Sizzling Tips, Tricks and Techniques We Tweet About

June 16, 2009 8:53 pm

Sizzling Tips, Tricks and Techniques We Tweet About

Whether you bustle in the kitchen every day or you use your oven to store your Manolos, take a look at these expert TTTs guaranteed to give you culinary confidence.

1. When trimming asparagus, bend the tough part of the stem until it breaks — there is no need to cut

2. Wear gloves when cutting beets because the stains from them are difficult to remove

3. Pour warm coffee into a thermos to preserve temperature and fresh flavor — stoves and coffee makers result in a burnt flavor

4. Cooking cheese at a low temperature will prevent it from becoming tough and stringy

5. Cream that flecks in coffee is reaching the end of its life. If it's spoiled, the smell will give it away

6. Use a vegetable peeler to garnish cucumbers, create stripes of dark green skin and light green flesh

7. Foods with a high-sugar content require a lower deep frying temperature. If the temperature is too high, the sugar will burn before the food is cooked

8. The easiest way to julienne basil is to stack them together, roll them lengthwise and slice crosswise

9. Rub meats with kiwifruit before grilling or roasting, the tenderizing enzymes will create a great tasting dish

10. Never bake or fry with reduced-fat margarine, the high proportion of water can ruin the meal

Now stop looking, get cooking! With our guidelines, you'll never screw up dinner again.

—Divya Gugnani