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 …
Knowing some useful measurement equivalents is a very useful tool in the kitchen. For instance, we know that ½ cup equals two ¼ cups and that two ½ cups equals 1 cup. But what if the figures are a little more difficult to imagine, for example, 1/3 cup or 2/3 cup? What is the simplest …
Measuring ingredients is a very important part of cooking and baking. It ensures that your dish will have the right form, flavor, texture, and consistency. It also ensures that you will be able to replicate the dish later on and that other people can make it, too. This is the precise reason why recipes exist. …
People who have delved into the world of sourdough-making know that especially when you’re just starting out, sourdough can smell of a lot of things – stinky feet, vomit, and bad cheese just to name a few of the more interesting odors. It can also smell like alcohol, nail polish remover, and even vinegar. When …
Sourdough used to be one of those things that you can only find in specialty bread shops. But over the years, it has gained in popularity among home bakers, especially during the lockdown and shelter-in-place periods. Being cooped up at home, people turned to baking and cooking to ease some of the anxiety brought about …
Sourdough Smells like Acetone? When you dabble in home fermentation, it becomes a normal occurrence to ask strange questions. Questions like, why do I smell gym socks or baby vomit in this bottle of sourdough starter? Or why does my ginger bug smell like vinegar? Questions that may seem odd to the person who’s never …
Not many of us know that the peels of citrus fruits are packed with amazing nutritional benefits. Usually, we only tend to use the fruit and the juice, and ignore the peel. However, the peel is packed with health-supportive compounds too—and they can be used to add flavor and zest to recipes. Grapefruit and lemons …