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Measuring Dry Ingredients | Weight Versus VolumeMeasuring Solid Fats | Measuring Liquid Ingredients When making bread, it is critical to use precise measurements. Unlike general cooking in which precise measurements are often not as critical, inaccurate measurements in bread making (and most baked items) affect the chemical processes that occur during the preparation and baking.

Measuring Equipment | Dry and Solid Measures | Liquid MeasuresMiscellaneous Measures | Measuring Tips   Proper measuring of ingredients is important to successful cooking and baking.

Purchasing Tips | Cooking Tips | Cooking Oil Care | Olive Oil Tasting   Oils and Fats Purchasing Tips Purchasing Tips A product labeled "whipped butter" is regular butter that has had air beaten into it in order to increase the volume and to make it easier to spread.

Shopping Tips | Thawing Tips | Cooking Tips | Roasting/Baking Tips | Grilling Tips | Checking Doneness | Refrigerating Tips | Freezing Tips Shopping Tips: Decide the type and quality of ham that you want for your serving intentions.

Shopping | Roasting | Grilling and Broiling | SautéingGeneral Safety and Handling | Ground Lamb Safety and Handling | Nutrition Shopping When shopping for lamb, select lean cuts and use low fat cooking methods such as roasting, broiling, grilling, braising, or stewing.

Shopping | Stuffing | Marinating | Grilling and Broiling | Barbecuing and SmokingDeep-Frying | Doneness | Nutritional | Food Safety | Storage Shopping Tips When shopping for a whole turkey, it is best to purchase at least one pound per person.

Shopping Tips | Homemade Pasta Tips | Reheating Tips | Handling and Safety TipsChecking Doneness | Light Tips | Cooking Tips Shopping Tips: When purchasing fresh pasta, it is important that you check for the expiration date to ensure that the pasta will be fresh when you are ready to use it.

Shopping Tips | Thawing Tips | Refrigerating Tips | Freezing TipsHandling and Safety Tips | Marinating Tips | Stuffing Tips | Trimming & Slicing TipsChecking Doneness | Roasting Tips | Frying Tips | Grilling & Broiling TipsSteaming Tips | Stir-fry Tips | Tenderness Tips | Light Tips | Cooking Tips Shopping Tips: Decide how much time and effort you want to use in preparing and cooking the cut you select.

 

Shopping | Thawing | Marinating | Rubs | Cooking | CarvingGeneral Safety and Handling | Ground Beef Safety and Handling | Nutrition Shopping Lean boneless cuts yield up to 4 servings per pound.

Equipment | Tips | Flavorings | How to Make Fudge | How to Store Fudge Making homemade fudge is a holiday family tradition in many households. The fudge is made to be enjoyed by family members but is many times given to others as a gift during the holidays.

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.

Deep-frying, also known as deep-fat frying, is a process of immersing food in a deep pot containing heated oil. The turkey cooks quickly, producing a crispy surface over a tender and moist interior. It is becoming a popular alternative to roasting a whole turkey.

Stages of Sugar | Testing with a Candy Thermometer | Testing with Cold Water Method When a recipe indicates that a sugar mixture needs to cook to a specific stage, the most accurate method to use is a candy thermometer to test the temperature as it is cooking.

Belgian waffles are a traditional food created in Belgium, which began as square-shaped breakfast cake with deeply indented or pressed pockets evenly distributed over the surface of the waffle.

Reading the Recipe | Ingredient Preparation | Scaling Your Recipe Knowing how to follow and read your recipe will help make your cooking or baking experience a success. Properly preparing your ingredients, using proper cooking times and temperatures, and proper bakeware or cookware all assist in the success of your end product.

Cooking Rice with the Absorption Method | Cooking Paella | Cooking Risotto Cooking Rice with the Absorption Method Cooking rice with the absorption method is, perhaps, the method that most people are accustomed to when cooking rice, but it is often the most difficult.

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  Food Irradiation | Misconceptions Concerning Irradiated Food Food Irradiation With increased awareness of possible serious illness caused by contaminated food, the food industry is constantly researching new methods for protecting our food supply.