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Additional Onion Information:Onion Preparation | Onion Cooking | Onion and Tearing Tips
Onions
Onions are vegetables that belong to the lily family of plants.
Kitchen Tips and Techniques: Chili | Preparing Basic Chili Ingredients | Storing Leftover Ingredients
Kitchen Tips and Techniques: Chili
Fully develop the flavor of homemade chili by browning the meat along with the spices and onions.
Most pastas have a similar flavor but when the sauce is added, the pasta and sauce create their own unique flavor. There are many types of sauces that can be used but some go better with certain types of pasta than others.
Tomato Sauces | Barbecue Sauces | Hot Sauces | Grill Sauces | Seafood Sauces
Tomato Sauces
Tomato Paste
Tomato paste is made from fresh tomatoes that have been cooked for several hours and then strained.
Barbecued chicken on the grill has always been a favorite summertime food, but when improperly grilled, it can make your backyard cookout anything but memorable. This informative video demonstration shows you the secret to grilling up perfect barbecued chicken every time.
Useful Tools | Making Gravy | Tips
There are many recipes available for making gravy but you will find that most use the turkey drippings, browned pieces from the bottom of the roasting pan, and a small amount of fat to give it great flavor and color.
Enriched and/or Flavored Breads
Some basic yeast bread recipes are enhanced with other ingredients that change the characteristics of the bread including the texture, flavor, and color.
The most common method for bread baking is with the use of an indoor oven. The proper bread baking temperature is more readily achieved with a modern oven than with any other method.
Strawberry Preparation | Strawberry Cooking | Freezing Strawberries | Tips
Strawberries
Large, juicy, red berries that are very sweet when ripe and grow on a low-growing perennial plant that has horizontal runners that spread along the ground.
Cuts of Ham | Ham Types | Smoked Ham | Water contentBone-In / Boneless | Cooked / Uncooked
Cuts of Ham
Hams are cuts of pork that come from the hind leg. The different cuts from the ham are shown below.
When shopping for ham there are several factors that you need to consider to be assured of purchasing the correct quantity, quality, and type of ham for your needs. Having basic knowledge of what to look and how much to buy will help you produce your ham recipes successfully.
Dry Ingredients | Solid Ingredients | Liquid Ingredients | Fat Ingredients
There are many ingredients that have special functions in the baking and cooking process. Some functions are critical to the success of the finished product.
Contamination Prevention | Doneness | Proper Storage | Safety and Handling Tips
Contamination Prevention
Shopping
Make sure that lamb is among the last items selected when shopping, so that it is without refrigeration for as short of time as possible.
Pork Sausage
There are many different types sausage available. They are made from fresh ground pork, seasonings, fat, preservatives, and fillers, such as breadcrumbs, rice, cereal, soybean flour, and dried milk solids.
Here's a tasty idea for using some of those fresh vine-ripened tomatoes from your garden: make your own homemade tomato sauce. Nothing makes tomato sauce stand out more than when you use your own garden-fresh tomatoes.
Grilling Beer Can Chicken | Roasting Beer Can Chicken | Beer Can Chicken Tips
Beer can chicken is a great way to prepare a whole chicken. Although the beer can chicken can be cooked in the oven, it is especially flavorful when done out on a grill where it takes on that smoky grilled flavor.
Personal Protection | Grills | Fuel Types | Fuel Ignition ToolsFlavor Enhancement | Utensils | Cookware | Screens and RacksBaskets | Thermometers | Miscellaneous Accessories | Cleaning Tools
The following items are typical of the types of equipment used for grilling food.
Lefse Equipment | Lefse Recipes | Lefse Storage | Lefse Tips
Lefse is a Scandinavian flatbread made with potatoes. The dough is rolled very thin and then fried on a hot grill.
Knife Blades | Knife
Construction | Knife Handles | Types
of Knives
Maintaining and Storing Knives | Tools
for Sharpening Knives
There are hundreds of different types of knives.