- While boiling egg, add a little salt to prevent egg shells from cracking.
- Rubbing a slice of raw potato will take food stains off your hands.
- Carrots with green tops may be avoided as they are bitter to taste.
- Add fresh or leftover cauliflower to soups or stews.
- Keep your kitchen clean. It is essential to keep food safe. Otherwise bacteria can grow and spread.
- Always wash worktops before you start preparing food.
- Wash and dry kitchen cloths and sponges regularly and keep different cloths for different jobs.
- Wash knives, spoons, tongs, etc. thoroughly after using them with raw meat.
- Wash your hands thoroughly with soap and warm water before starting to prepare food.
- Washing your hands with soap and water will remove onion smell, garlic smell, etc.
- Arrange all the items used for cooking, so as to be easily accessible.
- Label the containers for quick reference.
- Wash vegetables before cutting to avoid loss of soluble vitamins and minerals.
- Peel vegetables as thinly as possible to preserve the minerals and vitamins.
- Do not throw the water used to boil vegetables.
- Soak onion in water before peeling it.
- Soak rice for a while before cooking.
- The order of preference of food should be steamed, boiled followed by fried.
- To obtain maximum juice from lemon, soak it in luke warm water for a while before cutting.
- To reduce fat in the chicken, remove the skin before marinating it.
- The thicker the fish, the longer is the duration of cooking it.
- Don’t overcook fish if you don’t want to lose its flavour and texture.
- During non-season of tomatoes, tomato puree, ketchup or sauce can be used in gravies.
- Use thick bottom vessels to avoid burning.
- Before boiling milk, pour a little water in the empty vessel. This prevents sticking.
- Add a pinch of salt on oil while deep frying to have less oil consumption.
- To remove stains from cooking utensils, rub with a little salt while washing.
- In the U.S., one cup (8 fluid ounces) is equal to 237 milliliters, In the U.K., one cup is 227 millilitres and in Australia, one cup is 250 milliliters.
- Three teaspoons equal one table spoon.
- One table spoon equals half ounce. Therefore two tablespoonfuls (2tbsp) make an ounce.
Cooking is an art, which is to be undertaken scientifically. It forms part of our everyday life . Improper cooking leads to illhealth and intake of medicine. Various cooking methods are being followed for different varieties of food item. I take opportunity to use this blog to offer easy tips.