Cooking Techniques

A pressure cooker is a wonderful tool for creating a tasty, home-cooked meal in a short amount of time. The Wolfgang Puck Pressure Cooker is a high-quality pressure cooker sold by the Home...

Most charcoal grills have multiple vents to draw in fresh oxygen for the fire and exhaust the smoke produced. Closing all the vents and placing the lid over the top of the grill will seal it well...

Recycle empty baby food jars by using them to churn small batches of butter. Heavy cream has enough butterfat to separate and form fresh creamy butter when agitated. Dropping a clean marble in...

With a little shaking and the help of a marble, it is easy to make fresh butter at home in empty baby food jars. This simple homemade butter recipe is so much fun you'll want to get the rest of...

A Primo grill is an oval-shaped ceramic grill. These grills can be used to cook commonly grilled items such as poultry and meat, and they can also be used for making pizza, cookies and bread by...

You're cooking up a storm, making that perfect dish, and you grab that jar of sun-dried tomatoes, and darn, you can't open the jar. Before you are tempted to do something rash, read on for some...

If they follow my recipe and measurements they will never again have sticky, gummy rice. It will turn out perfect every time.

A pot of beans and cornbread on a cold winter night is just the thing. Since many people today work and do not have time to cook beans the traditional way---all day---using a pressure cooker is a...

Fresh cabbage from the garden is used in many recipes as well as eaten fresh. If you have an excess of fresh cabbage from the garden or purchased from the grocery store, make pickled cabbage. It...

The Peace Corps promoted solar cookers as early as the 1960s. In the 1970s, Americans Barbara Kerr and Sherry Cole touted the benefits of cooking with solar power. By 2009, the Solar Cookers...

Busy people need many shortcuts to assist them in the kitchen. Any help to cut down the cooking time or clean-up time is always greatly appreciated. I have a few shortcuts that might help you with...

Grilling steaks sometimes involves more than just putting them on a flame. There is preparation involved and many other important things to put into consideration when grilling steaks. This...

Homemade chicken stock makes soups more flavorful and rich. This is an easy recipe for a pressure cooker and uses common ingredients.

Cooking bacon the old-fashioned way in a frying pan can be messy. A microwave may not cook your bacon evenly crispy and it could create a grease-spattered mess. A George Foreman Grill lets you...

Pressure canning is a method of preserving food, including fruits, vegetables and meats. The USDA has laid out a set of instructions for safe canning with a pressure canner. Abiding by these...

If you travel a great deal for work, or just like to take long road trips, for health or budget reasons you might prefer to eat in, rather than dining in restaurants. After a long day of...

Do your meat, fish and poultry justice with a great marinade. Depending on the cut, marinating your food could mean preparing it as much as 24 hours ahead of time. You can achieve the same results...

Home canning is not difficult but does require special equipment, excess produce and time. The rewards are many and include filling the pantry shelves with a wide variety of fruits and vegetables,...

We now take for granted the 365-day harvest provided by grocery stores, and home canning has become a nearly forgotten art. Why make the effort in July when you can drive to the store and buy...

This is an easy, fire and forget way to make barbecue chicken. Make it once and it'll be a hit, guaranteed.

Making your own butter may sound like an unnecessary chore, but it can actually be a fun activity. A simple homemade butter churn can turn making butter into an enjoyable rainy-day project for...

When canning low-acid vegetables other than tomatoes, it is necessary to use a pressure canner, including one manufactured by Mirro, to achieve temperatures high enough to kill bacteria that can...

Turbo ovens, or countertop convection ovens, are manufactured under a variety of brand names. All turbo ovens work in much the same way: a fan mounted on the lid circulates the hot oven air...

Waterless cooking is a process that allows food to cook in its own natural water. The cookware used for this process must be constructed with several layers of metals to increase heat conductivity...

Your Presto pressure cooker can help you get a healthy meal on the table in record time. Foods cook three to 10 times faster in a pressure cooker and are tender and nutritious. Presto makes...

