Search

Before sautéing, frying, or stir-frying green beans, blanch them to brighten and set their color. Blanch by immersing the green beans in boiling water for only 2 minutes and then immerse in cold water immediately to stop the cooking process.

Revive old apples by peeling, cutting into chunks, and then placing in a bowl of cold apples cider. Place in the refrigerator and allow them to soak for approximately 30 minutes.

Reduce turkey cooking time and produce a very moist turkey by using an oven-safe roasting bag. Roasting the turkey in an oven bag can reduce your cooking time up to 45 minutes.

When it is desirable to remove the white membrane from a peeled orange, the process can be simplified by first placing the unpeeled orange in boiling water for 5 minutes.

Place two or three ears in a resealable plastic bag, and add 1 tbsp. of water for each ear. Leave a slight opening in the bag and cook on high in the microwave for 2 minutes.

Find useful advice and tips on buying, preparing and cooking your ham. See our collection of Ham recipes.