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What Every Prep Chef Should Know About Cutlery - By Josh Stone
2007-06-15 01:14:00
By Josh Stone Ah, the prep chef, happily whacking away with a steady rhythm. You have no worries about how the Hollandaise sauce is going to turn out, nor how fussy those customers at table seven are. All you have to worry about is making food the right consistency before passing it off to someone ...
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The Best Way To Cook Chicken - By Kelvin Ho
2007-06-13 01:45:00
By Kelvin Ho Boneless, skinless chicken breasts are probably the most popular cut of meat sold in America today. They are quick, easy, low fat, and universally popular. But when not cooked properly, they can be dry, tough, and stringy. What are the best ways of cooking them so you end up with moist, tender, ...
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Moist, Delicious Black Pepper Spice Cake - By Eldon Beard
2007-06-09 06:39:00
By Eldon Beard Black Pepper Spice Cake is a surprising treat that you may have thought you could not make with black pepper, of all things! This cake is very moist, absolutely delicious, and boasts a fluffy caramel frosting that is unusually good. Black pepper is possibly the most popular spice in the world. It ...
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Starting a Home Based Catering Business - By Scott Young
2007-06-06 21:56:00
By Scott Young Are you one of those people who love to cook? If you love cooking, you might want to put your talents to work and set up your own home based catering business. The good thing about setting up your business at home is that you get to earn money while keeping an ...
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A Taste of India with Chai Tea - By Mayoor Patel
2007-06-06 21:50:00
By Mayoor Patel Chai is what tea is called in India and other middle Eastern countries, most notably Turkey. Chai tea, often also called massala chai, is what middle Eastern citizens will tell you tea is all about. Brewed in a very characteristic way, which is actually miles from what a typical English tea will ...
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Maryland Style Crab Cakes - by Chef Brian
2007-06-05 18:50:00
by Chef Brian Here is a recipe for Maryland style crab cakes that makes the absolute best tasting crab cakes I have ever found.This recipe is used at one of the restaurants I worked at some time ago. It was a guarded secret until today! There are very few private recipes that I will let go ...
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How To Properly Care For And Store Wine To Maintain Taste And Quality - By
2007-06-05 18:38:00
By Gregg Hall Year after year, wine consumption has become more and more popular all over the world. With more and more money going into wine, the wine and its history will always remain a question. With this in hand, a lot of people often wonder how they can keep and store their wines to maintain a fine taste. Which ever way you store your wine is very important. If you store it right it can produce euphoria, if you store it wrong it can cause depression. When you open a bottle of wine that has been adequately stored, it can be tasteful in fact, while opening a bottle of poorly stored wine it can be quite a shame. A lot of times drinking wine that has been poorly stored might taste like vinegar some say. To store wine properly you will need to meet some standards, such as humidity, temperature, lighting, the angle of the bottle while it is stored, and the vibration of the bottle on the rack. The temperature of the area you are storing is very important as well, where you should ...
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Did You Know That Champagne Comes From Three Different Grapes? - By Gregg H
2007-06-05 18:34:00
By Gregg Hall Champagne has always been a way to celebrate or toast the bride and groom in marriage. Seen to be a flexible drink, Champagne can be with a meal or dessert. Champagne hails from the vineyards of the French regions. If you buy a bottle and it says champagne on the bottle it’s most likely that it was made from France’s vineyards. If you didn’t get the champagne that is so legendary to the regions of France, you pretty much just wasted your money on sparkling wine. You should also make sure when you buy a bottle of champagne that it is spelled with a capital C. French manufacturers are very protective of this name and are the only ones that are allowed to use the name Champagne on bottles. Champagne is made from three different types of grapes - Pinot Noir, Pinot Meunier, and Chardonnay. Noir and Meunier are a type of black grape, while the well known Chardonnay is a type of white grape. The label on the bottle on which it is placed is where you will s...
