stretch it
Make a dwindling ingredient last to the end of service.
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You're running low on something mid-service and a re-up isn't happening. So you ration: smaller portions, sub a garnish, dilute the sauce, whatever it takes to limp to last ticket without 86ing the dish. Half kitchen skill, half damage control.
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What does stretch it mean in a kitchen?
To stretch it means making a dwindling ingredient last until the end of service.
How do you use stretch it in a sentence?
We're low on the sauce, so stretch it until the dinner rush is over.
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