If you’re like me, you probably buy the same brand of sliced bread each time you shop for groceries. You know that some of the loaves are fresher than others, so you try to pick one that is as fresh as possible. You may be able to read a ‘best before date’ which might be […]
How To Guides
Do You Need a Butter Churn for Homemade Butter?
Interest in all things DIY is rising. With this, comes a great deal of advice about old-world foods you can make at home like people used to. Baking bread at home is certainly nothing unusual, but what about yogurt or butter? Well, unless you have a lot of time on your hands, yogurt may not […]
How Do I Quickly Bring Cold Eggs To Room Temperature for Cooking?
Many recipes call for room-temperature eggs. If you want to fry your eggs, you will find that it works much better to use room temperature eggs rather than cold eggs. As well, for cakes and other recipes, room temperature eggs combine better with other ingredients such as butter or shortening. Also, cold egg whites will […]
Bread Test For Oil Frying Temperatures
When using oil for frying, you need to have your oil temperature dialed in pretty well. Without a candy or fat thermometer, this can be challenging. There is, however, a pretty good way to test the temperature of your oil to within around ten degrees Fahrenheit or five degree Celsius, using nothing more than an […]
Tip For Getting Your Homemade Pizza to Slide Into the Oven
Whenever I see professional pizza makers putting their pizza into an oven, it just slides off the peel as pretty as can be. When I make pizza at home, which I often do, I always find it hard to get the pizza to slide off my pizza peel without messing up the shape of the […]
Tips For Buying Fresh Asparagus
After asparagus is cut, it goes bad fairly rapidly. There are several easy ways to tell how fresh asparagus is in your supermarket produce section. Follow these guidelines to ensure that you buy the freshest asparagus available. The Fronds at the Tip Should be Compact As asparagus ages, the fronds start to spread out. Very […]