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Seven Tips For Using Your Crock Pot to Make Your Best Roast Ever - By Eldon
2007-06-05 18:08:00
By Eldon Beard For busy cooks wanting to prepare a tasty and healthful meal, with minimal preparation time, a roast prepared in your crock pot with vegetables is hard to beat! After a few minutes preparation, you simply flip on your crock pot and about 12 hours later, you have a delicious meal. The best part is that this hearty meal cooks, without you having to tend to it, while you work or sleep. Following are seven tips for preparing the perfect roast in your crock pot. Tip One - choose a good quality cut (eye of round is my favorite, and rump roast is also good). A great thing about preparing roast in the crock pot is that you can use cheaper cuts and they will come out very tender due to the long cooking time. Whatever type of roast you choose, be sure to trim any excessive fat that is present on the sides or bottom of the roast. Tip Two - many people like to brown their roast in a skillet before adding it to the crock pot. This adds flavor and enhances the appearance of the ...
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Loire Valley Wines - Five Wine Appellations Sprinkled Among the Historic Ch
2007-06-05 18:02:00
By Corina Clemence The Loire River in France winds through the Touraine area for almost one hundred kilometres dotted with many amazing French chateau open to the public and a wonderful location for a holiday. There are 5 AOC wines (Appelations d’origine Controlees - wines of controlled origin and quality) awarded throughout this area: Touraine, Touraine Amboise, Touraine Azay-le-Rideau, Touraine Mesland and the latest being Touraine Noble-Joue awarded its AOC status in 2001. The combination of vineyards and castle make the Touraine region of the Loire Valley an incredible destination for any wine lover and his or her family. The Touraine Amboise vineyards totalling 236 hectares are situated between Tours and Blois extending along both banks of the Loire. The reds are a wild cherry colour produced from a blend of Cabernet and Gamay Noir and have scents of red fruits. Their palate is solid and full. The whites produced from Chenin Blanc give dry, medium and sweet white wines. ...
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Fascinating Facts About Tea For Restaurants - By Josh Stone
2007-06-05 17:58:00
By Josh Stone I still remember the best cup of tea I ever had. It was at a Mediterranean restaurant on the Las Vegas strip. After an excellent meal of falafel, hummus, baba ganouch, pita bread, and lamb, I ordered the tea and was presented with a pot of steaming water and a container of fresh, wet whole tea leaves. You let the tea leaves sit in a basket strainer in the cup to steep until the desired strength. It was delicious, but very strong, because I wasn’t used to brewing it like this. Tea has caffeine just like coffee does, but at a slightly lower concentration. I was wired for the rest of the day. But it was delicious, completely unlike making your tea with a little bag of dried particles. Lots of restaurants think that tea is the simplest thing to prepare: just heat water, throw in a tea bag, and Bob’s your uncle. But some helpful tips will turn the least-considered beverage in your restaurant into an experience that will deeply impress the customer, since most r...
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Vouvray - An exceptional Loire Valley Wine - By Corina Clemence
2007-06-05 06:43:00
By Corina Clemence Vouvray is a Loire Valley white wine with a reputation for extraordinary finesse, longevity and a delightful versatility. Any way you taste it, Vouvray is a great white loaded with layers and flavours. Vouvray wines range from tart and dry to medium sweet, and even a sparkling version. The sweet versions are generally superior to the dry ones. Vouvrays are produced in a little town in the picturesque castle country of France’s Loire Valley called Vouvray and its here that the world’s best Chenin Blanc wines are made. The Chenin Blanc grapes are also known locally as Pineau de la Loire. Vouvray makes a terrific food wine to complement chicken, pork, veal and fish. A blast of acidity delivered with each sip makes sparkling Vouvray an excellent bubbly to accompany rich foods such as sauteed seafood and food with cream sauces. Vouvray has developed a deserved reputation for being extraordinary wines of longevity, finesse and surprising but delightful ve...
