Other than a good Knife, the best piece of equipment you can buy is a standard 9 inch saute pan since it’s something that is almost always going to be used when making just about any meal. Need to make Roux? Get out your Saute pan. Need to make French …
Marination is a very simple way to both tenderize and add flavor to meat. It’s typically a mixture of some type of acid such as wine, juice or vinegar, herbs and oil. The meat is allowed to soak in the mix for a few hour and the acid starts to …
Roasting is one of the most basic methods in cooking and for all intents and purpose it’s the same thing as baking. You’re surrounding the food with hot dry air. So yes, technically you roast a cake. If you’re using your oven, you’re roasting unless you’re broiling (see below). There …
This is one of the least used methods that people cooking at home use and I get it, hot grease burns like a bitch. But the truth is, as long as you use a digital thermometer, pay attention to the temp and don’t overload the fryer it’s not that hard. …
In simple terms, blanching is method where we immerse vegetables, typically long beans or asparagus in boiling water for about 20-30 seconds then place them in ice water to stop the cooking process. We do this to cut down on the final cooking time but it also brings out the …
To make this really simple, baking is a method of cooking where you surround the food with hot dry air.
If I had to point my finger at the biggest problem that I see with modern society right now, I would first tell you that my perspective is extremely skewed and that I’m the last person to be judging anyone…….. But if pressed for an answer, which happened recently, I …
Truth is that I don’t have that much at home myself and it doesn’t take much if you’re not feeding a ton of people. It’s better to only have a few pieces of good equipment then a cabinet full of junk. Trust me; you can cook a lot in one …
Lets look at food and cooking from a slightly different perspective for a minute. Step back and out and broaden our point of view on what’s really going on….. Every recipe you work with comes down to the basic understanding of this. You’re taking various substances (acids, proteins, starches, sugars, …
This is a modern twist on a simple French Classic that simply means “White Butter sauce” only in this variation, we are going to be using some Cannabis butter which not only adds a nice kick but a subtle flavor as well. While you would normally use White wine for …
