When it comes to cooking and cooking, many of us know one trick and another, but we know that there is always something else to learn, especially when starting to venture into the stove. Here are some tips that will make your life in the kitchen easier and help you feel like a master chef. when cooking:
1. Before you start making a new dish that you got the recipe on the internet or on TV, study the recipe well. This is essential for making sure you understand each step before you start cooking and that you have all the necessary ingredients.
2. Leave all ingredients separate and prepared before you start your recipe. If possible, separate them already in the order they will be added to the recipe. Chopping ingredients, measuring quantities and finding ingredients in your cupboard are time consuming things that should not be done while you are making the recipe, but rather before.
3. Have (and keep) good, sharp knives at home. Really good knives may be more expensive, but they are a worthwhile investment. Cutting any meat with a bad knife is a pain you need to eliminate from your life. Invest in good knives and sharpen them as needed.
4. To brighten easily faded vegetables such as carrots, potatoes, asparagus and celery, leave them in a bowl of cold water in the refrigerator for 45 minutes.
5. When you are going to brown onions and garlic, put the onions first and when they are almost ready add the garlic. As the garlic fries faster, if you put both together, you may end up burning the garlic.
6. Whenever you use lemon in your salads and dishes, prefer an organic lemon. This prevents the pesticides used in non-organic lemon production from reaching your plate and causing damage to your health.
7. To decrease the acidity of tomato recipes, add a few carrot slices. Dishes such as sauces and salads will be more neutral with the addition of carrots.
8. So that your salad does not get soaked, place it in a colander before serving it or serve it in a container that allows the used dressing to drain. This will make your salad light without losing the taste of the seasoning.
9. To make the cheese easier to peel off the grater, apply a light coat of cooking oil to the grater before using it.
10. Prefer to cook with butter or unsalted margarine. So you control the amount of salt you will add to your dishes yourself.
11. To turbocharge the flavor of (dried) herbal spices, put them in hot water for a few seconds before using them.
12. Prefer to add salt to pasta while it is still cooking and not later in the sauce. Thus, pasta will not take so much salt and this will save your body from the high levels of sodium present in this spice.
13. While you are waiting for some recipes to cook, take the time to organize the kitchen and clean and wash some of the utensils that were used in the preparation. This way you get the job done and you'll be less lazy to clean after cooking as there will be few dirty items left.
14. To make your omelette thicker, beat egg whites and yolks separately and then add them before baking.
15. To open that tight pot without resorting to someone with stronger arms, heat water and pour it over the lid. Carefully use a table knife to make a gap between the lid and the glass so you can remove the vacuum and you'll be able to open the pot normally. Remember that the lid will be hot, so use a cloth to open it.
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