Tue, Mar-19-19, 11:22
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Senior Member
Posts: 12,456
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Plan: Atkins DANDR
Stats: 210/194/160
BF:
Progress: 32%
Location: Texas
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Originally Posted by Ms Arielle
Basil-- pick a few leaves and stack them. ROll into a cigar, and CAREFULLY chop with sharp knife.
Chives-- use a scissor, also scallions.
Oregano-break with fingers or layout on a cutting board and CAREFULLY cut up with a knife.
Rosemary is like pineneedles-- best use a knife.
I love the look of those cutters.... but see it as another thing buy, and wash. Tearing the softer ones like basil and oregano or a knife; a knife for others......
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I don't use the hard/woody stems of any of the herbs like rosemary, oregano or Thyme. I just strip the tender leaves off and chop. Basil and mint are tender stemmed so I use all of them.
I have a bay leaf tree and always have a supply that I use fresh and I also dried a batch by striping from the stem, laying the leaves out in a single layer for a couple of days when I had to prune some limbs back. They can be used whole in soups, stews and gravies and removed after use.
Of course store bought herbs will be clean, dried and ready to go.
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