About Writer Michael Sheridan is a former head-chef and an acknowledged authority and published writer on cooking matters. His website at http://www.thecoolcook.com contains a wealth of information, hints, tips and recipes for busy home cooks
How To Clean A Microwave One of the big advantages a microwave has over a conventional oven is that it is so easy to keep clean, especially if you keep food covered when you cook it.But even the most careful of cooks will have a disaster from time to time, and there are always the casual users who 'forget' to ... Similar Editorial : Troubleshoot Before Microwave Repairs by Low Jeremy. | Source : Heart Healthy Food
Mastering The Tricks Of The Trade Every now and then, nightly in some cases, something will happen to test a cook's mettle. Good ones will rise to the occasion, mediocrity will sink others without trace. There are a few tricks that can help when the gremlins strike in your kitchen.Most times disasters are in the taste-b... Similar Editorial : Mastering Mindfulness by Maya Talisman Frost. | Source : Great Good Food
But What Do I Do With The Whites? It's not at all unusual for cake and dessert recipes to call for egg yolks. Any kind of custard is a liaison of several yolks, sugar and milk. Which leaves the whites.What are we supposed to do with them?Well, start off by realizing that they are still a valuable food source... Source : Great Good Food
Planning The Perfect Party Dinner parties are fun, but they can also be a source of stress and disappointment for the cook. The way to avoid this is through careful planning.Obviously you will give careful consideration to your guests, their likes, dislikes and even any allergies they may have. But it's just as i... Similar Editorial : Party Planning Ideas by Mary Mernda. | Source : Low Carb Food
Metal And Microwaves. Whats The Problem? Metal, we are told, should never be used in a microwave. Yet that is exactly what the oven is made from, right down to the reflective mesh in the window.So what's the big deal?To understand the relationship between microwave ovens and metal, it helps to know a little about h... Similar Editorial : Microwaves And Satellite Communication by Kyle Newton. | Source : Easy Dessert Recipes
How To Use Whole Spices Using ground spices may be quick and convenient, but for that special occasion nothing beats whole spice that you grind yourself. Not only will you get a better flavor, you will save money as well.Most of us buy our spice these days in those little jars that line up on supermarket shelve... Similar Editorial : Bulk Herbs and Spices by Anne Harvester. | Source : Asian Food Recipes
The Gentle Art Of Poaching Delicate proteins like fish and eggs respond well to kind treatment, like being cooked in liquid kept just below boiling point. Poached, in other words.The principle is the same in every case - keep the liquid simmering; don't let it boil; be patient.For eggs, it works like... Similar Editorial : Canadas Gentle Island by Rob Parker. | Source : Asian Food Recipes
Is Your Cookware Poisoning You? For over 40 years scientists have known that the fumes from hot non-stick surfaces can kill birds such as canaries. So just how dangerous are they to you?Several studies have been conducted into health concerns surrounding Teflon, the coating invented and patented by DuPont. The results ... Similar Editorial : Cookware For The Gourmet by James Brown. | Source : Asian Food Recipes
The Perfect Omelet(te), How To Cook It Omelet(te)sThey're easy to cook, right?We'll see.The first thing to remember is that you need the right size of frying pan. This is more important than you may think. Too large, and the omelet will dry out; too small, and it will not cook through.A... Similar Editorial : The Perfect Mom by Heather Topich. | Source : Importance of Breakfast
How To Cook Lobster French chefs plunge them into boiling water; English ones, in an attempt to appear more humane, drive kitchen knives through their skulls before doing the same thing.No wonder the miserable creatures go red. They're mad as hell. What a way to treat the king of crustaceans.Le... Similar Editorial : Cooking Lobster at Home by Richard Massey. | Source : Importance of Breakfast
Dont Burn It - Roast It! Despite plenty of evidence to the contrary, I still see recipes that insist you should cook meat at high temperature for the first twenty minutes or so to seal it and then lower the level for the rest of the cooking time.This has become the fashionable way and I'm not sure why. Maybe i... Similar Editorial : Burn the Fat by Mike Miyaki. | Source : Importance of Breakfast
How To Stuff A Chicken Before I go into detail on how to stuff a chicken, let's look at why we do it in the first place. It is by no means a universal thing and there's a reason for that.In countries where there is traditionally a large rural population and chicken has always been part of the staple diet, st... Similar Editorial : The Skinny On Chicken by News Canada. | Source : Fresh Roasted Coffee
Recipes Are Guides, Not Formulas Judging by the comments in some cookbooks, you would think recipes are chemical formulas to be measured out and carefully mixed. It just ain't so. A favorite line of editors always refers to the measurements used, which are often given in both metric and Imperial. You are cautioned to u... Similar Editorial : Diamondsking Guides by Diamondsking Admin. | Source : Fresh Roasted Coffee
Exploding The Microwave Myth Despite the fact that microwave cookers have been with us for over 30 years, they still tend to be treated as a secondary method of cooking in many kitchens.Part of the reason for this stems from some ill-informed comment made about them when they first appeared, much of which persists t... Similar Editorial : The Job Loss Myth by Jean Fritz. | Source : Fresh Roasted Coffee
How To Cook A Stockpot Chicken Any hen had a pretty good time of it living in the freedom of our farmyard, the envy of their sisters in batteries and barns. Until, that is, the eggs stopped coming and the speckled hen became the stockpot chicken.Butchers called them boiling fowl and you can still get them, frozen, fro... Similar Editorial : Cook From the Heart by Vikram Parmar. | Source : Finger Food Recipes
