Cooking Techniques

Eggs are very commonly used ingredients in many types of dishes and can be pickled, soft-boiled, hard-boiled, scrambled, or fried sunny-side up. Eggs are also a good source of protein and choline....

Smoked turkey necks add great flavor to soups and stews. Smoked turkey necks are pre-cooked but are not tender enough for eating; boiling is necessary for releasing flavor and eating. Boiled,...

When preparing boiled eggs for deviled eggs or other decorative ways, you definitely want the egg white on the boiled egg to stay in tack. How annoying is it when the shell on the egg you’ve...

Steaming food with a Chinese-style bamboo steamer is a great way to make delicious, low fat recipes in your wok. Commonly steamed foods include dumplings like wontons, vegetables, or fish parcels....

Recommendations for jelly making have changed in recent years. Many old recipes advise sealing with paraffin or filling and sealing the jars without processing, but this is no longer recommended....

Blanching is a way of a cooking vegetables that helps to prevent the vegetable from losing flavor or color. It also helps to ensure that the vegetable keeps most of it's nutrients, which are often...

When making apple pectin, use under-ripe apples or green ones. Green apples that have not ripened contain more pectin. Cut the apples in quarters or halves. Do not remove the skin or seeds before...

My mother called me the other night while I was cooking dinner. In the process of cooking my noodles that I was cooking boiled over all over the stove. I was fussing and my mother then fussed at...

Have you ever watched someone boiling an egg? Did you watch it boil and boil and boil? All that is not necessary. At 112 degrees F. the water reaches boiling point and thus proceeds to evaporate...

The best tomatoes I've eaten (in recipes or alone) have been peeled. My family has used this method for years- it really does change the tomato experience!

Hate it when you boil an egg and the shell cracks before it is done? The egg comes out of the shell and swirls around in the water? Yuck. Here is how to avoid that mess!

Sun-dried tomatoes have a great flavor and can be a great addition to some recipes. The biggest problem that I find with them is that when they are used still dried they are very chewy and...

Learn how to steam vegetables and you'll be eating well with no fat! It's an easy and fast way to get fiber in your diet, and you will learn how to make your veggies taste delicious.

This is a fool proof way of making the perfect boiled eggs and it took me 50 years to find out how. Now it is yours. :)

Boiled eggs are a protein-filled treat suitable for any meal and many different dishes. Properly boiled eggs are easy to peel and enjoy. There are several key factors to ensuring an egg is tender...

I have peeled potatoes the old-fashioned using a peeler. It is tedious and I tend to take off too much which included part of the potatoe. Are you tired of peeling potatoes the old-fashioned way...

King crab is from Alaska, known for its large size and sweet flaky meat within the long legs. It is some of the most expensive crab to purchase in the United States and Canada because of its...

Have you ever had a hard time making good hard boiled eggs? Have they come out cracked or over cooked or under cooked? Then this technique is sure to help. Follow these quick and easy steps to...

An egg may be boiled using a variety of different methods, but the best way is always to soak it in boiling water. If your eggs aren't boiling as they should, it could be because you're directly...

Three EASY steps to boiling the perfect hard-boiled egg. From boiling to peeling, you will boil eggs perfectly every time.

Hard boiled farm fresh eggs are much harder to peel than the typical store bought egg. Reason being, store bought eggs are in storage long enough for some evaporation of the whites to take place...

Cooking the perfect hard-boiled egg may sound easy,but there is a technique. I have found that most people actually cook the egg at a full, rolling boil. This only makes for 'sticky' shells and...

This is the way to get perfect boiled eggs. Its very easy and you do not have to watch the pot. It is a great way to make eggs ahead of time without spending all your time in the kitchen.

We all do it. We buy the 12-pack of eggs and never use them by their expiration date, right? Well what better way to make sure they don't go to waste by hard-boiling them. Makes for an easy...

Tired of boiling eggs and losing half the egg when peeling it? Try the quick and easy way to boil the perfect egg. Easily peel the yummy tasting egg from its shell and eat or use in recipies.

Ever tried peeling a raw tomato for a recipe? It's not all that easy. With these simple steps, you can peel tomatoes quickly and easily...in minutes! No fuss or mess in the kitchen.

Although a gallon pot may seem on the small side, it is quite sufficient for making one- or two-person meals. It is ideal for making soups or stews, as well as heavily sauce-based main courses....

Making homemade chicken stock is a satisfying task, creating tasty and nutritious broth from what would normally be tossed into the trash. Yet, often enough, after hours of cooking, we end up with...

This article is perfect for someone with very little or not a lot of budget/money, that would like to learn how to make a quick and easy dish, versatile enough to compliment almost any protein or...

My husband hates most green vegetables with the exception of green beans and broccoli. I realized after listening to him speak of how foods were prepared when he grew up that there were some...

Whether you are harvesting your own asparagus or trying to stock up while it is in-season and less expensive from the store or farmer’s market, freezing asparagus is quick and easy. Freezing...

Freezing summer squash is a good way to preserve this type of vegetable. Summer squash is a prolific producing plant, often it produces more squash than one knows what to do with! Freezing...

When you boil eggs for an egg salad sandwich or to put eggs into another dish it does not matter if they peel easy. You pull and tug on the peel taking some of the egg with it. Frustrating. When...

North American blueberries are harvested each year from April to October. The sweet blue fruit can be used in a variety of ways all summer long. But as the season comes to an end, you may find...

Want to know how long to boil crab legs for? You are not alone. People all over the world enjoy the taste of the tender and succulent meat found in crab legs. This article will support you to...

How long to boil lobster tails for? You picked them up at the market or have them in the freezer stowed away for a special occasion. Yet cooking frozen lobster tails is a mystery to you. You...

Perfectly poached eggs are a delicious way to start any day. The keys to preparing great poached eggs are to not undercook them and to keep the water just below a boil. Poaching eggs takes just a...

You will learn from my mistakes how to boil your eggs without cracking the shells, which all of you know is SO annoying.

Who the heck doesn't know how to boil an egg, you say. Well, remember your boiled eggs that have cracked in the pot or the eggs that have set too long the yolk has turned an unappetizing green?...

Many times people try to hard boil eggs and most often then not end up cracking a few if not all of them. It took me many tries to get a perfect hard boiled egg. In this article I will teach you...

It may seem simple common knowledge, but there are many out there who may not know exactly how to hard-boil an egg correctly. Follow these simple steps and you will be on your way to an...

Ever wondered how your mother, grandmother, or mother-in-law always come out with perfectly boiled eggs? How the shell peels right off every single time - without ripping most of the egg white off...

Peeling an egg can be frustrating and time consuming. After you try this method, you thoughts may change.

It always amazes me how so many people do not know how to hard boil an egg. Many times you may just wing it and hope for the best which usually results in undercooked eggs that are still runny or...

This article will show you how to boil perfect corn on cob every time. Hassle-free!

Here is an easy way to use and preserve that awesome taste of summer.

This article will teach you how to hard boil fresh eggs and peel them easily.

Peeling boiled eggs.

If you are like most people, you learned to boil an egg by putting the eggs in water, heating to a boil and continuing to cook for a specific number of minutes. Your eggs cook, but when you peel...

It's easy to make mistakes when boiling eggs. For instance, cracked shells, difficulty peeling, hard-boiled when you want soft or soft-boiled when you want hard are all clues that you could use a...