Kitchen Tips & Techniques
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How to Trim Sugar Snap Peas
Sugar snaps have a fibrous seam on the inside curve. Remove it by grasping the stem protruding from one end and pulling it down the inside curve as if you were unzipping the pea.
How to Truss a Roast
Trussing the roast into a more uniform shape helps to ensure even cooking. Measure 5 lengths of cotton kitchen string long enough to wrap around the roast with extra length to tie a secure knot. Tie the kitchen string in 5 spots around the roast with equal spacing between...
How to Properly Measuring Flour
Use a spoon to lightly scoop flour from its container into a measuring cup. Once in the measuring cup, use a knife or other straight edge to level the flour with the top of the cup. If the measuring cup is dipped directly into the container—a common mistake—the flour will...
How to Improvise a Pastry Bag
1) Fill a 1-quart sealable plastic bag with whatever you want to pipe. Seal the bag almost completely, leaving a small opening for air to escape from the top as you squeeze. 2) Snip off one corner of the bag with scissors, making an opening the size you desire. 3)...
How to Flute or Crimp Pie Crust
1)Use a fork to crimp the edge. 2)Or use two hands to pinch (“flute”) the edge of the crust: push your thumb from one hand in between the thumb and index finger of the opposite.3)Or use one hand to pinch (“flute”) the edge of the crust between your thumb and the...
How to Poach Eggs
1. Break 4 eggs into 4 individual small bowls. Fill a large, straight-sided skillet or Dutch oven with 2 inches of water; bring to a boil. Add 1⁄4 cup distilled white vinegar. Reduce to a gentle simmer: the water should be steaming and small bubbles should come up from the...
Melting Chocolate
1. Bring 1 inch of water to a simmer in a double boiler set over medium-high heat, then place chocolate in the top pan. (Alternatively, to improvise a double boiler, place chocolate in a heat-safe mixing bowl that fits snugly over a pan with 1 inch of simmering water.) Stir...
All Kitchen Tips & Techniques
- Vegetables
- Adding Chile Peppers to Your Salsa
- Cleaning Leeks
- Cooking Pumpkin
- Crisping Raw Onion
- How to Trim Sugar Snap Peas
- Making "Ribbon-Thin" Zucchini
- Making Squash Bowls
- Oven-Roasting Peppers
- Peeling Fresh Pearl Onions
- Peeling Winter Squash
- Preparing Parsnips for Cooking
- Pureeing Winter Squash
- Removing Corn from the Cob
- Removing Portobello Mushroom Gills
- Ripening Plantains
- Seeding Tomatoes
- Wilting Greens
- Meat, Fish & Seafood
- Buying Trout
- Cleaning & Debearding Mussels
- Defrosting Frozen Lobster Tails or Crab Legs
- Deveining Shrimp
- Forming Burger Patties
- How to Truss a Roast
- Poaching Chicken Breasts
- Roasting Meat
- Shopping for Fish
- Shopping for Meat
- Shucking Oysters
- Skinning Fish Fillets
- Thawing Frozen Shrimp
- Thinly Slicing Meat
- Fruit
- Chopping Cranberries
- Freezing Fresh Berries
- Freezing Peaches
- How to Prepare Fresh Mango
- How to Prepare Fresh Pineapple
- Juicing Citrus Fruits
- Julienning a Mango
- Julienning Citrus Zest
- Making Your Own Citrus Fruit Salad
- Peeling Mangoes
- Peeling Peaches
- Pitting Cherries
- Pitting Dates
- Removing Strips of Citrus Zest
- Ripening a Green Papaya
- Seeding Kumquats
- Segmenting Citrus
- Selecting a Ripe Papaya
- Miscellaneous
- Cooking with Acidic Foods
- Crushing Ice Cubes
- Heating Tortillas
- Hot Tamales
- How to Make Sushi Rolls
- How to Use Your Pressure Cooker
- Improvising a Double Boiler
- Make Your Own Baked Taco Shells
- Making Baked Tortilla Chips
- Making Pizza With a Pizza Stone and Pizza Peel
- Making Simple Syrup
- Ovenproofing a Skillet
- Pureeing Hot Liquids
- The Scoop on Cooking Spray
- Toasting Tortillas
- Using Nonstick Cookware
- Cakes, Cookies, Etc.
- Cutting Brownies
- Cutting Creamy Pies
- Decorating Cookies
- Freezing Muffins
- How to Flute or Crimp Pie Crust
- Making a Streusel Topping
- Making Yeast Bread
- Making Your Own Paper Piping Cones
- Mixing Cake Batter
- Moving Decorated Cakes
- Preventing Cheesecake from Cracking
- Preventing Log Cookies from Flattening
- Thinly Slice Angel Food Cake
- Spices, Herbs, Seasonings
- Drying Fresh Herbs
- Freezing Fresh Herbs
- Julienning Ginger
- Mincing Ginger
- Pitting Olives
- Roasting Garlic
- Tips for Two
- Tips for Two: Apricot Nectar
- Tips for Two: Avocado
- Tips for Two: Broth
- Tips for Two: Cabbage
- Tips for Two: Canned Beans
- Tips for Two: Coconut Milk
- Tips for Two: Diced, Canned Tomatoes
- Tips for Two: Fresh Herbs
- Tips for Two: Italian Turkey Sausage Links
- Tips for Two: Kale
- Tips for Two: Mango Chutney
- Tips for Two: Marinara Sauce
- Tips for Two: Olives
- Tips for Two: Pork Tenderloin
- Tips for Two: Tofu
- Tips for Two: Tomato Paste
- Tips for Two: Water Chestnuts
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