Cooking Essay

When Grilling Indirect Vs. Direct Heat Indirect and direct cooking methods work best when you can cover the fire and the food to contain the heat. A grill with a lid works best for this. Cooking your food directly over hot coals or flame is the direct method of cooking while offsetting the coals so they are not under the food is the indirect method. Direct Cooking Method Smaller cuts of meats and vegetables that require very short cooking times would normally be cooked using the direct method.…

of in-home cooking that brought forth a multitude of TV personalities and simple food shows. Dione Lucas, Julia Child, Emeril Lagasse, Rachel Ray, Bobby Flay are the few that are considerably the most important figures in TV food shows that showed an amazing progression of how preparing different cuisines were taught. Each generation developed their own style and variation on how to project to home viewers the wonders and intricacies of elegant cooking. As technology and overall cooking…

while having dinner at a restaurant in France. I ordered a well done steak and the waiter quickly asked, “Why do Americans insist on cooking all the flavor out of their steak?” Instead of my order, he served me a medium rare steak cooked to perfection. Since then, I have altered my cooking techniques. This recipe is easy enough that even those who are novice to cooking, can sear a juicer and more flavorful steak by following three simple steps. The first step is to gather…

steak and the waiter quickly asked, “Why do Americans insist on cooking all the flavor out of their steak?” Instead of my order, he served a savory medium rare steak cooked to perfection. Therefore, I have altered my cooking techniques. This recipe is easy enough that even those who are novice to cooking, can sear a juicer and flavorful steak by following three simple steps. The first step is…

Southern cooking, I believe that Paula Deen is a much better fit then Emeril Lagasse. I agree on the fact that Emeril Lagasse is a successful Southern chef, but I believe that he escapes the category of Southern cooking. Emeril has such a wide variety of recipes and restaurants that lack traditional Southern cooking because of his dishes being altered and influenced by other cultures and him placing more emphasis on certain styles of food. I do not view the characteristics of Emeril’s cooking in…

for a hiking event, certainly the lighter the better, but some people like to eat, and they need more cooking capability. You can cook at a tailgate party with a single burner ( 10,000 BTU) stove or you might want a three burner (30,000 BTU per burner per hour) stove which will allow all kinds of cooking and speed. So first let us break down choice. 1. Hiking Stoves. 2. Camping Stoves 3. Cooking Stoves 4. Party Stoves. Under hiking, you will find ultra light, single burner, tablet and other…

oven, or cookies become solid. Since I was little I have loved watching the Food Network, and now I have added so much to my cooking repertoire. “Julia Child was a beloved American icon who pioneered an entire genre of cooking shows and taught a generation of food lovers that cooking can be easy and enjoyable”, says KPBS (pbs.org) I have so many “heroes” for my love of cooking, like my grandma or my parents, but one woman stands out the most to me. Julia Child. She is such an inspiration to…

five. I save myself several crucial hours a month by planning out my meals in advance. It also helps my budgets spread further. Another benefit of meal planning is the ease of making healthy meals. Meal planning saves time, money, and makes healthy cooking easy. I set aside a couple of hours every two weeks. I use this time for planning the meals and food I need to prepare for the upcoming weeks. First, I start by checking all the local grocery store ads so I can see what is on sale. Next, I…

personal ways of cooking, (El Boricua) says that “African slaves influenced the Puerto Rican kitchen greatly introducing the use of plantains, coconuts, and their favorite method of cooking, frying.”.…

Food is a chemical and all cooking is chemistry. It is a mixture of many different chemical components. It is one of the essential things of every living being. Worldly, interest in food science have increased in recent years because of increasing awareness of vital role of food in the health, well-being and economics status of individuals and nations people’s curiosity of trying new and different dishes. Although using chemicals in the food provides good taste and texture, sometimes adding…