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  • Cooking oil smoke point

    Smell of the cooking Cooking method can be different from an individual to another. However when you smell the cooking when someone is cooking at the kitchen, the smoke point where the cooking food is giving off based on the type of the oil. It is an important factor to consider for the health of…

  • Fat on Cooking oil

    Saturated vs unsaturated When it comes to choice of using cooking oil, it is very important to consider the right choice both for cooking application and health. The tradeoffs in high heat cooking For example, with high heat cooking application, the trade off between choosing an oil with a high fat saturation such as Coconut…

  • Cooking oil storage

    Storage matters Oil is oil, no matter how you store it before cooking, right?! The answer according to the iodine value, is no. All oils are found to have relative lower iodine values (which is good if you don’t want the sticky polymerized plastic substance that can’t wash off on your cooking pan after heating…

  • Braising: healthy, wholesome and tender

    Slow cook to braising Perhaps using the slow cooker is one of the easiest and the most convenient ways to braise, you can set up braising for dishes like pulled pork or pot roast. Braise for veggie Sometimes veggie is great for braising, like cauliflower and carrot. Braising can also be done without browning first…

  • Stir fried: flip and toss, quick and stir

    Action in cooking Stir fried is exciting to watch, seeing the cooking channel where chefs fling the wok and pans, flipping the food up in the air and land. All that fancy cooking really geared up your appetite for the dish. Practice the flipping Coordination counts when stir fried and flipping the food. All you…

  • Searing: flavorful first step

    Searing food for flavor When cooking gourmet dishes such as chicken, fish, meat or steak, searing is one of the most common ways to bring out the flavor by slightly browning the dishes. Careful, sear but not burned The art of browning the food lies in the gray line of golden perfection and not unhealthy…

  • Pressure Cooking: dial, set… then ready

    Busy?! try a time saver Pressure cooking, lazy cooking, perhaps it comes with a dial: put in the food, set and let it cook and forget it. It controls the cooking temperature to the desired settings. It is that easy, not wonder it has become popular now. Remember safety first When operating a pressure cooker,…

  • Boiling: healthy and quick way to cook

    Cooking with water One great advantage of boiling food other than for health is an easy way to cook without worrying about burning your food. This could be handy if you need to be multitasking in and out of the kitchen. Cooking two dishes at a time When you need to cook your meal fast…

  • Recipe: signature for any dish

    The most kept secret recipe Unless you just like plain steam and boil anything all the time, you won’t escape wanting to eat something that has some flavors in the recipe. Recipe, it may as well why a restaurant even need to exist Let’s admit, most of the time we visit restaurants for that SPECIAL…

  • Spices and Herbs, what make your food sing

    If food can sing, then spices and herbs are the notes How many times you hear a great singer who hit all the notes ,singing a great song. Even to an average listener, they would all agree on the voice. Funny how art lives in many forms. It is no exception when it comes to…