Cooking Techniques

How to cook good rice

By anngonz

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Have you ever experienced ending up with either too sticky or too dry rice even with the help of a rice cooker? Well here is a simple technique that you can try... more »

How to cook rice

By LucieGirlie

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Ever have difficulty cooking rice? Sometimes too much water, sometimes not enough. Well, here is a full proof recipe so that you'll have perfect rice every time!.. more »

How to cook Thai Chicken and Galangal in Coconut Cream Soup

By allthai

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Chicken and Galangal Coconut Cream Soup doesn't take long to cook. You can replace the chicken with any meat or seafood. Now you can learn to cook this dish at home using the free online video. In the online video you will be taught by Thai Chef ... more »

How to Cook With Canned Tomatoes

By Anne Stewart

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Tomatoes are one of the few foods that can actually benefit from being canned. The canning process seals in their flavor at the peak of ripeness and amps up their lycopene content, a powerful antioxidant. Canned tomatoes are perfect for making ... more »

How to Debone Pork Shoulder Roast

By eHow Food & Drink Editor

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Many consider the pork loin a tasty cut of meat. Yet the humble pork shoulder roast is juicier and more flavorful because of its higher fat content. It's especially delicious when rubbed with herbs and oil and cooked in a rotisserie cooker. ... more »

How to Deep Fry Eggplant

By eHow Food & Drink Editor

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Whether as a side dish or as an appetizer, tempura is a fun way to eat a vegetable. Tempura originated with the Japanese; it consists of a light batter coating vegetables or seafood, which is then deep-fried. Common presentations today group a ... more »

How to Dehydrate Food Without a Traditional Dehydrator

By joshcrank

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Traditional food dehydrators are expensive and often ineffective because they generate too much heat. But you can create your very own, far superior dehydrator using common household objects. Even if you have to buy everything brand new, you’ll ... more »

How to Fillet a Fish

By Judy Cutler

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Filleting a fish can be done quickly and easily... more »

How to Fix a Broken Homemade Mayonnaise

By cakewalk

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There are many reasons why a homemade mayonnaise breaks, or separates rather than being smooth. Below are a few common reasons with their solutions... more »

How to Fix an Overseasoned Dish

By eHow Food & Drink Editor

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Ask professional chefs what the secret to good cooking is and they'll say, "Taste, taste, taste." Once you understand the special relationship between salty, sweet and sour flavors, you'll be able to fine-tune the taste of any dish until it's ... more »

How to Flip Food

By eHow Food & Drink Editor

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With a little practice, any cook can learn to flip food in a pan. Besides being cool, flipping food turns the food evenly and quickly for uniform cooking. This is a great technique to use for sauteed vegetables... more »

How to Freeze Brussels Sprouts

By lionimage

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Do you love brussels sprouts? Learn how to choice and freeze this sweet vegetable... more »

How to Freeze Corn on the Cob

By Hapworth

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There is nothing like a sweet ear of corn when the snow is blowing outside. It's as if you are defying nature and enjoying summer all year long. Here's how to freeze corn on the cob... more »

How to Freeze Gnocchi

By emeraldfire

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Gnocchi are a very delicious dish but it takes a bit of effort and time to prepare. So why not make a little more and freeze them for the next time you feel like some? The most common mistake in freezing gnocchi is to place them all together in a ... more »

How to Freeze Herbs

By eHow Food & Drink Editor

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Herbs can be preserved for a long time if they are properly frozen. Freezing an herb does not change its flavor, but it can no longer be used as a garnish because it becomes limp when defrosted. You can, however, add frozen herbs to your favorite ... more »

How to Freshen Up Stale Potato Chips

By Lauren Romano

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Potato chips go stale fast! Don't waste any more money, just take one minute of your time to revive them... more »

How to Hard Boil an Egg

By emmabushyo

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Don't be misled into thinking that hard boiling an egg is the easiest cooking trick in the book. If you do it wrong the yolks turn brown, the shells crack, the end product ends up sub par. Read on for hard boiling success!.. more »

How to increase your kitchen-confidence

By Audie Metcalf

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Like every room in your home, when it's functional, clean and everything has a place, you become a far more productive person inside of it. You can give me some crap about being super creative in some god-awful pigsty complete with a ... more »

How to Keep a Mixing Bowl Steady

By eHow Food & Drink Editor

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Without a helper, it's impossible to hold a big bowl still while you're whisking egg whites with one hand and adding sugar with the other. When two hands aren't enough, ingenuity has to kick in. Use this handy trick the next time you're blending ... more »

How to Keep Homemade Bread Crusts From Getting Hard

By *Janet Ford

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Nothing tastes quite as wonderful as homemade bread but ever notice after the bread has cooled, everyone in your family is no longer clamoring to grab a piece? That's usually because the crusts always seem to be harder than that on store bought ... more »

How to Keep Your Fruit and Veggies From Turning Brown

By momoftwingirls

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If you love fruit and veggies, but do not love it when they turn brown after only a couple of days, it is time to find a new way to keep your fruits and veggies fresh as the day you purchased them. Read on to learn how to keep your fruit and ... more »

How to Keep Your Sourdough Starter Happy

By Patricia Resnick

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Cooking with sourdough is like cooking with history. Every country in the world has bread, and they have used the wild yeasts from the air to make that bread rise. The United States has two famous sourdough traditions, Alaskan and San ... more »

How to know what a teaspoon and tablespoon equals

By Elizabethknows

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I want to share with ehow some quick measurements for cooking with teaspoons, tablespoons, cups, ounces, pound, and pints. Read on to see some that I would like to share... more »

How to Make a Classic Standard Bouquet Garni

By cakewalk

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A bouquet garni is a bundle of herbs and flavorful vegetables. The herbs and other ingredients are generally bundled together and tied with kitchen or butcher’s twine. Bouquet Garni is a standard culinary component in many classical stocks and ... more »

How to Make a Dry Rub for Turkey

By Jane Smith

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Do you want a mouth-watering Thanksgiving turkey that your guests will rave over for years to come? Try a dry spice rub this year!.. more »

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