Food · Posted 1 minute ago People Are Sharing Their "Dirty Little Kitchen Secrets" They'd Never Admit To Dinner Guests "That ingredient on my counter that you said 'eeeewwwwww' to gets added to far more dishes than you'd think." by Hannah Loewentheil BuzzFeed Staff Link Facebook Pinterest Twitter Mail We all have our fair share of secrets, and if you like to cook, chances are you have a few "I'll never tell" tricks you rely upon in the kitchen. So, redditor u/itszacharyy asked: "What's your dirty [cooking] secret you'll take to your grave?" Here's what people said: 1.
"I worked at a family Italian restaurant long ago, and they had a mac and cheese on the menu for kids. But people liked it so much they (adults) were ordering off the kid's menu, subbing it in as a side, etc. So they just went ahead and put a 'baked' version on the main menu and sold it for about triple the price.
It was just a bit of reduced heavy cream and a slice of American cheese melted with penne pasta. The baked version had sprinkled breadcrumbs over the top and briefly went into the pizza oven." Nenov / Getty Images — u/eezoGG 2.
"I did the catering for a close friend's wedding. She asked for a mashed potato bar, amongst other things, so fast-forward to the wedding day, and I am so far behind it's not even funny. I admit that it was poor time management.
At this point, I had no choice. I used the industrial-size box of potato flakes and doctored it up. At the reception, the bride and her mother came u.
