So you finish a nice meal at a Chinese restaurant, and with the check came the expected fortune cookie. You crack open the cookie as you eagerly anticipate your coming fortune, and, horror of horrors, there is nothing inside! There is no fortune! What does it mean? Are you doomed? Should you get your affairs …
When buying things for our home, it is important to invest in products that are both cost-efficient and effective. Aside from functionality, it is also important to know about the brand and the company behind them, as this will greatly determine the value and safety of the appliance. And especially for things like stoves, freezers, …
Food has the ability to transport us back to specific periods in our life. Flavors, tastes, and textures can trigger the associations in our brains that can lead us to access certain memories. Candies from our childhood are a perfect example of this. Encountering candy that you used to enjoy when you were a kid …
Graham crackers are sweet, brown-colored crackers with a hint of a molasses or honey flavor that was invented and came into popularity in the 19th century. It is great for snacking and is a godsend to both professional and home cooks in making easy pie crusts and other desserts. When baking especially, it is important …
When canning is done right, it is a very effective way of preserving food. It was invented by a French chef by the name of Nicholas Appert, who discovered that heating food up to a certain temperature and then placing them in containers that are vacuum sealed prevented food spoilage-causing bacteria from proliferating, and thus …
Converting kitchen measurements is something that all cooks and bakers have to deal with the more they spend time in the kitchen. Whether it’s converting from metric measurements to the U.S. customary units of measure or the other way around, or converting from one customary volume unit of measure to another, some form of conversion …
Rice is one of the most important agricultural crops in the world today and is a staple food of over half of the world’s population. Rice is so important that there are thousands of varieties worldwide, all differing in nutritional value, flavor, and characteristics. Polished rice is a term that not many of us may …
Have you ever had jerk chicken before? If not, you are definitely missing out! Jerk chicken is a delicious dish that is made with spices that give it a unique flavor. In this blog post, we will teach you all about jerk chicken. We will discuss what spices are used to make it taste the …
Ground beef jerky is a special type of ground beef that has been dried and can be eaten as a snack. Ground beef jerky has become popular among many people due to its consistent tenderness compared to whole-muscle jerky. Other ground beef jerky advantages include being easy to chew and make. Additionally, it has one …
Although briskets and corned beef are similar in several ways, they aren’t the same thing. Both are beef cuttings from the same body part of the cow, the lower part of the chest. Furthermore, the cutting is similar. The brisket is unrefined and separated into two parts: a flat cut with lesser fat content and …
Frozen Hamburger Patties are flattened, typically circular, portions of ground beef, salted and seasoned. Sometimes these patties are made from other meat alternatives and then chilled. However, the most common are all-beef patties with added fat. Beef hamburger patties differ in thickness, quality, or taste. Nevertheless, the main concern should be quality. Organically produced beef …