How To Cook An Easy-Peel Egg It can be done. I didn’t believe it but it’s true. This method comes from J. Kenji Lopez-Alt’s book “The Food Lab”. It’s the science of cooking, like why that does this, or why that doesn’t do this. Anyway, the eggs. This method produces a hard-cooked egg that is…
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Bacon In the Oven
I love streaky bacon. I don’t particularly love cleaning up the mess on the cooker afterwards though. But there is an easy, mess-free way to do this. Pop your streaky bacon on a foil-lined baking sheet, and you’ll find that this same bacon hardly shoots a drop of fat anywhere. Yes, it will sizzle and…
Remove Tea Stains From China Cups
How To Remove Coffee and Tea Stains From China Cups My lovely Royal Copenhagen mugs are a magnet for tea stains. I refuse to use harsh chemicals (bleach, denture tablets, hydrogen peroxide, etc.) on their delicate surface, so what to do? How to remove coffee and tea stains from the inside of your precious cups?…
How to Extend the Life of Cut Flowers
Homemade Cut Flower Extender. This mixture is comparable to the little packets that you get with cut flowers. Works a charm! Ingredients 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice 1 tablespoon sugar 2 drops bleach Directions Add all ingredients to a vase 3/4 full of cool water. Mix to blend. Add fresh cut flowers to water making…
How To Make Mayonaise
That store-bought stuff isn’t mayo!
I’ve Cracked It: How To Make A Poached Egg
How to Poach An Egg Have we been fooled into believing that poaching an egg is best left to the expertly trained chefs at The Savoy or The Park Lane. Is that why so few of us ‘cooks’ dare attempt it? Perhaps, but consider this: Firstly: In a quarter of a second, Google found 1,500,000…
How to Pan-Fry Chicken Breasts
I might be teaching soap to foam but I’ve just discovered how to pan-fry the moistest, most tender skinless chicken breast to ever touch your fork. The method is at The Kitchn. The only requirement is a kitchen timer and a tight-fitting lid for your frying pan because this method works by retaining all the…
Save Your Butter Wrappers
Save Your Butter Wrappers …especially the ones that are the thick, foil type. The paper sort are suitable also but the foil type is best. Place a flattened butter wrapper on top of whatever you’re cooking when you want the liquid to be absorbed or retained (rather than evaporate into the air). It adds another…
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