Daily Tip

[pizzaboy]

I started this new thread to let everybody post (or just read) new tips related to cooking.
I will start with a basic tip: Separating Eggs

To make it easier to separate egg whites from yolks, break the egg into a funnel. You'll find that the white goes through and the yolk stays behind.

I am waiting for new tips!;)

[Liketobake]

I started this new thread to let everybody post (or just read) new tips related to cooking.
I will start with a basic tip: Separating Eggs

To make it easier to separate egg whites from yolks, break the egg into a funnel. You'll find that the white goes through and the yolk stays behind.

I am waiting for new tips!;)


Good tip. Another way to separate your white from yolk is simply to crack open the egg. pour the egg into one half of the shell and just let the white fall into a bowl..It is much easier then it sounds....:D

[Mancook]

Another good way for separating the egg white from the yolk is to use your hand. Of course you must always clean your hands when you’re cooking. Curl your hands into a cup then break the eggs and put it into your hands you will see that the egg whites will be separated from the yolk.

[pizzaboy]

TIP nr. 2
Fish odors
Rub your hands with salt and lemon juice to remove fish odors.

4 lemons yield about 1 cup of juice.

Acids help proteins coagulate, so adding either vinegar or lemon juice to water used for poaching eggs helps keep the eggs from spreading out.

[delicious]

Keep half of a lemon in your freezer to keep funny smells away. You can keep it about one week, then you will have to replace it with another fresh half .Hope you like lemon's smell ...

[delicious]

Ohhh ... and another one ! To keep SALT DRY ... or anything else dry ... like sugar... just put some rice in there it will absorb the water and humidity won't affect salt , nor sugar.Did you know this one ?

[pizzaboy]

Another tip :)

For fresh fruit salads, mix apples, bananas, or pears with acidic fruits like oranges, tangerines, grapefruit and other citrus fruit or pineapple to keep them from turning brown.

Prepare the acidic fruit(s) first. Then, cut the other fruits, mixing them with in the acidic fruit(s) as you prepare them.

Any new tips?

[karenlyn]

This is fun. Good tips! :) To make chocolate curls to decorate desserts, first warm the chocolate with a blowdryer on low heat. Then use a bendy pairing knife to shave off the chocolate curls.

-Karen

[mcnerd]

Here's a few tips out of my pile:

Freezing Tomatoes
Save Time Tomatoes ... Ron's Grandmother called one day while I was canning tomatoes. She taught me how to freeze them. This saves a lot of time and is very convenient.
How ever many tomatoes you want to put up Ziploc baggies in quart and gallon sizes
Cut your tomato in quarters. Put in bag. Freeze! Wasn't that rough? Now when you need them, pull the bag out of the freezer, pull out the number of quarters you need and put the rest back. I have learned to do a couple of gallon size bags back for when I make Chili or Vegetable Soup. This saves me hours each summer!
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Burned Gravy or Stew
If you burn gravy or stew, add a tablespoon of peanut butter and mix thoroughly. It will completely take away the burnt taste and you won't even taste the peanut butter!
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Rich Beef Stew
I add quick-cooking tapioca to my beef stew to get a nice thick consistency for my sauce.
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Salt in Skillet
Add salt to the skillet to prevent grease from splattering.
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Budding Potatoes
To keep potatoes from budding, place an apple in the bag with the potatoes.
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Celery Survival
Wrap celery in aluminum foil when putting in the refrigerator and it will keep for weeks.

[she_cookie]

In order for the dough not to stick to your hands, use some flour. Spread it a little on the table and also take some in your hands. The dough will not stick to your hands anymore.

[fahriye]

If you have left over wine, don't throw it away. Pour it in to the ice cube bags and pop them into the freezer. Use it for COOKING and MARINADES.

[Semigourmet]

This is fun. Good tips! :) To make chocolate curls to decorate desserts, first warm the chocolate with a blowdryer on low heat. Then use a bendy pairing knife to shave off the chocolate curls.

-Karen

Karen, you can also use a vegetable peeler to get your chocolate curls.

[Semigourmet]

Keep half of a lemon in your freezer to keep funny smells away. You can keep it about one week, then you will have to replace it with another fresh half .Hope you like lemon's smell ...

I don't know what you do with your lemon when you take it out of your freezer. But you can put it down the garbage disposal, to help clean it and keep it fresh smelling.

[Semigourmet]

Ohhh ... and another one ! To keep SALT DRY ... or anything else dry ... like sugar... just put some rice in there it will absorb the water and humidity won't affect salt , nor sugar.Did you know this one ?

Yes, I did know this (LOL) I never saw it until I came to the South. it is in every salt shaker and sugar dispenser in the restaurants here. I had to ask. LOL

[Semigourmet]

Here's a few tips out of my pile:

Freezing Tomatoes
Save Time Tomatoes ... Ron's Grandmother called one day while I was canning tomatoes. She taught me how to freeze them. This saves a lot of time and is very convenient.
How ever many tomatoes you want to put up Ziploc baggies in quart and gallon sizes
Cut your tomato in quarters. Put in bag. Freeze! Wasn't that rough? Now when you need them, pull the bag out of the freezer, pull out the number of quarters you need and put the rest back. I have learned to do a couple of gallon size bags back for when I make Chili or Vegetable Soup. This saves me hours each summer!
- - - - - - - - - - - -
Burned Gravy or Stew
If you burn gravy or stew, add a tablespoon of peanut butter and mix thoroughly. It will completely take away the burnt taste and you won't even taste the peanut butter!
- - - - - - - - - - - -
Rich Beef Stew
I add quick-cooking tapioca to my beef stew to get a nice thick consistency for my sauce.
- - - - - - - - - - - -
Salt in Skillet
Add salt to the skillet to prevent grease from splattering.
- - - - - - - - - - - -
Budding Potatoes
To keep potatoes from budding, place an apple in the bag with the potatoes.
- - - - - - - - - - - -
Celery Survival
Wrap celery in aluminum foil when putting in the refrigerator and it will keep for weeks.

VERY interesting about the peanut butter taking away the burned taste. I hope I remember this if someone or me burnes a stew. LOL

For Celery you can also cut it into convenient lengths and submerge it in water it will keep for weeks that way also. If your celery gets rubbery just trim the ends and put it in water in a few hours you have perfect celery again.

[Semigourmet]

Do you have problems getting rubber gloves turned right side out? you know when your hands sweat in the gloves and they stick to you, you end up peeling them off and they are inside out, and the fingers are a bear to get out. Turning them right side out is pretty easy. turn the glove right side out, hold the top of the glove, let it fill with as much air as posible, then grab the top trapping the air inside. then gently squeeze and the fingers will pop right out.

[meeleend]

:) :) The most dangerous sources of virulent bacteria, including E. coli, Salmonella, Staphylococcus and others, is the typical kitchen sponge and 'dish cloths' in American homes. They provide a source of moisture, a ready food supply in the form of food particles, and an easy surface to which the bacteria may cling. They can easily be disinfected however, by placing in a microwave oven for 60 seconds. The odor is improved too!:o :o