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🍳 Food & Cooking · Step 11/11

Fries if you have the oil

Fries if you have the oil — step 11 of 11 in The Ultimate Burger Masterclass. If you want the full plate: freeze-cut fries or 1 cm potato sticks, dried well, fried at 175°C / 350°F until just coloring, rest 2 minutes,…

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🍳 Food & Cooking · Step 1/11

Learn the chicken dump template

Learn the chicken dump template — step 1 of 11 in Slow Cooker Dump Dinners for Busy Weeks. Chicken + salsa or broth + beans or veg + spice. Morning dump, evening shred and thicken if needed.

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🍳 Food & Cooking · Step 2/11

Learn the beef or beans dump template

Learn the beef or beans dump template — step 2 of 11 in Slow Cooker Dump Dinners for Busy Weeks. Stew meat or beans + tomatoes + onion + broth. Low and slow until tender.

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🍳 Food & Cooking · Step 3/11

Learn the vegetarian dump template

Learn the vegetarian dump template — step 3 of 11 in Slow Cooker Dump Dinners for Busy Weeks. Beans or lentils + veg + coconut milk or broth + curry or chili spices. Finish with greens or lime.

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🍳 Food & Cooking · Step 4/11

Chop the night before or use freezer bags

Chop the night before or use freezer bags — step 4 of 11 in Slow Cooker Dump Dinners for Busy Weeks. Bag protein and veg, freeze flat. Morning: dump bag into cooker with liquid.

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🍳 Food & Cooking · Step 5/11

Layer liquid aromatics then protein

Layer liquid aromatics then protein — step 5 of 11 in Slow Cooker Dump Dinners for Busy Weeks. Onion and garlic down, liquid in, protein on top or submerged per template. Season generously.

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🍳 Food & Cooking · Step 6/11

Choose low or high based on your return time

Choose low or high based on your return time — step 6 of 11 in Slow Cooker Dump Dinners for Busy Weeks. Low for 7–8 hours when away all day; high for shorter windows. Confirm cooker guidance.

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🍳 Food & Cooking · Step 7/11

Leave a note for the evening finish step

Leave a note for the evening finish step — step 7 of 11 in Slow Cooker Dump Dinners for Busy Weeks. What to add at the end: cream, pasta, fresh herbs, or a cornstarch slurry.

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🍳 Food & Cooking · Step 8/11

Check doneness then do the finish step

Check doneness then do the finish step — step 8 of 11 in Slow Cooker Dump Dinners for Busy Weeks. Meat shreds easily; beans soft. Stir in dairy, starch, or fresh veg for 10–20 minutes.

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🍳 Food & Cooking · Step 9/11

Serve with a simple carb and store leftovers

Serve with a simple carb and store leftovers — step 9 of 11 in Slow Cooker Dump Dinners for Busy Weeks. Rice, tortillas, or bread. Cool and refrigerate promptly for lunches.

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🍳 Food & Cooking · Step 10/11

Schedule next week's dump bag night

Schedule next week's dump bag night — step 10 of 11 in Slow Cooker Dump Dinners for Busy Weeks. Repeat one template midweek. Keep spices on a sticky list inside a cupboard.

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🍳 Food & Cooking · Step 11/11

Pass criteria

Pass criteria — step 11 of 11 in Slow Cooker Dump Dinners for Busy Weeks. Review your result against this course checklist and note what you finished.

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🍳 Food & Cooking · Step 1/12

Claw grip — keep your fingertips

Claw grip — keep your fingertips — step 1 of 12 in Complete Weeknight Kitchen Masterclass. Non-knife hand: curl fingers like a claw, knuckles guide the blade. Knife hand: pinch the blade near the handle with thumb and index finger…

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🍳 Food & Cooking · Step 2/12

Slice, dice, mince — one onion, three ways

Slice, dice, mince — one onion, three ways — step 2 of 12 in Complete Weeknight Kitchen Masterclass. Slice: root to tip, even thickness. Dice: horizontal cuts, then vertical, then across — 5 mm cubes for soup.

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🍳 Food & Cooking · Step 3/12

Collect and simmer

Collect and simmer — step 3 of 12 in Complete Weeknight Kitchen Masterclass. Save onion skins, carrot ends, celery tops, mushroom stems in a freezer bag.

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🍳 Food & Cooking · Step 4/12

Garlic-ginger-soy base for stir-fries

Garlic-ginger-soy base for stir-fries — step 4 of 12 in Complete Weeknight Kitchen Masterclass. Mince 4 cloves garlic + thumb ginger. Heat 1 tbsp oil, 30 seconds until fragrant — not brown. Add veg hardest-first.

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🍳 Food & Cooking · Step 5/12

Dinner 1: Aglio e olio in 20 minutes

Dinner 1: Aglio e olio in 20 minutes — step 5 of 12 in Complete Weeknight Kitchen Masterclass. 400 g spaghetti, salt the water heavy. While boiling: slice 6 garlic thin, ½ tsp chili flake, 120 ml olive oil in cold pan.

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🍳 Food & Cooking · Step 6/12

Dinner 2: Sheet-pan chicken and vegetables

Dinner 2: Sheet-pan chicken and vegetables — step 6 of 12 in Complete Weeknight Kitchen Masterclass. 4 bone-in thighs, pat dry. Root veg chunked — potato, carrot, onion. Oil, salt, pepper, paprika.

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🍳 Food & Cooking · Step 7/12

Dinner 3: 15-minute stir-fry with rice

Dinner 3: 15-minute stir-fry with rice — step 7 of 12 in Complete Weeknight Kitchen Masterclass. Rice cooked earlier or microwave pouch. High heat, oil smoking slightly. Protein first (thin sliced chicken or tofu), set aside.

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🍳 Food & Cooking · Step 8/12

Dinner 4: Tomato soup and grilled cheese

Dinner 4: Tomato soup and grilled cheese — step 8 of 12 in Complete Weeknight Kitchen Masterclass. 1 onion diced, sweat in butter 5 min. 2 cans tomatoes, 500 ml stock, simmer 15 min. Blend smooth. Salt, pinch sugar if acidic.

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🍳 Food & Cooking · Step 9/12

Dinner 5: One-pan salmon and greens

Dinner 5: One-pan salmon and greens — step 9 of 12 in Complete Weeknight Kitchen Masterclass. Salmon fillets pat dry, skin down in hot oiled pan 4 min. Flip 2 min. Remove.

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🍳 Food & Cooking · Step 10/12

Five-dinner rotation card

Five-dinner rotation card — step 10 of 12 in Complete Weeknight Kitchen Masterclass. Write Mon–Fri: pasta, sheet pan, stir-fry, soup, salmon. Shopping list grouped: produce, protein, pantry.

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🍳 Food & Cooking · Step 11/12

The 25-item pantry that covers weeknights

The 25-item pantry that covers weeknights — step 11 of 12 in Complete Weeknight Kitchen Masterclass. Oils, salt, pepper, garlic, onion, canned tomato, pasta, rice, soy, vinegar, flour, eggs, frozen veg backup, chicken thighs frozen, broth…

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🍳 Food & Cooking · Step 12/12

Pass criteria: kitchen that runs itself

Pass criteria: kitchen that runs itself — step 12 of 12 in Complete Weeknight Kitchen Masterclass. Sunday 30 min: chop one onion and garlic for the week, cook one batch rice, check stock freezer, write five-day rotation.

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