Cooking Tricks

 

Some Culinary tips

 

Steak: The salting of the steak will keep it very juicy. Before grilling, wipe the steak dry with a paper towel and season it once more with salt and pepper. Use kosher salt to produce a crispier crust!

 

Fluffiest Scrambled Eggs: To keep your scrambled eggs wet, fluffed, and the ideal consistency, season them with kosher salt towards the conclusion of the cooking process.

 

Peel Garlic: Putting the cloves in a medium bowl, then covered with another bowl to form a dome shape. For a few minutes, aggressively shake the bowls. When you remove the cloves from their papery shells, they should be free!

 

De-stem Herbs: Holding the stalk with one hand, pull down the stem in the other direction. Your usable leaves will simply fall off.

 

Grater is Your Best Friend: A rasp grater, which is a tiny, handheld grater, can be your best friend.  You may use your rasp grater to zest a lemon, grate garlic, shallots, cheese, nutmeg, and even chocolate!

 

Crispy Bacon: Instead of using a frying pan, arrange your bacon strips equally on a baking sheet fitted with a metal rack. Preheat the oven to 400°F and bake for 15 to 20 minutes. The sheet pan approach allows fat to drop down and heat to circulate around the slices, resulting in crispiness.

 

Cornstarch: In a small dish, mix together 1 teaspoon cornstarch and 1 teaspoon water until smooth. To thicken a simmering sauce, stir in the cornstarch mixture. Repeat as necessary.

 

Herbs for Months: In ice cube trays, place the herbs (without the stems). Pour olive oil or melted butter over them and place in the freezer. When you need a fast taste boost, take out 1 or 2 cubes.

 

Roast Potatoes: If you really want roasted potatoes but don't want to turn on the oven (or don't have time), roast them in a cast iron skillet. Slice the potatoes into smaller pieces or wedges, drizzle with oil, and roast until crisp. Cover the skillet with a lid to speed up the roasting of the potatoes.

 

Extra Coffee: Putting your cooled coffee into ice cube trays can not only save you from wasting what you have left over, but will also help reduce watery iced coffee and may even help provide a java kick to your morning smoothie.

 

Deseed Hot Peppers: When de-seeding hot peppers, wear gloves to prevent the scorching sensation from going into your skin. Plus, with gloves on, you're less likely to reach up and scratch your face.

 

Room Temperature: Bring any meat you wish to cook to room temperature before putting it in the pan or the oven. Your meat will be more tender, and the overall cooking time will be reduced.