you do want to whip up something fancier, these tools can help you make scrumptious condiments and sauces. \u201cIt emulsifies things a lot better [than using a whisk],\u201d he says. (Bonus: Opting for a blender will help you save your arm strength for this triceps and biceps workout<\/a>!)<\/p>\n

Want to hear more from Beyer? Check him out today on <\/em>Daily Burn 365<\/em><\/a>.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Want to cook like a master chef? We hopped in the kitchen with Hell\u2019s Kitchen alum and celebrity chef Barret Beyer to get his best cooking tips for total newbies. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[7,11],"tags":[204,341,381],"class_list":["post-46353","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-health","category-health-hacks","tag-cooking","tag-tax1living-well","tag-tax2low-carb-diets"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyburn.com\/life\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46353","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyburn.com\/life\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyburn.com\/life\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyburn.com\/life\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyburn.com\/life\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=46353"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dailyburn.com\/life\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46353\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyburn.com\/life\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=46353"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyburn.com\/life\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=46353"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyburn.com\/life\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=46353"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}