Helpful Hints And Tricks
Use dry towels when handling hot skillets, pots,
or roasting pans. (Wet cloth conducts heat more readly, resulting in
burns.)
Remove the lids off pots slowly, lifting the
side away from you so the steam will not rush out too quickly causing
burns on the hands or face.
Never let the long handles of sauce pans or
skillets extend into aisles, or out from the range top. If they are
brushed, hit or bumped the pot may fall off the range.
Never turn the handle of any pot toward the fire
or heat source.
When placing food into hot grease, always let
the item slide away from you so the grease will not splash towards you.
The same goes for flipping food items, flip away form yourself.
A dull knife is more dangerous than a sharp one,
where as you have less control over it. The chances of slipping are not so
great and less pressure has to be applied with a sharp knife.
Never try to catch a falling knife, step back
and let it fall to the floor.
When walking with a knife, always carry it with
the tip pointed down and to your side, keep the cutting edge turned away
from your body.
Use knives for the purpose for which they were
designed. Never use them for levers or wedges, or for bottle or can
openers.
Cooking is an art as well as a
science.
Always use fresh herbs where possible.
Always use fresh ground black pepper.
People eat with their eyes first, so be sure to
serve your food neatly and garnished.
Never over cook foods.
Keep your work area clean, tidy and organized at
all times.
For every complaint you get there is 10 that
you do not, most people don't know how to say anything.
Serve hot foods hot and cold, cold.
Water takes longer to boil if you watch it, move
onto something else. You can have more than one thing on the go at a
time.
Use proper rotation with food items, first in,
first out to insure freshness.
Hard-boiled eggs are more difficult to peel when
they are fresh.
To anchor a cutting board or bowl on the counter, place a damp cloth or paper towel beneath the board or bowl to prevent slippage.
Stay in the kitchen when cooking. Unattended cooking causes the majority of fires in the kitchen. If your Self-cleaning oven is on fire Do Not try to force the door open. Turn the unit off and call the Fire Department. Keep an "ABC" dry chemical fire extinguisher in the kitchen.
Place a slice of apple in hardened brown sugar to soften it back up.
Potatoes will take food stains off your fingers. Just slice and rub raw potato on the stains and rinse with water.
Spray your Tupperware with nonstick cooking spray before pouring in tomato-based sauces-no more stains.