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Page 1: How To Avoid Mistakes In The Kitchen

How To Avoid Mistakes In The Kitchen

How many times have you dreaded going into the kitchen to make breakfast, lunch, or dinner? Youmight need a new perspective. Cooking can be enjoyable and relaxing if you try to see it in anotherway. Here are a few cooking tips that are sure to get your taste buds tingling and entice your innerchef to come out.

bake tart or pie crusts longer that you think they should be baked. They should be golden caramel incolor instead of pale blonde. This is because the golden color lets you know that the sugar from thecrust has caramelized, which give it that sweet, yet crisp taste.

Having knives that are very sharp is essential when cooking. A dull knife will not only make it moredifficult to slice and chop your ingredients, but it will also be a hazard to use. It is very easy toaccidentally cut yourself when you're struggling to cut something with a knife that is dull.

Apples are widely used in recipes during fall and winter, but they will spoil fast if incorrectly stored.Warm dry air causes apples to rot, so put them in plastic bags with loose ties in a fridge or coolbasement. Make sure to inspect your apples regularly, as one rotten apple means that the others aresoon to follow.

Let raw potatoes soak in some cold water for a half hour prior to frying them to increase thecrispiness of French fries. The soaking process will reinforce the vegetable fibers, and they will bebetter able to withstand heat when you fry them.

Much like a sponge, the mushrooms will absorb the water. The right way to clean the mushroomswould be by hand, using a clean, wet cloth.

If you want to make chicken stock, you might as well make a lot of it. Instead of making a singleserving, make a whole stock pot and save the leftovers so you can freeze them. Good chicken stockthat you make at home makes a great starter for soups, casseroles, stews and other dishes. Allow thestock to cool, then split it up into heavy duty Ziploc freezer bags.

Always seek out garlic that is fresh and firm. Older garlic tends to smell and taste woody, while freshgarlic ensures a sweet, yet savory flavor. Fresh garlic is firm and lacks bruises.

Try drying your own tomatoes. Dry your own by slicing ripe tomatoes 1/2" thick, or cut Romas inhalf, lengthwise. Place them cut-side up on a rack that you use for cooling, and add a little salt. Placethe cooling rack on a cookie sheet and dry in a 190 degree oven for up to 10 hours. After thetomatoes have cooled, place them in plastic bags, and store them in the freezer. You can pack driedtomatoes in a jar stuffed with organic olive oil and your favorite freshly cut herbs. The tomatoes willneed to be refrigerated and should be consumed within a couple of weeks.

It is important to completely follow the instructions when making macaroni and cheese. Themacaroni will be perfect and delicious because the great looking cheese is melted on top of thenoodles. When serving the macaroni with cheese, a good faced spoon works best. If you want to adda little flavor to your macaroni and cheese, feel free to spice it up with some pepper.

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To enhance the flavor and texture of your pasta sauce, set aside a small amount of the water thatwas used to cook the pasta. Set aside approximately one-fourth cup. The water should be added tothe sauce and pasta mixture. Amalgamation will help the starch in the pasta to add a creamy quality,and extra body to your sauce.

It is important to take proper care of wood cutting boards. To keep your wooden cutting board in topshape, avoid exposing it to excess moisture. You should never put the board fully underwater,instead just use a sponge with some soap for spot cleaning. Restore damaged boards by applying oilto it regularly, and be sure to use products specially designed for wood chopping boards. Afteroiling, allow the oil to soak in and the board to dry before using it again.

Try some of these handy tips the next time you make a meal. The moment your first home-cookedmeal hits your palate, you will begin to understand just how joyous cooking truly can be! You mayfind that you enjoy cooking and begin experimenting even further. Go ahead, and begin your cookingjourney today!