9 Expert Cooking Tips from This Is Fire’s Chef Jojo

Good cooking always starts with mise en place, French for “everything in its place.” Thanks to Chef Jojo, Amanda Nicole will never forget to set up her station and prep her ingredients before getting to work.

To slice a bell pepper the Chef Jojo way, start by cutting off a side just before you reach the stem and seeds. Then, run your knife along the pepper’s curve, rotating as you go.  

What’s left should be a flat, seedless roll of pepper, perfect for cutting into smaller sections.

For a perfect slice, lay your pepper piece flat, tuck in your fingers (safety first!), and make long, even cuts. For the perfect dice, rotate and slice again in the opposite direction.