A great bottle of olive oil is nearly priceless in a kitchen, but sometimes what you really need is a spray oil. For those quick frying pan dishes or oven roasting vegetables, you may be looking at your 1L bottle and asking yourself, is there any way to do this with a spray bottle instead…
If you don’t have cooking sherry at hand and the recipe calls for it, don’t panic! Luckily, there are a number of cooking sherry substitutes. What are the best substitutes for cooking sherry? There are many alternatives to cooking sherry. For alcohol-based substitutes, you can go with dry red or white wine, dry vermouth, brandy,…
Olive oil should be kept in every kitchen. It is healthier than most other oil options, and it can cook food to perfection. Understanding how to cook with olive oil not only helps you make use of it best, but it ensures you adhere to certain kitchen safety standards as well. One important factor to…
Coconut oil is probably the “hottest” (as in most popular) oil of the 21st century. Some people use coconut oil as a miracle cure for just about everything. But is coconut oil flammable? To put it simply, yes coconut oil is flammable. All cooking oils are flammable, although the smoke point of each oil varies….
Pears are one of life’s great pleasures. When they’re in season you can grab them in bulk inexpensively and they’re the perfect on the go snack. Because they’re such a great deal, we often buy more than we can realistically eat before they move beyond their optimal freshness. What can you do with overripe pears?…
Basil is one of the most aromatic and bright-tasting herbs you can season your food with, and it’s not half-bad when it’s dry either. Basil easy to grow and commonly found in the kitchen or garden area of serious home cooks. If you have this plant on your windowsill, you may be interested in learning…
If you like cooking aromatic dishes packed with flavor, garlic is probably one of your favorite ingredients. Knowing different methods to preserve peeled garlic will ensure that you always have it at hand. But how to preserve peeled garlic? You can preserve peeled garlic in the fridge in different liquids. The easiest method is preserving…
If you didn’t grow up eating sushi, we’re sorry. But hopefully, you will experience this amazing culinary creation. If you get a great batch, the sushi is refreshing, flavorful, and leaves you full and satisfied, yet craving much more. However, a bad batch can leave you hovering over a bucket for hours on end, wishing…
No matter where you are from in the world, every household that cooks will almost certainly have garlic around. Sure, it might be a random piece that you found under the table, but nevertheless, it’s there. It is always so difficult to make a call about whether your garlic piece is still fresh, especially if…
Don’t you just hate it when you open up some meat that you had in your freezer and it is freezer burned? It’s always so disappointing when you notice that chunk of ice on your food or the discoloration, particularly if you were planning a meal and don’t have a backup option! Let’s not even…