Cooking Techniques

put a small amount of oil in the water. Use a large pot with lots of water in the pot. Do not boil them rapidly. Just enough heat to barely see bubbles. Keep noodles tightly wrapped to keep from drying out.

Ham is always pork. Most hams come from the back leg of pig. A picnic ham comes from the pig shoulder.

I have read and heard of two different ways; add a little bit of sugar and/or raw potato if cooking. Supposedly the raw potato absorbs some of the salt, you then discard the potato. I don't think either of these methods work very well though.

Ice cube shrink when left in the freezer for a long time because of the process of sublimation. This occurs when a solid mass changes directly into gas

I use Superior Planks who operate out of Madeline Island in Lake Superior, Wisconsin. Their planks are pretty reasonable and they are produced in a very green manner - www.superiorplanks .com

I prefer to use their Smoky Red Oak for most all veggies - particularly asparagus and portobello mushrooms. But the Sweet Sugar Maple is fantastic for Tempeh and Tofu. We have also done rice-stuffed red peppers on Maple and it was a really great meal.

You can plank anything - not just fish and meat. It is a great way to enjoy vegetables and veggie dishes in a different way.

Many dried beans must be soaked overnight in cold water prior to cooking. After soaking, the beans can be cooked in boiling water. If the beans fall apart, you are cooking them too long.

when food is hurried u cant get actual flavor and color

mix herbs in urdu is called "Murakabat"

A candy thermometer sits in the boiling candy mixture to measure its temperature. You'll need to know the correct temperature for the candy you're making. When the thermometer reaches the temperature you want, it's time to move on to the rest of the recipe. This may be removing the candy from the heat and/or adding more ingredients such as butter or vanilla.

First you put as many eggs as you want to boil into the bot but only one layer of eggs (don't stack them) then fill the pot with water and fill so there is about an inch of water above the eggs. start boiling and after about 12 minutes remove it from the stove. drain the water and refill with warm water. Empty again and fill with cold tap water.

put it on the grill

I have been told by some friends that it works, however, I studied food science in college and was told that boiling with a raw potato cut into 2 or so pieces will help remove the sodium. The reason: the potassium in the potato will absorbe the sodium -simple chemistry.

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When simmering a liquid bubbles slowly, after reaching the boil vegetables are often reduced to a lower heat to simmer and cook completely.

Adding too much liquid, be it wine, water.

you can find them in most Indian shops as they use aot of chilli ans spices it will depend o how much you buy but it ll surely not cost alot

Bring to boil means just wait for the water to start bubbling, then turn the heat down to let it simmer. Simmering is still boiling, but it isn't at as high of a temperature, so when the water starts boiling then turn it down to let it simmer, there is no need to keep it on high heat for any longer than it takes to make the water start boiling.

Roasted Pears with Caramel Sauce is quite good. Fine Cooking magazine has the recipe.

Adding salt and pepper is the most common way to season flour.

It's pretty unlikely that any type of food can make you have certain dreams. However, if you eat a bunch of food (especially fatty food) right before bedtime, your body has to work extra hard to digest it while you sleep. The unpleasant sensation might contribute to unpleasant dreams.

It makes the breast meat more moist and tender just as basting does cooking up right. It does not really make a difference as usually turkey dries out if it is not basted throughout cooking time as well as giving it time to sit after cooked or if it has been cooked too long. It does become a little more greasy cooking upside down but tasty.

Something like an egg exploding when cooking in a microwave is due to what might be called differential heating. Microwaves don't heat the items put in the microwave evenly. You know how this works from experience. Let's look.

If you put eggs in a hot pan and pour on more heat, you can burn the bottom of the eggs before the tops cook and set. The heat can't "penetrate" or "travel" up through the egg to cook the top before the bottom burns. That thermal energy (heat) can only move so fast through the egg. You can burn it on the bottom without cooking the top. It's similar in a microwave.

Microwaves penetrate food to cook it "inside" as well as on the outside, but they don't do it evenly. Anyone one who has heated more than a few things in a microwave knows this. In spite of a turning platform (and possibly a stirrer in the top), the microwave energy is not directed to or absorbed evenly by the food. Hot spots can develop, and an egg can explode due to the difference in the way the microwave energy is absorbed by and heats the egg.

You can eat salmon out of the can IF the can says its already cooked. If so, it will usually say "ready to eat" or something like that (like tuna).

yes, but don't boil them, it will make them tough. Gently simmer the breasts until they are almost done. Turn off the heat and let them cool in the broth

There is no single head . ( and if there were, you can guarantee endless squabbles ! - I can tell you've never worked in a commercial kitchen with 2 senior chefs )