Tips to improve your cooking skills

Mise en place means preparing everything beforehand before you cook.

You may be just starting out and learning how to cook. Or maybe you’ve already been cooking for family and friends for a long time. Either way, there are always new tips that you can pick up to improve how you do things in the kitchen. ― Compiled by Patsy Kam

1 You’d be surprised how adding a little salt to some of your baked products could change things up tremendously. For instance, a dash of salt to desserts like cookies and brownies gives them that extra edge and the sweetness doesn’t seem so cloying.