Cooking tips

[straphanger]

Post your cooking tips here


(I will start off...)

Change the taste of regular mayo by adding some sugar, balsamic vinegar and garlic.
Very nice on burgers!

[Falcon]

always try to use a heavy bottom pot

[straphanger]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CB-SCA1reqE

Testing for Proper Pan Heat


I thought this was helpful, especially if you are searing meat/fish

[Poser]

Microwave garlic cloves for 15 seconds and the skins slip right off.

[letric]

Microwave garlic cloves for 15 seconds and the skins slip right off.

:whew:

[straphanger]

Microwave garlic cloves for 15 seconds and the skins slip right off.

or you could do like me and smash the clove with a knife blade....

[letric]

or you could do like me and smash the clove with a knife blade....

lol

[shaddeck]

or you could do like me and smash the clove with a knife blade....

i also do dis...

[shaddeck]

finely mince your garlic wid ah sharp knife instead of using a garlic press.....

using ah garlic press (especially one made of aluminum) set de essential oils free and oxidisation immediately sets in which makes the taste bitter instead of garlicky

[taiyed]

or you could do like me and smash the clove with a knife blade.........however, you do lose some of that garlic oil.oh, i see shaddeck has a good tip on that too.

[straphanger]

i do the same thing as shaddeck :proud:

[Falcon]

or you could do like me and smash the clove with a knife blade....
co-sign
and no grating garlic/ garlic namby press pamby as routine......a knife is your best friend

[straphanger]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SohH_LgvqJ4

Falx- look lou diamond philips say mamby pamby

ah remember you lol

[shaddeck]

tuh geh rid ah de gyarlick breath, drink some milk or chew on a fresh parsley stalk.....

[shaddeck]

7955

ah kno everybody know dis buh ah tort ah wid post it anyways- trinis love dey canned corn beef - buh it hah too much fat, dis is how i geh rid of de excess fat-

puh de cornbeef in ah strainer and puh dat in ah bowl.....

7956

pour hot water over it and let sit fuh as long as de amount ah fat melt as you need......

7957

so, dais how it does look after (here ah leave some fat on it becaw ah de dish ah was mekkin).....all yuh need tuh do now is tuh pat dry it.....

[Falcon]

shaddeck it have to be some kinda sin to treat an animal's meat like that. Minced, processed, then boiled, then cooked??

[straphanger]

if you want your eggs to look pristine and white, use clarified butter (ghee).
because ghee doesnt burn as fast as regular butter, it does not get that brown tinge which usually transfers to the eggs when you cook it with regular butter

[Mailman]

A snack-able tool for the next time you are making a crepe cake and you need something with which to apply the ghee to the crepe pan. Cut a small potato in half and stick a fork into the uncut end of one of the halves. With your new kitchen tool, dip the cut end into ghee and apply to crepe pan.

When yuh done wid yuh crepes, cut up an fry de aloo in some ghee for ah small snack. :D

7959

[straphanger]

:blink

[Sly1]

or you could do like me and smash the clove with a knife blade....
Auch! My hand too delicate :blush:

[shaddeck]

shaddeck it have to be some kinda sin to treat an animal's meat like that. Minced, processed, then boiled, then cooked??

it is ah sin! uh die trini een meh seh ah have tuh eat dat every 4 yrs or so!

[shaddeck]

if u feel de need tuh peel ur apples, doh throw de skin away-

instead, dry dem in de oven and use tuh make or add tuh fruit teas....

[shaddeck]

eef yuh doh hah nuff salt in yuh food, melt some salt in warm water an den put it een de food- it seasons evenly dat way

[Aurea]

Ok I need ah tip - how to keep my oven top clean when I'm rasting baigan to make choka?

Aurea

[Falcon]

Ok I need ah tip - how to keep my oven top clean when I'm rasting baigan to make choka?

Aurea
Roast the baigan in the grill

[lexbarker]

Ok I need ah tip - how to keep my oven top clean when I'm rasting baigan to make choka?

Aurea
I do mine on the stove top which I lined with aluminum foil. This is from this week's Choka. If you want a more smoky flavour, rub the baigan with some oil.

8297

[guyguy]

If you ever have guests over for dinner that you wouldn't want accepting a future invitation from you, after eating, call in the dog and have it lick the plates and cutlery clean then put them away in the cabinet. When your guests leave, you can put them in the dishwasher and clean them properly. I can guarantee that those guests will never return to your house for dinner - ever!

[amzz]

gg, that is more like yuh social life tips and not cooking tips.. d mods dem should delete it and ban yuh tail :p

[guyguy]

gg, that is more like yuh social life tips and not cooking tips.. d mods dem should delete it and ban yuh tail :pAh will give you some tips about how to make Sawine den. Ah know yuh need it. lol

[indie]

Ah will give you some tips about how to make Sawine den. Ah know yuh need it. lol


roflrofl


now ah cud try out gg tip! buh de only problem is; ah doh have ah dog! ah wonder eef ah have bunkee at de table, dat shud wukk?

[mivs]

^^Aurea wrap the baigan in foil an roast on d stove...:drool:

[shaddeck]

eef all u need is de lime juice..- den grate de lime rind very carefully (de white part undahneat is bitter) and use tuh flavor cakes, curries, sauces and soups...

orr u cud mix it wid salt in ah small resealable container and let stand fuh 2 days- den u have zitrus flavoured salt!!

or wid sugar- great fuh tea drinkers!!!

[Aurea]

Need another tip - what can stop my hands from burning when I touch hot peppers and works fast! Thank's :)

Aurea

[straphanger]

gloves?

[Falcon]

use washing machine powder: they remove the oil efficiently.
or as above, buy a box of disposable nitrile gloves

[shaddeck]

Preventive Measures

wear gloves: de most effecktiveway is tuh wear gloves

vegetable oil: b4 handling peppers, coat yuh hands generusly wid veggie oil (dis is de method dat i use)

sour cream: same as oil

Protective Measures

rum: eef u fuget tuh use any of de methods above, rub yuh hands wid puncheon rum (tek ah drink fuss!!)

aloe vera: rub ah freash cut aloe leaf on yuh hands

[amzz]

Two weekends ago I handled a chilly pepper and my hand was on fire for a couple hours well.
This had never happened to me before. I tried ice and it didnt work. Then I tried some vege oil and the burning
went away in about 10 to 15 minutes.

[Aurea]

Thank u all. Gloves aren't "pratical" in my case -cause I'd have to use them every time I cook! I use alot of pimento peppers and sometimes they tend to be a lil "hot" so my hands start to burn :( But will def try the vege oil and washing machine powder.

Aurea