There is no denying that everyone needs to eat food to remain on this earth. No one wants to just survive though. Something that is better than eating food that is amazing is to cook something amazing. Here are some things you can use to bump your cooking skills up a notch.
Cut your meat as thin as you can if you are using it in a stir-fry. It may be difficult to do. Before the meat is frozen (but when it is firm), pull the meat from the freezer, and slice the meat at a forty-five degree angle.
Use a backup to the oven timer, such as one on your watch. Watches have timers, so do today’s cell phones, televisions, etc. There are plenty of timely options here, pun intended.
Leafy greens have many health benefits, but getting them prepared to eat is not easy. Removing these stems can be difficult. However, a simple tip is to take the leaf and fold it in half along the stem, you can then easily take the stem out of the middle. You can use a knife as well to trim the stem from the folded leaf. Once you open the leaf again, you will see a beautifully cut green with no stem pieces.
An easy way to speed up your cooking is to prepare either prepare it the night before or at least as much as you can prepare. You can serve a hot, satisfying meal quicker and with less stress if you have it prepared when cooking time rolls around. Mix up a casserole and store it in the fridge, or chop up all the ingredients needed for a stir-fry, for example.
A meat thermometer should be used to check that the meats have been properly cooked. The temperatures that meat should reach, when being cooked to be eaten, varies between different types of meat. If the meat is not cooked thoroughly there is a chance that the bacteria living on the meat could remain and make someone sick if they eat it.
Garlic is a wonderful ingredient in recipes, but the smell is quite difficult to remove from your hands. A trick for getting rid of the garlic odor on your hands is to rub them on a metal kitchen sink. It both cleans your hands and helps to avoid transfer the odor to other foods.
If you struggle to find time to make dinner every night, do some of your prep work the morning before. Easy ways to prep in advance include cutting up any ingredients that needs chopping, throwing together the ingredients for any sauces or marinades or assembling a casserole before you head to bed for the night. Your stress levels will be lessened, and you will be more ready to whip up your meal!
Slicing hot meat is often challenging, so consider partially freezing joints before you attempt to cut them up. This is helpful for Asian dishes you may try that call for thin strips of meat. Freezing the meat prior to slicing immobilizes the fibers and makes for cleaner, more efficient slices. However, be sure to allow the meat strips to thaw before cooking them, for even cooking.
When you are cooking with Teflon coated cookware, you must use silicone, nylon or rubber utensils. Metal or wooden utensils are hard and can damage the surface of your cookware, making the nonstick surface unreliable and even flaking off pieces of the coating into your food. This is dangerous as well as unappetizing.
Learning to cook in a fun way is just as exciting as eating. Add your own flair to these tips and tricks to make them your own. Not only will your skills improve, everyone will be asking you to bring over meals and treats every time you visit.