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Onion Dice without Parallel Cut
- JEBar
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Onion Dice without Parallel Cut
60+ years ago I learned to prepare food and cook it working in family restaurants .... in watching cooking shows/videos food prep, many techniques have withstood the test of time .... while I often try a new technique, I seldom stick with it .... the 3 minute video below is an exception .... the parallel cut method shown in the last of this video is the way I learned .... I find not having to make the "parallel cuts" is a stride forward for me
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nmr1l5IV9Os
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nmr1l5IV9Os
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Been doing that for years. If you saute/caramelize don't make the cross cuts for diced, just cut the slices free and pop into the pan. Makes a good gravy that way.
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Re: Onion Dice without Parallel Cut
Oddly enough that is exactly the way I have diced onions for years. It has always just seemed like the right way to do it.
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Re: Onion Dice without Parallel Cut
I can only wish I'd seen it earlier ....RetiredSeabee wrote: ↑Wed Jun 09, 2021 7:23 pmIt has always just seemed like the right way to do it.
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She sure makes it look easy, with great results!
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That's the way I've always diced onions.
I was a fry cook for several years in my youth, didn't have much call to dice onions but I sure sliced a lot of onions and tomatoes. The other main cook was the owner so I had to have a good amount sliced up for him for when he started the morning shift. Worked 5 nights a week, I did get Saturday night off and opened Sunday morning. The owner was pretty cool, he usually gave the couple of carhops I dated (not at the same time) Saturday nights off too.
I was a fry cook for several years in my youth, didn't have much call to dice onions but I sure sliced a lot of onions and tomatoes. The other main cook was the owner so I had to have a good amount sliced up for him for when he started the morning shift. Worked 5 nights a week, I did get Saturday night off and opened Sunday morning. The owner was pretty cool, he usually gave the couple of carhops I dated (not at the same time) Saturday nights off too.
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Re: Onion Dice without Parallel Cut
Sounds like that worked out well!dave77 wrote: ↑Wed Jun 09, 2021 10:01 pmThat's the way I've always diced onions.
I was a fry cook for several years in my youth, didn't have much call to dice onions but I sure sliced a lot of onions and tomatoes. The other main cook was the owner so I had to have a good amount sliced up for him for when he started the morning shift. Worked 5 nights a week, I did get Saturday night off and opened Sunday morning. The owner was pretty cool, he usually gave the couple of carhops I dated (not at the same time) Saturday nights off too.
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Worked out OK for my social life, not so much for my school work. Started there in 10th grade doing clean up. Shift started at 10 PM, a lot of nights I wasn't done until 2 AM, a lot of my teachers had to get used to me napping in class. Got promoted to cook (KFC) and still did cleanup but then my shift stated at 5 or 6 PM. Also that was early 70's and for awhile they tried attendance on the honor system, you can probably guess how well that worked out.markiver54 wrote: ↑Wed Jun 09, 2021 11:25 pmSounds like that worked out well!dave77 wrote: ↑Wed Jun 09, 2021 10:01 pmThat's the way I've always diced onions.
I was a fry cook for several years in my youth, didn't have much call to dice onions but I sure sliced a lot of onions and tomatoes. The other main cook was the owner so I had to have a good amount sliced up for him for when he started the morning shift. Worked 5 nights a week, I did get Saturday night off and opened Sunday morning. The owner was pretty cool, he usually gave the couple of carhops I dated (not at the same time) Saturday nights off too.
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