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Cooking on a barbeque is a fun and easy way to create a great meal.
- Tips & Hints: How to Cook Eggs :
1. Soft Boiled Egg
• Place egg in a cooking pot and cover with cold water with a few drops of vinegar.
• Heat water until it gently simmers (not a full boil) and cook for three (3) minutes.
• Perfect for breakfast or brunch and served with toasted or newly-baked bread.
How To Enjoy/Prepare Ice Cream
1. Always chill glasses before preparing the ice cream in it. This way it will stay stiff longer.
2. If making an ice cream, use aluminium containers instead of steel to set the ice cream faster. Also, place a thick plactic sheet or spread some salt under the container to keep it from sticking to the floor of the freezer.
3. Never try to refreeze ice cream which has melted completely due to reasons like electricity breakdown. The result will taste disastrous. Instead, add a favourite flavour or fruit and run in a mixer to make delicious milk shake.
4. For simple but decorative looking ice cream topping, take strawberries. Make incisions vertically from tip to base, to form slices, do not cut fully. Stop just below the base. Press sideways gently, to form a fan shaped strawberry. Crush nuts (any nut of your choice), nougat are also good as ice cream toppings. Fresh fruits eaten with ice cream, like bananas, berries, melons are very good additions to ice cream, too.
4. It is best to defrost the fridge before making ice cream, so that the base of the container is not jammed, as also the ice cream will set faster and better.
If the fish you want to cook or use is unavailable, you can substitute it with another kind of fish, as there are so many fish available for human consumption. Depending on the taste and texture of the fish, here are the kinds of fishes which you can use and substitute if none of the fish you want is not available:
Taste and Texture:
If you need: Thin, lean white meat with a delicate flavor.
Fish which you can use:
Flounder
Orange Roughy
Pompano
Snapper
Sole
Taste & Texture:
If you need a fish with medium-dense, light meat with a mild to moderate flavor
Fish which you can use:
Black Drum
Black Sea Bass
Butterfish
Catfish
Cod
Croaker
Grouper
Haddock
Monkfish
Pike
Pollack
Rainbow Trout
Redfish
Sablefish
Salmon
Scup
Sea Trout
Spot
Striped Bass
Tautog
Tilefish
White Perch
Whitefish
Whiting
Taste and Texture: If you need a medium-dense, fish with darker meat with a more pronounced flavor.
Fish whihc you can use:
Amberjack
Atlantic Mackerel
Bluefish
Bonita
Mullet
Ocean Pout
Shad
Tuna
Taste and Texture: If you need a thick, meat-like texture with a distinct yet moderate flavor.
Fish which you can use:
Halibut
Mahi Mahi
Marlin
Shark
Sturgeon
Swordfish
source: Virginia Seafood
Tips & Hints: Tips for using cake pans
There are a few special considerations to take into account when using your cake pans. The following is a helpful check list that you can use
There are a few special considerations to take into account when using your cake pans. The following is a helpful check list that you can use
Tips and Hints: How to cook rice the Malaysian way
Weigh the amount of rice needed. Allow 50-75 gms rice per serving. Wash the rice well to remove husk and stones, then drain well. Put the rice in a pot and cover with double the amount of water and a pinch of salt.
Bring to the boil then reduce heat and cook gently covered until all the water has been absorbed. Stir with a fork or chopsticks just before serving so that the rice will not be lumpy.
When storing potatoes, remember 3 things: dark, dry, and cool. Here are some important storage tips.
Store potatoes in a dark area.
Place potatoes in a dark paper bag which allows air to reach the potatoes. Do not use plastic bags.
Store potatoes in a dry place. Humidity and moisture promotes rotting and mold formation.
Store potatoes away from fruits.
Store potatoes in a cool, but not freezing, area.
Don't drop potatoes. Dropping them causes bruises.