Mise-en-place

[RichieB]

Meathead posted this from the free side on FB. I've been frustrated in my prep routine. So I bought these prep dishes 10 for $10, Amazon. I'm making tacos tonight. It calls for the taco seasoning you're seeing in the dishes. It'll get mixed and added to browned ground beef. I'm following the guidelines in his article.

https://amazingribs.com/?s=mise-+en-+place#gsc.tab=0&gsc.q=mise-%20en-%20place&gsc.page=1

[Oak Smoke]

I do much the same but with small disposable paper bowls we get a Sam’s.

[briano52]

I used to buy a lot of paper bowls for the same food prep processes. Then I realized that the glass bowls were cheaper. I washed them in the small crevices of my dishwasher. I broke even on the glass bowls in about 12 months.

[Finster]

I can see where they could be helpful.
although, I make a batch of taco seasoning ahead of time and keep it stored in a mason jar

[RichieB]

I do too, in fact I have some in the pantry. This specific recipe had added ingredients so I went with it. I'm not disappointed that I did. I was happy with the procedure. I know some do this in some fashion. Some have been doing it for 35 years. Thanks to Meatheads article, at 72, I learned something new. Not ashamed to say I don't know everything and thrilled when I learn something new.

[Mosca]

I have some small bowls I use similarly.

I do a mix of mise en place and what I think of as “telescoping”, where sometimes a process can be done while another is taking place. For example, I just made a pot of chicken soup. I started the carcass simmering. While that was simmering I could dice some carrots, celery, and onion. I dice carrots first, because they take the longest to cook, and add them; then celery, add; then onions, add. Soup takes a bay leaf and some poultry seasoning, some salt and pepper, and sometimes parsley if I have it; that’s a pretty simple slate, so I just get them out piecemeal.

But I mise en place for short ribs, for meatballs, and many other things. Cheesesteaks get mise en place, because we like mushrooms/onions/peppers, and stuff gets done fast on the griddle.

[Finster]

this^^^^
Especially for dishes that I've made enough times to know the timing of when things need to be done

[JCBBQ]

Yep I have a variety of small bowl sizes. Absolutely essential for things like stir fry. But I have gotten in the habit for almost all my cooks.

[Skip]

I like to use small bowls we have and get as much ready beforehand as I can and clean up as much as I cook. I hate having a huge mess to clean up afterwards.

[RonB]

Jeez - I clean as I go too, but it seems like I still have a big mess when I'm done.

[Draznnl]

I’m with RonB on this one.

[hoovarmin]

I do the same. I can't stand to have a dirty kitchen when it's time to serve the meal. I always make sure the dishwasher is emptied even before I gather my Mise en place so that there aren't any dirty dishes in the sink when it's time to eat.

[FireMan]

I thought that was the way ya cook. My wife showed me the way 35 years ago.

[Polarbear777]

Small stainless bowls from Costco work well for this

the faster the cooking, the more imperative it is to do this.

[bmillin]

This is a must-do for stir fry. I figure out what goes in together and what goes in separately. For example garlic and ginger go in with some oil after the protein is cooked. Veggies may be spaced out or all together. Then sauce #1, combine everything back in the wok and then sauce #2. You get the idea.

[captainlee]

Use them all the time, keeps things neat and organized.

[TripleB]

I have the same ramekins. Use them all the time in my food prep.

[barelfly]

I love those little bowls!

[RichieB]

Damm, looks like I'm a slow learner.

[RonB]

I have been collecting small bowls for years. I have them in metal, glass, and ceramic. I never bothered counting them though. I generally get everything out whether I measure into bowls or not.

[DaveD]

Do this for just about everything, it's so much easier when all the prep is done ahead of time. Gives you some margin in case anything is off-nominal, too. My lovely bride and I call it "messy place"