Cooking Techniques

Serrano hams, a Spanish specialty, are cured to preserve the meat and lock in flavor. Serrano hams are made using a hog's back leg. To make your own Serrano ham, you need adequate space to cure...

Heat a block of Himalayan salt crystals to season foods while they cook on its surface. Himalayan salt crystals contain many different natural minerals that give foods cooked on them a complex...

Brining is a professional cooking method for making meat succulent and tender. The salt in the brine helps break down collagen in the meat fibers, which in turn creates a tender, juicy pork roast....

Deviled Eggs is a dish that is used as an excellent side dish. Eggs are such a wonderful staple, and they are used to make several, no many, many dishes. This is my favorite. They can be eaten...

A great marinade is a fine way to make the novice or average cook shine. Your family and friends will be asking for repeats of dishes you can create with the right combination of flavors. The...

Food preservatives counteract the natural processes that cause food to age and spoil. Salt is a natural preservative used since at least the days of ancient Egypt. Acidic substances such as...

Quick trick to boil eggs with easy to remove shell and under skin. Also have the perfect egg every time for your favorite dish that calls for beautiful boiled egg presentation.

Adding salt to water raises the temperature at which the water boils. The more salt that is dissolved in the water, the higher the boiling point. This phenomenon is a result of certain properties...

Prosciutto, the pungent antipasto ham of Italy, is like regional wines. The specifics of preparation vary, dependent on the agricultural practices, customs and climate of the locality. Each...

Freezing vegetables is one way to enjoy the flavor of summer well into the fall and winter. It also is a great way to save money. Growing or buying vegetables when they're in season and preserving...

Pumpkin seeds might seem like an annoyance while you are cleaning out a pumpkin to create a jack-o-lantern. But don't throw those seeds away because they make wonderful edible treats. Pumpkin...

Feel like you are not good at cooking? Well no worries! With a little practice and these tips, you are on your way to make tons of delicious meals.

Everyone loves that unique flavor and crunch of KFC’s Extra Crispy chicken. Now you can enjoy that same taste and texture, using your own fresh chicken pieces, at home! After one bite of this...

Toasted pecans are delicious simply eaten as a snack. They're also delicious when toasted and added to a salad. Toasting pecans given them a stronger flavor and makes them extra crunchy.

This article will explain to you how to purge Crawfish. why would you want to do this? well they don't call them mud bugs for nothing. All of us have that eat crawfish do not like that little...

Baking bread takes a lot of practice. One thing that all professional bakers have in common is experience. These bakers have taken classes, done apprenticeships, and baked hundreds if not...

Freezing apples has become a fall tradition at our house. This eHow will teach you how to freeze apples without browning. They can then be used months or years later for pie, cobbler, juice,...

Cooking tips are some of the most handy things to have around. Sometimes it feels good to have suggestions or even a little help to make things easier and save time. The tipster strikes again..me...

Boiling an egg sounds like an easy task, but those who have done it, know how precise one must be or the end result will be an unappetizing mess. For consistent results, try these steps:

Hickory nuts are the seeds of the hickory tree, a member of the walnut family. Hickory trees are grown primarily in the central and northeastern parts of the United States. The nuts are ideal for...

Salt water and fresh water have different chemical properties that cause them to react differently to freezing temperatures.

Two of my favorite and "must-have" ingredients that I use when cooking include fresh garlic and raw onions. For years I have been resigned to the fact that, when preparing meals using...

You will learn how to cook the egg so the shell will easily peel off without damaging the egg.

Corned beef and pastrami are similar meats that arose out of the days before refrigeration, when meat needed to be preserved so it wouldn't spoil. Learn the differences between pastrami and...

Dry roasting is the best and healthiest way to roast raw mixed nuts. This method results in less fat and a deeper, richer flavor. A warm oven and baking sheet are the only requirements for...

Would you like to have the most succulent and flavorful corn on the cob of your life? Here is the simple, fast, and easy way to get it!

Have you always wanted to make tacos or taco salad, but you didn't want all the salt and artificial additives that come with commercial packaged taco seasoning? Whew! Try to say that five times...

Does your white rice come out over cooked, under cooked or burnt? I will tell you how to make good, fluffy white rice in 20 minutes. This is not using instant rice! These steps are for 2 cups...

Popcorn is the yummy comfort food that goes great with a rented movie on a quiet night at home. Give movie night a little zing by adding some cheese to your popcorn. Preparation time is only...

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....

Rennet is a mixture of enzymes that mammals produce in the stomach to digest milk, and it is used to make cheese. It contains a proteolytic enzyme, or protease, that causes milk to coagulate and...

Cashews are a type of nut popular for snacking or adding to savory or sweet dishes. Novice cooks may purchase a large quantity or raw cashews to use and wonder why they taste so much blander than...

Baking a whole fish in salt is a dramatic and flavorful technique. Salt is not used as a seasoning, but covers the entire fish, creating a hard shell when baked. This shell acts as an oven,...

Curing meat is one of the oldest cooking and preservation techniques in the world. It works especially well with venison, and the method of sugar curing provides a more delicate and sweeter flavor...

A delicious juicy turkey is a great treat for your guests at any time of entertaining. Of course Thanksgiving and Christmas are the holidays most people tend to prepare turkey. Depending on how...

My Part Two section is about SALT. The Rodney Dangerfield of the spice department. No Respect. About the only bad thing I can think of about salt is you DON'T rub it in your wound. That's only an...

Do you have a pan that gets food stuck on it? Want to know how to solve that problem. Pans, especially those that are stainless and older start to stick. Many people also prefer not to use non...

Brine is water that is thoroughly saturated with salt. It is used to preserve meats, fish, vegetables and to age some kinds of cheese. Bacon brine is used primarily to store and preserve bacon,...

Home Cooking is a wonderful thing; but let's face it, we don't always have time. You can "doctor up" a frozen meal to fake home cooking. Your family may be completely fooled! ...

The easiest way to make "The Perfect Boiled Egg" for potato salad, egg salad or just deviled eggs, with no green around the yolk and easy peeling!

Salt crusted prime rib is a holiday favorite and can be prepared in just a few hours. The ideal cuts of prime rib come from the small rib sections, as this meat is typically more tender and...

It can be difficult to create the perfect pork roast, especially if you are trying to harden the skin to a crackling delicious texture without drying out the meat on the inside. It all comes down...

Rock salt, also called halite, is mined and is the mineral form of table salt. The crystals are much larger than table salt and they may not be pure in that form. Rock salt can be edible, but the...

Steamer clams, collected from sandy beaches, must be cleaned of sand before you can cook them. Otherwise, your clams will be filled with grit when you try to eat them. You can't just wash the sand...

Want to make a fool proof gravy that everyone will enjoy? This gravy is easy and you can be sure that there want be any lumps!

Venison is meat that comes from any large game animal, such as elk, antelope or moose. Typically, however, venison refers to deer meat. Venison is a naturally lean meat. Because venison has so...

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...

You often read in a recipe that you should "paste" the garlic before adding it to the other ingredients. But what do you have to do to "paste" garlic, and what, exactly, does...

Cure a ham yourself

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