How To Cooking
How To Cooking
Anyone can cook, but there is more to cooking than simply throwing ingredients together and hoping for the best. You have to understand basic cooking terms and techniques. Knowing how to prepare different components of a meal, and in what order, can help you get the timing just right, and prevent things from cooling too quickly. Once you have the basics down, you can improve the flavor and texture of your meals with various sauces, herbs, and other seasonings.
Method 1
Use fresh ingredients whenever possible, and don't forget to wash the vegetables beforehand. When shopping for fresh produce or meats, be certain to take the time to ensure that the texture, colors, and quality of the food you buy is the best in the batch. You should also try to stick to cooking with foods that are currently in season, as that is when they taste their best.
If you're just starting to cook, don't substitute ingredients. The unfamiliar ingredient might interact with the other food in a way that you're not aware of and ruin the entire meal.
Method 2
Cook foods in water at or near the boiling point. The temperature at which boiling occurs varies according to atmospheric pressure, but it is usually around 100 °C (212 °F). Boiling food involves immersing the food in boiling water until cooked.
Poaching is the gentlest form of cooking in water, and is appropriate for cooking items like fish and eggs. It occurs at temperatures between 60 and 90 °C (140 and 194 °F).
Simmering is probably the most common method of cooking in liquid, and is used for most stews and sauces. It occurs between 87 and 94 °C (189 and 201 °F).
Slow boiling is the term used before water reaches a full rolling boil at 100 °C (212 °F). It is slightly more vigorous than a simmer, and occurs at roughly 95 °C (203 °F).
Method 3
Follow your recipe closely when baking a cake. This is not the time for experimentation or “winging it.” Use your recipe’s listed ingredients and measure them carefully. Unless instructed otherwise, grease your pan liberally, mix your batter only until the ingredients are incorporated, and check your baking cake regularly with a toothpick or probe thermometer for doneness.
Learning how to bake a delicious cake is a valuable life skill, and a tasty one too!
Experiment with chocolate cake, vanilla cake, coffee cake, lemon drizzle cake and red velvet cake.