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Kitchen Equipment That Lets You Cook Like A Pro - By Anna Woodward
2007-06-03 18:37:00
By Anna Woodward Have you ever tried, (and, oh, haven’t we all?!), to tighten or loosen a screw using something like a nail file or the dull edge of a knife? Perhaps you have the scar to prove it. If so, then you know how much faster, easier and better it is to use a good quality screwdriver with a magnetic tip. The key is the right tool for the right task. The same holds true for all specialized equipment and accessories; that truth shines like a beacon in a kitchen. Whether it’s the spacious, high-end ambience of a five-star restaurant, the galley in a fire station, a campfire, or your own home, you’ll enjoy it more, and get better results, when you have the best restaurant quality equipment and cooking accessories to set your “mise en place.” All of us have been under pressure to “throw something together” at the last minute with the arrival of unexpected dinner guests, or when we thought our hors d’oeuvres tray would last much lo...
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Restaurant and Kitchen Equipment Make the Chef - By Anna Woodward
2007-06-03 18:19:00
By Anna Woodward If you are a chef, professional or amateur, then you know that the type of restaurant or kitchen equipment that you have to cook with can make all the difference. A professional kitchen should have the right equipment to accommodate its guests. Restaurant equipment such as a six burner stove and oven is something that is necessary to prepare many meals at one time. Restaurant equipment has to pass rigorous government codes and standards. It also needs to be up to date and in proper working order. If your kitchen equipment is getting rusty and old, it is probably time to replace it. Considering the health codes with which restaurants have to comply to stay in business, you need equipment in your kitchen that will be easy to clean. Although perhaps not a professional, anyone that loves to cook wants high quality kitchen equipment at home. It is not any fun scrubbing pots, pans or appliances. If you have the newest equipment in your kitchen, then you know how much ea...
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Why Red Wine Is Thought By Many To Be The Very Best Wine Available - By Gre
2007-06-03 08:35:00
By Gregg Hall Among the many hundreds of types of wine available, red wine is thought of as the best. There are several different types of red wine, even though they are all made using the same methods. This very good type of wine is made from the black grape, the color deriving from the skins. Starting to make red wine, the grapes that have been chosen are placed in a crusher. Here, the crusher will squeeze the juices out. Depending on what type of wine is being made the stalks will most likely be thrown away. After that the grapes are put in a fermentation vat with the skins to begin fermentation. This can be quite a long process taking up to several weeks to finish. If a higher temperature is used the color will show more. When producing softer wines, the whole grapes are fermented using sealed vats. The carbon dioxide that becomes trapped in the sealed vats ferment the grapes under pressure, which is a quite fast step, taking only a couple of days. Keep in head that the tannin...
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Becoming A Chef: Specialty Chefs and Their Responsibilities - by Mike Churc
2007-06-01 23:07:00
© 2006, All Rights Reserved When most people talk about becoming a chef, it is assumed their goal is to attain the title of Executive Chef . However, there are many specialty chef positions available to those who have the proper culinary arts training. by Mike Churchill If you dream of becoming a professional chef, take a few ...
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A Guide to Exotic Fruits For Chefs - By Josh Stone
2007-06-01 21:15:00
By Josh Stone We will explore the fruit varieties of the world which are far removed from the usual fare. For the bold, the creative, or the daring gourmand… Hautbois - Or “musk strawberry” to we common folk. Musk strawberries grow wild in forests in and around Central Europe, Scandinavia, and Russia. The gourmet community ...
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New Black Pepper Corn Bread - Hearty and Delicious - By Eldon Beard
2007-06-01 18:35:00
By Eldon Beard This hearty and dense corn bread is delicious when served with chili, stew, or soup. Enjoy with any meal where a spicy (but not overpowering) bread is desirable. Ingredients: 1 1/2 cups yellow cornmeal, divided 1 1/2 teaspoon gourmet black pepper 1 teaspoon seasoning salt 1 teaspoon onion powder 1 cup boiling water 1 package fast rising ...
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Hungarian Wine Tradition - By Carl Hoffman
2007-05-31 21:49:00
By Carl Hoffman Despite what many may think, the area known as Hungary holds more wine tradition than any other country in Europe. Most of this very tradition is just now surfacing in the light, with people finally starting to catch wind about everything Hungarian wine has to offer. Even though many wine drinkers aren’t ...
