You may have imagined cooking your favorite dishes complete with ingredients but if you lack the necessary tools to mix and match them, the masterpiece suffers. This short introduction briefly but clearly describes the role of kitchen tools and gadgets, less heralded than the ingredients they mash, cut or grind. The truth is, without the…
I’ve been watching the Junior MasterChef Australia at TVB Pearl the past few weeks. The show is a cooking contest among young kids aged 8-12 who will compete as Australia’s top young chef by undergoing through cooking various recipes depending on certain criteria. The show takes me back when I was a kid myself. Growing…
Cooking tricks not only make cooking easier, they also cut time and possibly reduce expenses. Keep them in mind in your next cooking routine! To keep parsley crisp and fresh, place a bunch upright in a wide mouthed jar with airtight lid. Add just enough water to the jar to cover the stems without it…
Sawsawan or we call it in English “dip/ dipping” is a common part of a Filipino meal. Wherever in the world we Filipinos find ourselves in, one of the first things we do after sitting down for a meal is prepare the sawsawan. Lunch or dinner would not be complete without it. Ingredients: 2 cups…
While we enjoy our favorite dishes, our colleagues or even family members find them offensive mainly because of the odor they emit. Certain foods contain spices that produce such unpleasant odor. Such smell is even observed while you’re in the kitchen preparing to do the cooking or even long before you do so. While it’s…
Roasting is a cooking method that uses dry heat, whether an open flame, oven, or other heat source. Grilling is a form of cooking that involves dry heat applied to the surface of food, commonly from above or below. Barbecue is usually done in an outdoor environment by cooking and smoking the meat over wood…
Filipinos are creative cooks, so you’ll find them everywhere, from luxury ships to five-star hotels and renowned restaurants. From them we learn tips and tricks that make cooking much easier than we think. Cold water to bring in flavor If you want a flavorful stock/broth then you should start whatever you’re cooking cold. This means…
No matter what quality of knife you buy or purpose it is intended for, taking care of it will make the sharp edge last a lot longer. Here are tips on caring for knives and extend its life as your companion in the kitchen. 1. Don’t use knives for other purposes Knives should be used…
A clean kitchen brings multiple benefits. First, it fosters healthy food preparation while it discourages the presence of pests and unwanted creatures. An orderly kitchen also helps prevent accidents at home caused by a variety of things such as slipping on an oily floor or cut from a falling knife. So how do we keep…
Great cooking comes not only from using appropriate appliances in the kitchen and the right settings. It also goes with the tools we use; having the right ones make the job easy to accomplish and, as usual, a happy cook produces delicious meals. Keeping these tools and devices in tip-top shape is a key element…