Kitchen Things
Your Guide To Best Kitchen Tips.
Learn All About Cooking In This Article
When's the last time you cooked something truly extraordinary? Do you remember? Extraordinary cooking doesn't have to be something that is a rare occurrence. You can make every meal new and exciting, if you have the information and skills to do so. Here are a few cooking tips that will help every meal be special.
Ensure that you properly maintain your cooking utensils on a regular basis. A chef's knife, for example, is of no use to you when blunt so ensure that these are sharpened on a regular basis. When purchasing a chef's knife look for one with a long and wide blade as this will give you better control and chopping speed.
If you are cooking for someone important, such as a new boss or for a dinner party, don't use a new recipe and a new ingredient. Make sure you practice the dish first for your own family. Play around with it to make sure it is how you want it.
If you're cooking food for an important person, such as a new date or even your boss, you should make sure you are cooking food you are experienced at. You don't ever want to try new ingredients or recipes that you don't have experience with. Avert a stressful experience and enjoy the occasion.
Meat
Use a heavy duty, zip-lock plastic bag to separate pan drippings. After roasting meat, pour the pan drippings into a zip-lock plastic bag. Let the fat rise to the top. Carefully snip off one of the bottom corners on the bag, and pour out the fat-free broth. The fat will stay in the plastic bag, and you will have a tasty broth as a base for gravy or a sauce.
Basic seasoning of the food you prepare goes a long way in proving your skills in the kitchen. Don't be afraid to taste your food as you work and adjust seasonings accordingly. Typically, some of the most expensive cuts of meat, as well as many many varieties of seafood, are rather dull without some help. Your guests will appreciate a well-seasoned dish that they don't need to shake salt on until their arms goes numb or twist the pepper mill over for an hour to make palatable.
Chicken
Leftover vegetable pieces shouldn't go to waste. Broccoli tops, carrot pieces and onion peelings can be added to your vegetable, beef or chicken stock, to fill it with extra flavor. Don't forget to add the stock to your favorite meals to enhance their flavor and appear as a great cook in front of your friends and family.
If you plan to let your chicken sit in the oven for a while after it is baked, then subtract a few minutes from its baking time. Since chicken continues to bake even after it is taken away from a heat source, it can dry out quickly in an oven that is still hot.
Grilled
When you are grilling burgers, they sometimes lose their shape when they stick to your grill and become hard to remove. Because of this, you should use vegetable oil to brush the grill prior to cooking so that you can prevent the meat from sticking.
Get more out of your small kitchen appliances by considering alternate uses for them. Waffle irons can make a great grilled cheese sandwich or sunny-side-up egg, for instance, and your coffee maker make a wonderful stand-in for a kettle to heat water for tea, soup, oatmeal or anything else that you just need to add hot water to.
Use these tips to spark your own ideas about what your meals can be like. With a little creativity and a little know-how, the food you prepare can be something wonderful, every single time. Get excited about cooking again and see what you can conjure up in your kitchen.
Meet the writer - Sisi Han
Food junkie. Will eat just about anything.
Grew up on takeouts and well-done steaks (I know, kill me).
Hate the term "foodie".
Loves looking at a full fridge.
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