16 Secret Supermarket Ingredients Chefs Love

[givemecarbs]

http://shine.yahoo.com/channel/food/1...
I knew about the ginger snaps.

[greygarious]

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[afoodyear]

The Altoids to finish a lamb jus is genius.

[wreckers00]

the one that annoyed me was the pearl onions. the chef said they buy frozen because pearl onions take a long time to peel.

That's the point of being a good chef...is usually not taking those shortcuts that taste worse..