Chef Tips

Make The Best Peppermint Ice Cream from Scratch

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What better way to cool off that with some delicious homemade ice cream. The fabulous chef from Matchbox shows us how to make it from scratch.

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How to Make the Most Amazing Sorbet

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The fabulous Simon from Matchbox shows us how to use an ice cream maker to make an incredible sorbet – perfect for making the smoked tomato sorbet in Frank’s masterclass.

Learn All About Pigs Caul

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Lauren Murdoch, Executive Chef from Felix in Sydney tells us all about this curious ingredient, which goes with this week’s masterclass!

Anthony Tells Us about Heirloom Vegetables

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Anthony Redondi from Aqua Dining gives us the low down on heirloom vegetables – what they are, how to use them and what the difference is between them and what you usually find in store.

Icing and Decorating Cakes

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Lisa from Matchbox takes us through a range of techniques to ice and decorate a whole cake and shows us the latest in cookware to make the job easier.

How to Carve A Turkey

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If you tend to ‘hack up’ a turkey, rather than carve it up beautifully, than this chef tip is for you.

Chef Danny Parreno from La B Del M in York Street, Sydney shows us how to do it like a pro.

Cupcake Decorating Basics

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Lisa from Matchbox shows us a range of great techniques for icing cupcakes, perfect all year around, but especially at Christmas time.

How To Use A Kitchen Blowtorch

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Amanda from Matchbox is back to show us how to use the suprisingly versatile blow torch in the kitchen. It has many applications, not just creme brulee!

How To Use A Potato Ricer

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Amanda from Matchbox shows us how to use the versatile potato ricer, used for things such as gnocchi, and Frank’s bomba.

Colin Shows Us How To Make Chicken Stock

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Colin Fassnidge from the Four In Hand shows us how to make a great chicken stock. Sounds simple, but there are some things that make it a great stock as opposed to an ordinary one.