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A Chefs Guide to Sweeteners - By Josh Stone
2007-05-31 21:44:00
By Josh Stone The Industrialized world is obsessed with diets, and yet has the raging sweet tooth of a child. Everybody wants non-fattening food that tastes fat. And so here we are in the industrial age, working our laboratories round-the-clock to come up with a way to have the taste without the calories. This has ...
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Chef Career - A Chefs Guide to Exotic Fruits - By Josh Stone
2007-05-31 21:43:00
By Josh Stone Ah, the everyday fruits at the English-speaking table: apple, orange, banana. Tangerine, peach, strawberry. Maybe a bunch of grapes or the occasional kiwi. As anyone can see, the fruit table at the typical banquet is stuck in a rut. We haven’t seen nearly enough exotic offerings to invigorate our taste buds with ...
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An Intensive Look At The History Of French Wine And Winemakers - By Gregg H
2007-05-29 08:17:00
By Gregg Hall Wherever wine comes up whether it be a conversion or taste test, most of us start wondering where it came from. If you had ever studied the name of wine, such as Burgundy or Champagne, you shall find a log of wine. Burgundy for instance, we all pretty much know it comes ...
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I Love German Wine and Food - A Deutscher Tafelwein - By Levi Reiss
2007-05-29 07:48:00
By Levi Reiss You may remember that German wine classifications are quite complicated. To a large extent a wine’s classification is based on it’s sugar content. We are not going to repeat all the classification levels here. Suffice it to say that the lowest level German wine is table wine (actually an even lower level ...
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Online Cooking Video - Frying Flounder Fish
2007-05-28 23:37:00
Free Cooking Video s: John Chase shows you the simple way to prepare a flavorful fish, cooked perfectly in a frying pan. basic cooking fish, cooking fish, cooking fish fillets, cooking fish information, cooking videos free, free cooking videosShare This
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Cooking With Eggs Online Video
2007-05-28 22:30:00
From the new 75th Anniversary Edition of The Joy Of Cooking . Learn helpful tips for cooking with eggs! Check out this great video straight from the Joy test kitchen! cooking eggs, cooking with eggsShare This
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Online Chinese Cooking Video
2007-05-28 22:23:00
Chinese cooking expert Eileene Yin-Fei Lo shares recipes and life lessons she learned from her grandmother with the Early Show’s Tracy Smith in this online chinese cooking video: chinese cooking video, cooking free videos, cooking video, cooking videos, instructional cooking videos, instructional videos on cooking, internet video cooking, online cooking video, online cooking videosShare ...
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I Love French Wine and Food - A Red Beaujolais - By Levi Reiss
2007-05-28 06:25:00
I Love French Wine and Food - A Red Beaujolais If you are looking for fine French wine and food, consider the Beaujolais region of southeastern France. You may find a bargain, and I hope that you’ll have fun on this fact-filled wine education tour in which we review a local red Beaujolais ...
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I Love German Wine and Food - A Pfalz Riesling - By Levi Reiss
2007-05-28 04:14:00
If you are looking for fine German wine and food, consider the Pfalz region of southwestern Germany. You may find a bargain, and I hope that you’ll have fun on this fact-filled wine education tour in which we review a local Riesling. The Pfalz region is just about as far as you can get from ...
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I Love French Wine and Food - An Alsace Pinot Gris - By Levi Reiss
2007-05-28 04:02:00
I Love French Wine and Food - An Alsace Pinot Gris If you are looking for fine French wine and food, consider the Alsace region of northeastern France. You may find a bargain, and I hope that you’ll have fun on this fact-filled wine education tour in which we review a local white Pinot ...
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Should You Become A Chef?
2007-05-27 04:44:00
Becoming a chef is not a walk in the park. It is a challenging road and may not be for everyone. You should therefore have a basic understanding of what it takes to become a chef before you invest in an expensive education at top culinary arts schools. You should learn more about the requirements ...
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