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How to Properly Clean a Cast Iron Pan or Skillet
Every kitchen should have a cast-iron pan or skillet for cooking. These skillets have many great attributes including great heat retention, extreme durability, and a relatively low price-point. Additionally, a cast-iron skillet should last generations making it a...
Utilizing More Roasted Garlic in Your Meals
Another easy way to get the entire family to eat roasted garlic is as a pizza topping. The beauty of making pizza is most herbs and veggies easily compliment each other. In addition to being delicious, it’s a healthy alternative to processed meat pizzas. For instance, using onions, olives, bell peppers, and roasted garlic as pizza toppings provide a serving of vegetables that even the kids want to eat. If not, blending roasted garlic into homemade pizza sauce helps disguise this healthy herb.
Which Foods Should You Avoid Microwaving?
Experts say that people should certainly avoid cooking or reheating boiled eggs. Whether they are shelled or not, microwaving boiled eggs builds pressure inside of them, which then causes the egg to explode. It is also worth mentioning that cooking an egg from the raw state does not give better results either.
What to Know Before Buying an Air Fryer
There are two different air fryers on the market – a convection oven fryer and a basket fryer. The convection oven air fryer is similar to a toaster oven, and the other is a device with a drawer compartment and basket to fry up your food. If you’re looking for additional features and cooking settings, the convection oven air fryer is probably a good choice. Still, if you’re just interested in air frying foods, you can stick with the traditional basket air fryer.
One-Dish Dinners to Make at Home
Cut any vegetables of your choice into long pieces, add shrimp, and stir-fry. Once ready, take a tortilla sheet, spread guacamole, sour dip, and salsa on the sheet, and add the shrimp mixture. Fold the sheet and fix it with a tooth-pick; it’s the easiest-to-make dish since tortilla sheets are ready-made. The preparation time is less than twenty minutes.
10 Kitchen Mistakes and How to Avoid Them
It’s easy to forget to set some butter sticks on the counter about 30 minutes prior to putting your meal together. In a pinch, you may try to soften your butter in the microwave. This will result in the batter spreading too much or your cakes becoming too dense. If you forget to set your butter out, cut it up into smaller portions so that it will soften much quicker.
Do You Only Need One Kitchen Knife?
The other knife chefs consider a standard in the kitchen is a bread knife. This kind of knife has a serrated edge and is specifically designed to cut through bread without compressing it. This makes it the perfect tool for cutting soft fruits and vegetables, such as tomatoes and melons. It can also be used for carving a roast.
Clear Out Your Kitchen: Get Rid of These Kitchen Tools That Only Do One Task
Every home cook loves the idea of having a kitchen gadget for literally everything. Yet a lot of these kitchen gadgets are sort of "one hit wonders." They are designed to do only one thing each. As amazing and as useful as those individual tasks accomplished are,...
5 Quick Recipes You Can Make With a Rotisserie Chicken
If you've got a hectic schedule and often struggle to get a healthy and delicious dinner on the table, rotisserie chicken is your secret weapon. You can purchase a whole or cut chicken from your local grocery, already seasoned with herbs and spices, and cooked to...
Three Different Coleslaw Recipes Your Family Will Love
Delicious side dishes are often what makes the meal. Coleslaw is a go-to choice for various occasions, especially summer cookouts—the tangy, creamy, and crunchy qualities of coleslaw pair up great with many dishes. Many variations make this classic recipe burst with...