Master Chef Hell's Kitchen, etc... What have you learned (shows, 2013, best)

[blktoptrvl]

The best lesson I have taken from these shows is...

That meat has to rest before being carved.

• Also, how to cook a great steak and salmon...
• Searing and then cooking.
• And letting it cook 5 minutes one side and then a single flip.
• Plenty of seasoning.

[Twinkle Toes]

Re Hell's Kitchen ... you better know how to cook risotto, wellies, and scallops!

[JPD]

Originally Posted by Twinkle Toes

Re Hell's Kitchen ... you better know how to cook risotto, wellies, and scallops!

Don't forget the cappelini.

[don6170]

Originally Posted by blktoptrvl

• And letting it cook 5 minutes one side and then a single flip.

I saw disagreement on this from steak aficionados on the Big Green Egg forum. I can't find that link, but here is a similar one.
The Food Lab: Flip Your Steaks Multiple Times For Better Results | Serious Eats

[Twinkle Toes]

I've flipped the bird, I've flipped a burger, I've flipped a flap jack .... but I can't say I've ever flipped a steak!!!

[gentlearts]

I have learned that idiots who can't make basic food can be on reality TV cooking shows.

[Ace_TX]

i learned that tv cooks dont wear hair nets

[K-Luv]

What I have learned is that in the British version of Hell's Kitchen Gordon Ramsey is a heckofalot nicer. In fact, it seems that all British cooking competition shows are a Sunday school outing compared to their U.S. contemporaries.

[JonasW]

I learned that all cooks smoke. And that I'll never make risotto.

[gentlearts]

Originally Posted by JonasW

I learned that all cooks smoke. And that I'll never make risotto.

..and have tattooed arms, and are mostly gay.