Friday, May 25, 2012

Learn The Simple Tips You Need To Make Your Cooking Stand Out

Everyone loves to eat. The more skilled the person or chef is in the kitchen, the more enjoyable of an experience eating the food will be. You will get some great tips on cooking whether you are new at it or a professional. Having sharp knives when you are cooking is very important. Knives that have not been sharpened in a while can not only pose a threat to your health, but also a threat to smashing your food. You are more likely to cut yourself by using a dull knife, as opposed to when cutting using a sharp knife.
TIP! It is quite easy to over-salt a recipe because you haven't tasted it, but don't worry! Take two raw potatoes, peel and chop them, and add them to the sauce to simmer for a quarter hour. The potatoes will absorb the extra salt in the dish.
Consider drying your very own tomatoes. You can do this by slicing your tomatoes about a half an inch thick, or Romas in half. Take a cooling rack and place the tomatoes on it. Sprinkle them with salt. The next step is to put the rack on an old cookie sheet and then place in an oven set at 190 degrees for at least 10 hours. They can then be stored in plastic freezer bags in your freezer. For flavored olive oil add some dried tomatoes and fresh herbs in a good quality extra virgin olive oil and store out of direct sunlight. Keep it refrigerated and use it within two weeks. If you love fish and you have time, catch your own fresh fish for your next meal. Catching and preparing your own fish gives you the satisfaction of providing for yourself and allows you to experience food at the height of its flavor. Rinse and dry your fresh cut onions before you put them in your salsa. Onions have plenty of sulfurous gas. Your freshly made salsa can be ruined by this gas. Rinsing and drying the onions gets rid of the gas.
TIP! When you are using nonstick cookware, make sure your utensils are nylon, silicone or rubber based. Harder utensils, like wooden and metal ones, can gouge or scratch the coating, causing the pan to not be as effective and its coating to flake off in your meals.
The prep work comes first. You'll be glad you have your prep work done when it's time to cook. When you have a schedule as to how long you plan to be cooking, things can get a little stressful in the kitchen. You can help lessen the potential stress by getting all your prep work done early. There is no way to properly describe that wonderful feeling you get when you take your first bite of a meal. You are wrong if you think you have to have extensive training to be a good cook. Everybody is able to learn how to cook. Try applying these tips next time you try cooking something.