14 Culinary Tricks
Sometimes you cook the same recipe as a restaurant chef, but for some reason he gets a steak and I get a sole. So I have to keep learning in order to finally become perfect in the kitchen.
Do not turn the meat too often – you will lose the crispy crust, and the meat will be dry, because all the juice leaks into the pan. How do you know when it’s time to flip a cutlet or chop? Shake the pan, if the meat is “riding” on it, it’s time.
It is a big mistake to fry food with cold-pressed olive oil: at high temperatures it starts to “burn”, making the dish less healthy and tasty.
Spoiled eggs float in the water, you can not eat them categorically. A fresh egg stays at the bottom of the container. If the egg is in the middle, it means that it is about two or three weeks old, but it is edible.
It is wrong to eat freshly cooked meat – every meat dish needs to “finish” a few minutes after cooking.
It is convenient and delicious to get fish grilled on lemon slices – nothing gets inside, and the dish is soaked in the flavor of the citrus.
To prevent greens from sticking to the knife, you need to sprinkle a little salt.
If you urgently need soft butter (for sandwiches) and you’ve just taken it out of the freezer, there’s the following recipe: put a glass of water in the microwave, heat it up. Pour out the water, cover the warm glass with the butter, and after a couple of minutes it will be soft.
Opened wine can actually keep for a couple of days with the cork closed in an upright position, but not longer.
A common mistake is to put too much in one pan. If you want juicy meat instead of dry meat, try leaving some space between pieces.
When baking something in the oven, sprinkle grated cheese 5 minutes before it’s ready, otherwise it will burn and instead of a stretchy topping you may get a crust that is impossible to chew.
To keep the cutting board from slipping – put a kitchen towel under it.
Only warm milk can be poured into mashed potatoes. Cold milk makes it a horrible gray color.
If you need a large number of hard-boiled eggs (for several salads, for example) – it will be faster and more convenient to cook them in the oven than in a pot.
If you run out of mayonnaise, and it is badly needed, you can simply whip in a blender 1 egg and 150 ml of olive oil.