Techniques for the last thirty seconds, where a dish is won or lost.
What You'll Learn
You will learn the three main finishing moves, the order they go in, and how to stop each one from splitting.
Everything here is fast
A starch slurry sets in one minute. Butter splits in ten seconds if the pan is too hot. Have everything ready before you start.
Turn the heat off before the last step, not after. Almost every finishing mistake is a heat mistake.
Did you know?
Professional kitchens call this stage the pickup. It is the only part of a dish that cannot be prepared in advance.
Pro Tip
Measure the finishing ingredients into small dishes before you start cooking. Thirty seconds is not enough time to open a jar.
