THIS BLOG IS ALL ABOUT GOOD FOODS THAT ARE SIMPLE TO PREPARE

Cooking at home is easy and less troublesome than some people think. Besides the fact that cooking at home is healthier, it also is more economical and it gives you more sense of family ties.

Monday, April 26, 2010

MOST IMPORTQANT KITCHEN EQUIPMENTS

Cooking is no different from any other trade. In order to do it right, you have to have proper equipments. Two of the most essential and also most ignored gadgets in the kitchen are: the thermometer and the timer. People wonder why their foods are dry, burned, overcooked, undercooked, chewy, mushy etc...The solution for all those problems is to use a thermometer and a timer. Most households have at least one or more timers laying around. They also come with the coffee maker, the oven, , the microwave etc... Unfortunately, their presence are quite often forgotten, and the timers in people's heads are used instead. Most recipes will tell you to cook your foods in 10 min, 20 min, 1 hr and so on... However, each cook's stoves or ovens heat up differently. That is why a thermometer is a life saver. One should use a thermometer with an alarm which beeps when the meat is cooked to the desired doneness. A pocket thermometer is handy to make a quick check, but it does you no good if you forget to check the temperature on time. A timer and a pocket thermometer will make a good pair, but if you have a thermometer with a beeper, sometime, you do not even need a timer.