The kitchen is the place where many of us prepare food for the family. However, during this activity one of the many things that you must not forget is the fast food habits you have. If you are busy in the kitchen for a lot of hours, then you must never fail to be overcooked because cooking delicious foods requires a lot of timing. Excess of heat may result in cooked foods being heavy and hence disappointing.
One of the best ways to ensure that you are eating fresh foods is to use the food thermometer. By knowing what it is measuring, you can make sure that you are eating at the right temperature. Meats should be taken off from the hot cannot until it is fully cooked. This is why meat should be sliced thinly across the grain for cooking.
To be sure about the temperature of the food, you should use a meat thermometer. By measuring the temperature of the meat, you can know that it is done. The following are some meat thermometer tips to ensure that you are cooking the food to suit your taste:
It is better to take the meat out of the refrigerator for a few minutes than to leave it in the refrigerator for a longer period of time. Placing it in the refrigerator allows it to stand at room temperature for a few hours. Double the time if you are cooking meat during the Christmas season.
Take the meat out of the freezer once it has been thawed. It is important that you should not refreeze meat. Refrigerate meat in the refrigerator for a maximum of two hours.
It is better to remove the air from the refrigerator before freezing vegetables. This will ensure that your vegetables remain fresh for a longer period of time.
Freezing foods will prevent them from becoming contaminated. Make sure that you use an air tight container to keep the foods.
Leftover roasted ribs or chicken should be placed in the refrigerator the moment it is cooked. This way it will keep the flavor and juices intact.
Cooked foods should be refrigerated within a couple of hours. So make sure that you prepare them a day before and keep them refrigerated.
Since some of the tips above may seem as if they are very unusual, you may wonder why they are included in this article. The aim of this article is to give you a clue as to some of the habits that make good sense when it comes to preparing your food. Most of these tips will familiarize you with the types of meals you should eat on a regular basis.
Also, whenever you are cooking, try to omit choosing any kind of salt as it adds extra flavor and saltiness to the food.
It is much better to use flavorings in your cooking instead of adding any kind of salt. Apart from just using saltless flavorings, you may also use other spices such as garlic and onion etc.
Speaking of other spices, consider using chili powder instead of salt. Chili powder complements other flavors in the food.
The liquidizer is used in combination with the spice once again. Liquids like barbecue sauce, many types of marinades, mayonnaise and soy sauce are great examples of the combination.
The microwave is another gadget which is very useful. Spices in the microwave may well be added directly in the food. This way you may well set a high temperature plate to cook the food and the plate can be removed immediately.
Never employ an oven, instead, settle for cooking with the pre-heated oven. By the way, remember to reduce the oven temperature once you have added the ingredients which require the oven.
Woods to be used in the cooking process
Charcoal for heat
Grains and other liquids as additional flavor
Oil as a cooking medium
Espresso coffee – ground coffee has a characteristic ‘heat and burn’ quality and is well suited for outdoor cooking.
The barbecue – Whether you’re using wood or charcoal, the barbecue is likely to be the most common method of cooking outdoors.
The frying pan – It was portal to door to the barbecue when I was a kid. You can use the same technique to cook outdoors using less charcoals.
The water pot – When I was a kid there was a water pot on the barbecue. It sat on the deck and was the best drinking water I’ve ever tasted.
The All-Clad stoneware – For many years I have used this brand of stoneware. It is reasonably priced and of good quality.
The experimentation – occasionally you will get lucky and unique flavors will happen.
I don’t have the patience to follow even the most Common Trail and as such I am forced to use cheaper alternatives. I can’t avoid using lighter ingredients, for example, a momentary improvement may be noticed.
Chances are the improved conditions will not be sustainable for very long so be prepared!
About The Author
Helena Eater
How much does the quality of food really matter? If you eat food that tastes good, your life will be better. If you eat food that tastes bad, your life will be worse. The difference between good and evil is partly subjective: what tastes good to me might taste bad to you. The difference is also partly objective: what restaurants I think serve good food might serve lousy food to you. But if we stick to objective measures — measures such as how much weight people gain or lose — we can cut through some of the subjectivity.
