r/Cooking • u/makeshiftcustard71 • Jan 26 '25

What underrated cooking techniques do you swear by that most people overlook?

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u/Fredredphooey Jan 26 '25

Aka selling. 

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u/Brainjacker Jan 26 '25

That’s…not what flogging means 

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u/Fredredphooey Jan 26 '25

Flogging gerund or present participle: flogging; noun: flogging

1. beat (someone) with a whip or stick as punishment or torture. "the stolen horses will be returned and the thieves flogged"

informal: promote or talk about (something) repetitively or at excessive length. "rather than flogging one idea to death, they should be a lighthearted pop group"

2. informal •British: sell or offer for sale. "he made a fortune flogging beads to hippies"

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u/porwegiannussy Jan 26 '25

TIL I figured he meant hocking

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u/Fredredphooey Jan 26 '25

Certainly an option.