COOKING TECHNIQUES
"It's my belief that the best way to become a good cook is to learn these basic cooking techniques."
Once you learn how to handle these fundamental techniques, you will be able to handle most recipes. Cooking is not just about recipes....it is about how to take ingredients and make them taste as good as possible.
Recipes are great road maps to show us how someone else got there, but one of the joys of cooking is to find your own paths. Knowing these techniques is like taking the car out for a spin in a new location. You're not sure where you are going to end up, but getting there will be fun.
I'm breaking down these cooking techniques into different groups. I'll start with the Basic Fundamental Cooking Techniques that are most important to learn like baking and braising and then we can look at More Specific Cooking Techniques like cooking pasta and deglazing. Lastly we will look at the How To's like how to cut an onion and how to grill corn.
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A dry heat method of cooking cakes, cookies, clams & a whole lot more |
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May just be be my favorite way of cooking |
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it's what us guys do best....at least that's what we think |
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who doesn't love a roasted chicken or Sunday roast beef? |
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How professional cooks do it. A little pan searing. A little oven roasting. |
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A moist heat cooking method for cooking eggs, fish, chicken, meat and fruits & vegetables. Gentle cooking for maintaining moisture & nutrients. |
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learn to saute properly and you will be able to create hundreds of dishes without a recipe. |
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How to stew beef, chicken, fish & vegetables at home |
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quick, easy, nutritious, and a lot of fun |
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How to stir foods properly when cooking |
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Everything you need to know about making bread including ingredients, equipment, & techniques. |
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It's what we should be doing before grilling but don't |
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quick tips on cooking your favorite pastas |
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in my opinion, one of the most important steps in cooking and one most often not done. |
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How to Make Incredible Sauces at Home? |
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Learn how to sweat vegetables - an important cooking technique for many dishes. |
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Learn this simple but effective method for cutting an onion that I learned from a professional chef. |
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How to Buy and Cook Sweet Corn A quick lesson in buying and cooking sweet corn this summer. Learn how to grill fresh sweet corn whenever it is available. |
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How Sweet It Is |
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What is it and why it is used |
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Stop buying those tasteless peeled shrimp and learn how to do it yourself. There is also a great cooking video to show you how. |
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How to make Homemade Mayonnaise Learn how to make a simple but delicious mayo for your salads, sandwiches and sauces. |
