Cooking Techniques

I would like to put my bread dressing in cheesecloth before putting it inside my turkey at Thanksgiving. I have heard this keeps the dressing from sticking to the insides of the turkey. Is this true?

Try pouring a little EVOO (Extra Virgin Olive Oil) on it and stirring it around. It keeps cooked noodles from sticking together so they don't clump up in the serving tray. You might try adding a little herb at the same time. Basil is nice. Use EVOO, not another kind of vegetable oil. It's better for your guests.

Yes, You can cut zucchini ahead of time, but be sure to keep it in water in the refrigerator.

Break it down into little pieces and microwave for 30 sec. Break up a little more and microwave some more, 30 sec. Then let sit in freezer for 5 min and crush up and enjoy

yeah.of course. if ur oven has space. :)

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My advice to cook a pork loin is:

1. Brine it, soak it in a salt water bath for at least 24 hours before cooking. This will not only flavor the meat, but break down some of the protein strands to make it more tender, and through osmosis, will actually increase the amount of moisture in the meat.

2. Don't trim too much of the fat off the loin, its a fairly fat free and dry cut of meat, it needs all the fat and moisture it can get. If it has already been trimmed, add more fat back to it by wrapping bacon slices around it.

3. Cook it in a moist environment, with some broth, and perhaps a little wine, in the bottom of the pan.

bring water to a boil, then put chicken in a rolling boil for about 45-1 hour- you can tell b/c the chicken will practicaly fall off the bone when you pull it out.

You don't cook it as such, you heat it though.

First, prepare your ham, remove the rind from the leg up to the knuckle bone and score the fat in a diamond pattern, studding it with cloves for a hint of spice. You may want to glaze your ham: if so, there are plenty of recipes around for beautiful glazes suitable for triple smoked ham. The ham may be quite salty, so choose a glaze based on fruit juice & honey or golden syrup for a contrast in taste. Now, preheat the oven for about 15 minutes at 180 degrees.

Place the ham on a rack (if preferred) in a large baking pan lined with baking paper.

Allow 20 minutes per 1 kilo of ham in the oven at 180 degrees, basting several times until the ham is nicely browned and shiny.

Cover it tightly in aluminum foil, and ideally add a couple spoons of either chicken stock or water to the pan you're heating it in. And of course, don't heat it too long.

the trick with File Powder is that it is more about flavour than thinkening......if your roux is right, then File can be sprinkled as a flavour enhancement.

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By leaving the potatoes on an extremeily low heat and slow cook them.

You can try adding alcohol, more sugar, more fat, eggs. All these ingredients make the texture smoother.

The milkfat (cream) is what really gives the texture. The lowfat ice creams (the term is an oxymoron. Such products used to be called ice milk) often get their creaminess from stabilizers and emulsifiers. Egg yolks have an emulsifying effect. You have to be careful about adding alcohol - it can make the ice cream softer or even prevent it from freezing.

Because it is way past the expiration date, and went bad.

Royale ~ Diamond shaped egg custard

Celestine ~ Thin strips of pancake

Olga ~ Flavoured with Port - Julienne (thin Strips) of gherkin, celeriac, carrot & leek

Carmen ~ Diamond shaped tomato concasse, red pepper and rice

Printanier ~ Balled carrot and turnip with peas

Using a wet Bain Marie

The McDonald's grilled chicken is cooked on the grill and served fresh and hot. This sandwich is one of the lighter meals offered on their menu.

Casseroles normally do not need to be submerged in water to prevent burning. If it is something like a bread pudding than a hot water bath is necessary because it is a custard. However water baths are do not prevent burning. They are to ensure even cooking throughout a dish (usually egg dishes or charcuterie) so that proteins don't coagulate on the outside faster than the center.

If you are worried about not burning a casserole, cover it with tin foil for 2/3's of the cooking time and then finish the dish uncovered.

By mixing a paste of water and baking soda, and applying it to the area of the roaster oven where the bag melted, you should be able to clean the plastic off. If baking soda is not available you can try using cream of tartar.

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Pour cookie batter all over the pan.

If the cookie dough is firm enough to be shaped, press a single ball of dough into each depression of the well-greased mold (pan,) being careful to press out air bubbles. Bake according to recipe instructions, the cool for about 5 minutes on a cooling rack. Remove cookies from molds while still warm, by inverting the pan over a rack, and tapping gently. If cookies do not drop out, carefully loosen each cookie around the edges, then use a flexible thin spatula or fork to life each gently from the mold.

It depends on you really. You could put the cooked turkey on a platter and carve it in front of you guests, or you can remove it from the bones and slice it. It looks nice with sliced white meat on one side and the sliced dark meat on the other. Present the dressing down the center and maybe use a few fresh cranberries placed on the platter to add a little colour to it.

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Popcorn shouldn't be cold if it has been cooked properly or is fresh. You can always warm it up in the microwave but make sure you don't burn it.