Cooking in a type of pan known as a sauté is almost always synonymous with the cooking of meat, fish and poultry in their respective liquids. The French have long known the benefits of sautéing. The word, in fact, has both the meanings of “soup” and “dish”. So, how is a “soup” different from a …
If you are new to cooking, you will quickly learn that the words sizzle and sear apply to the cooking style called sear frying. Searing and sauting both involve cooking food at a low temperature in a thin frying pan over low heat, but the similarities end there. Sauting involves deep frying food in butter …
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Braised meat is a great way to prepare many different types of food. The reason that it works so well is because the slow, low cooking process creates a tender meat that is very healthy. The fact that it can be prepared in many different styles makes it very popular. Many people like to eat …
Stir frying is actually a Chinese cooking style in which raw ingredients are lightly stirred or mixed in a pan while being gently stirred or tossed in some wok until they become translucent and soft. The original technique originated in China and later on, in modern times, has been spread to the other regions of …
In this article we discuss how to chill fruits and vegetables. We’ll examine why it’s important to pick the right species of fruits and vegetables for chilling, as well as the different methods of preserving them. When picking fruit or vegetables for freezing, picking ripe and soft fruits and vegetables is the key to proper …
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Sugaring or spicing is the art of using sugar to preserve and flavor food. The process involves the drying of the food in an air-tight container. In olden days, when there was no method of preserving food, the people had to eat the food that they caught. This preserved food was then stored in their …
Salting is the treating of food with salty dry edible matter. It’s related to pickling as well as pickling in particular and is one form of preserving. This process of preservation involves the use of liquid salt spray for instance, and salting racks are used to maintain the temperature of the containers. Pickling is a …
Canning is a method of preserving food that dates back to ancient times. Early people would create canals for drying their grain and would bottle it so that they would have something to use for cooking. Modern canning techniques have improved to the point that anyone can do it themselves if they have access to …
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Vacuum packing is simply a method of sealing food in packages with removing air from within before sealing. This method usually involves (automatically or manually), putting items into a small plastic box, removing air from within and then sealing the box. You have probably seen vacuum packed foods such as soups, sauces, powdered mixes, frozen …
Pasteurization refers to any method of preservation that heats foods to a certain temperature so as to destroy microorganisms. Pasteurization can take place at room temperature or in the presence of an air-gas mixture. The food is usually placed in a chamber with the air mixture supplying a controlled temperature in order to kill microorganisms. …
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