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Quick Tips
Allow ½ pound of raw, whole potatoes per person when preparing mashed potatoes.
Prior to boiling, cut potatoes into even pieces to ensure even cooking.
A few drops of vinegar added to the water when boiling potatoes will help maintain their white color.
Trussing poultry is important if you want the bird to hold its shape while serving, however, remember that it does prevent uneven cooking. Always check the temperature of the inner thigh on a trussed bird to make sure that the proper internal temperature of 175°F has been met.
Grilling Tips for Poultry
Direct
Indirect
Understanding the two most popular grilling styles, Direct and Indirect, is
essential to creating a perfect grilled entrée. There are instances when both
Direct and Indirect methods are appropriate.
Direct
Indirect
Understanding the two most popular grilling styles, Direct and Indirect, is essential for creating a perfect grilled entrée. There are instances when both Direct and Indirect methods are appropriate.
How to Make Cutlets / Paillards
Cutlets are boneless cuts of meat or poultry that have been sliced very thin or that have been pounded very thin. Cutlets are sometimes referred to as paillards.
Use the charts below to help determine how much to buy of the foods listed below when preparing a meal or a recipe for a specific number of people.
Pasta Buying Guide | Rice Buying Guide | Egg Buying Guide | Meat Buying Guides
Pasta Buying Guide
The quantities in the chart below are approximates only.
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.
Types of Dips | Common Base Ingredients
Dips are most often prepared with a mixture of ingredients that complement other foods including raw vegetables, chips, crackers, or toast, which are dipped into the mixture; hence the name, dip.
This helpful video shows you some easy ways to cut calories and maintain a more healthful diet during the 4th of July holiday. In a holiday filled with backyard cookouts and barbecues, these dietary tips help you to make the proper food choices without sacrificing the foods that you crave during the height of summertime fun.
Making this Blueberry Pasta Salad recipe will become a summer time favorite. Follow the instructions below create a pasta salad that is quick and easy.
Blueberry Pasta Salad
This recipe calls for dried blueberries, which adds flavor and texture to the salad.
Guidelines for Proper Doneness
The proper doneness of foods cooked with rotisserie grilling is determined by a number of criteria depending on the type of food that will be cooked and the size and density of the food.
The Thicker Cut
Thicker cuts of meat can be a challenge to grill so that they have a nice flavorful, crisp outer surface with a juicy tender middle. They are cuts that are too thick to be grilled with just direct heat but are not as thick as a cut that requires a long period of indirect heat, such as a roast.
A wide range of woods are suitable for grilling and smoking food. Hardwoods are much better to use than softwoods because hardwoods burn longer and provide more heat. Hardwoods also add more flavor to foods because of the aromatic smoke that is produced as the wood burns.
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.
Grilling with Direct Heat | Grilling with Indirect Heat
Cooking with direct heat and cooking with indirect heat are the methods most often used when grilling. It is important to understand the differences between the two methods to ensure success when grilling.
Preparing Fried Rice with Uncooked Rice | Preparing Fried Rice with Previously Cooked Rice
There are many methods used for preparing fried rice recipes, but two methods that combine the moist heat methods of boiling/absorption/steaming and the dry heat methods of frying/stir-frying are among the most popular.
Rotisserie Cooking Units | Rotisserie Chicken PreparationRotisserie Cooking the Chicken | Carving Rotisserie Chicken
Rotisserie cooking is a great method to use for preparing chicken.
The proper ham cooking time and temperature are extremely important. The optimum flavor and tenderness of the ham can be consistently achieved when care is taken to follow the recommended guidelines for ham cooking times and temperatures.