Cooking Method: Baking
In this post, we will assess yet another cooking method known as baking. It is a dry heat cooking process that mostly utilizes an oven to cook food. It is a cooking method where dry heat, typically in an oven,…
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Grilling: What It Is And Its Importance
What is Grilling? Grilling is a cooking technique that involves the application of dry heat on the surface of food. This cooking method typically involves the use of a lot of heat. The grilling method utilizes a heat source like…
Boiling And Poaching-Similarities And Differences
Boiling Boiling is a cooking method that depends on moist heat for food to cook. Boiling occurs when temperatures of water reach 100°Celsius. Food is in contact with water and fully immersed in it. The boiling method involves the placing…
Steaming: How To Steam And Which Foods To Steam
We will review another important cooking method in this post known as steaming. This method is widely applied, mainly for vegetables and it does not involve the adding of any oils or fats. A food is allowed to cook when…
What Is Braising?
In this post, we will look at a cooking method mainly used when cooking meat and vegetables known as braising. What is braising? Braising is a cooking method that involves cooking under low temperatures for long durations in a liquid…
A Review On Food Preparation Methods
Food preparation methods are the processes involved when handling food prior to consumption. These processes are undertaken to ensure food is proper for consumption i.e., safe, flavourful etc. Food preparation involves the acquisition of raw ingredients and turning them to…
Types Of Cooking Methods
In this post and succeeding ones, we will examine the various cooking methods. There are numerous cooking methods you can utilize when preparing your food. Constantly cooking foods, the same way can be quite monotonous. You may tend to become…
What Is A Serving Size?
Serving Size This post will address what a serving size is. In our previous post on food groups, there was mentioning of serving sizes and how they relate with food groups thus we will focus in depth on what a serving…
Food Groups
In this post we will define what food groups are, identify the main foods groups and their importance to you. A food group consists of foods with similar biological and nutritional qualities. Typically, most food guides rely on food groups…