- When you fry beef, sprinkle it with paprika for extra flavor and to make the beef golden brown.
- Always thaw beef in the refrigerator for maximum safety.
- Refrigerate poultry promptly after purchasing it. Keep it in the coldest section of the refrigerator for no more than two days or freeze for longer storage.
- When you microwave skinless chicken pieces, cover the dish with vented plastic wrap to keep the chicken moist.
- Enhance the flavor of fish and help to maintain the color by rubbing lemon juice on the fish before cooking it.
- To make it easier to remove the slime and scales when cleaning fish, submerge the fish in a bowl of apple cider vinegar (1%) for 5-15 minutes.
- If your bananas are too ripe to eat, throw them in the freezer, with the peel on, until it’s time to use them to bake banana bread or banana cake.
- When you bake bread, place a small oven safe dish with water in the oven to help keep the crust from getting too hard or too brown.
- Use vegetable shortening to grease pans instead of margarine or oil as they absorb more readily into the batter or dough. (Especially bread)
- Make your own self-rising flour by mixing 1 cup unbleached all purpose flour, 1 1/2 tsp baking powder and 1/4 tsp salt. Store in an air tight container.
Source: FoodNetwork.com, patents.google.com, Ron Douglass, AI