Stovetop smokers are perfect for dry roasting food when a light, smoky flavor is desired. A small amount of smoke is generated in the bottom of the smoker and allowed to circulate around the food...

After a gas grill flareup that destroyed the family's 4th of July, Joe Traeger of Mt. Angel, Oregon, was inspired to find a better way to barbecue. The single outdoor appliance he invented is...

This quick, no-hassle method for making white rice was developed by trial and error. Now, I receive nothing but compliments on this standard side dish. You will too.

Pressure pots, or pressure cookers, cook foods without letting air escape from the pot. A gasket between the pot and the lid keeps the interior of the pot pressurized. A regulator, or release...

Steaming vegetables, rather than boiling them, is an excellent way to make a healthy side dish for any meal without leaching away precious vitamins. Metal steamers are a great way to cook...

Gas grills offer more convenience than charcoal grills and more flavor than cooking in the kitchen. However, gas grills should be used cautiously in order to maintain safety and in order to...

Choose fresh fruits or vegetables at the peak of flavor. Wash them carefully, until free of dirt. Trim away unattractive bits of food. Do not use overripe, decaying or badly bruised food. Slice...

Corn on the cob cooked properly is one of the best summertime treats there is. Get ready to make some yourself with these easy steps. Plus this corn on the cob is always perfect, without any...

Saran Wrap was developed accidentally by the Dow Chemical company in 1933. Its formula was refined to rid itself of its green color and peculiar smell and was introduced by Dow in 1949 as Saran...

Littleneck clams are small, hard-shelled clams with a shell diameter of less than 2 inches. They are harvested on both the East and West coasts of the United States. These clams have a slightly...

Canning is one of the most common methods of food preservation. It allows gardeners and home economists to create a ready supply of healthy food, take full advantage of seasonal produce specials...

Steaming broccoli with a steamer has many benefits over other cooking methods such as boiling. The vegetables retain all of their nutrients, vitamins, and minerals, plus they taste great. Steaming...

When you go camping, you might think that you need to pack several pots and pans in order to prepare your meals, but all you need is a single pot to cook with outdoors: a Dutch oven. This cast...

Just because you don't have a traditional steamer does not mean that you can't enjoy fresh steamed food. Many things in your kitchen can be used to create a steamer that will provide you with...

As its name implies, a tortilla warmer is used to keep tortillas warm. Warm tortillas are softer and more malleable than cold tortillas, so you can wrap ingredients in them more easily. This is...

A steamer pot is easy to use and helps to cook food in a nutritious, healthy manner. It is quick to prepare. and can be stored efficiently in your kitchen pantry.

The Denmark Pressure Cooker is lightweight and easy to use, and it produces succulent roasts and stews. It can be relied upon to cook recipes that usually take eight times as long in much less...

Recipes including meat, vegetables, pastas and rice can all be cooked to perfection in a fraction of the time normally spent on the same dishes using a Rapida pressure cooker. This particular...

Hot dogs are a favorite food of many people, especially Americans and children. Cooking them in the microwave may be quick and easy, but you can make your own homemade hot dog cooker by using a...

Cooking the popcorn in a microwave or hot air popper are not the only ways to cook popcorn. It is possible to make popcorn in an electric skillet, which might be a desirable choice for someone who...

Dried beans are one of the healthiest and cheapest options you can make for dinner, but cooking them can take several hours, unless you have a pressure cooker. By raising the pressure inside of...

If you cook rice often, and would like it to turn out well each time, you may want to invest in an automatic rice cooker. This article will teach you how to cook great rice in no time by using a...

Rice is known around the world as a popular nutritious food. When rice is cooked correctly, it is delicious. Unfortunately, rice can be easily undercooked or overcooked. Aroma rice cookers solve...

There are three main types of electric smokers: charcoal, propane gas and wood-burning. There are also two styles: for residential use (usually rounded) and for commercial use (usually square,...

There can be nothing better on a hot summer's day than a big bowl of fresh home-made ice cream. Truthfully, it's not a bad thing on any kind of day. This iced treat has long been a beloved item...