Healthy Cooking For A Healthy You: Some Tips

Are you one of those people who can’t cook to save your life? Have you burned water or spilled an entire carton of milk? Don’t worry- cooking is easy, and this article is here to show you how! Read on to find out simple tips to help you cook better!

To remove the odors of fish, garlic, onions or other strong ingredients from your hands, rub them on stainless steel for a minute before washing them. Whether you use the side of your sink, a spoon, or a ready-made stainless-steel "soap bar,” this action removes the offending odor and keeps your hands fresh.

When you are sauteing a food make sure you do not add too much to the pan. The extra moisture will steam the food instead of sauteing it and adding that little bit of crispness that sauteing is good for. Make sure you do this at a low temperature as well.

Buy your meat in bulk for maximum savings on your grocery bill. Larger packages are often cheaper per pound and are only marginally more inconvenient than single-pound packages. Buying in bulk allows you to divide portions for individual meals and then freeze them, pulling out only what is needed for dinner.

Cook biscuits on a stick! You can use the dough from canned biscuits or homemade to make improvised bread over a campfire. Just stretch the dough out in to a thick string and wrap it around the end of a stick. Bake it slowly over the coals of a campfire just like you were roasting a marshmallow!

If you envy the straightness of restaurant bacon, here’s an easy tip that will help you get the same effect. Simply dip each slice of bacon into cold water before you place it in the frying pan. This keeps the bacon strips from becoming curly and gives a straighter edge.

Figure out when the turkey is properly cooked. The only way to find out if your turkey is properly cooked is by using a meat thermometer. Insert the thermometer into the inner thigh muscle, but don’t touch the bone. The temperature should be between 180 and 185 degrees. The juices should run clear, not pink.

If you are out of corn starch and need a thickener, you can get the same results from these substitutions. You can use an equal amount of these thickeners: potato starch, rice starch, or arrowroot, or you can use double the amount of these: all-purpose flour or instant tapioca.

If you want to make banana bread and do not have any bananas on hand but have a baby try this! Banana baby food is a great alternative. Two small jars of banana baby food equals about one cup of mashed bananas. Baby food is easy to store and will not go bad.

As you can see, cooking isn’t so difficult as you might have made it out to be. As long as you stick with simple recipes and follow the simple tips laid out in this article, you’ll be cooking like a pro and saving yourself money on food in no time.