Most cooks will agree that there are just some things that are best measured in weight. For example, whole fruits like apples. While most recipes do specify how many apples are needed to make the dish, it wouldn’t hurt to know important weight measurements in case you want to keep track of your usage and …
A bowl of cereal is the perfect, no-effort, quick breakfast meal that is especially handy on days when you just don’t have time to cook. But how many servings of cereal can you actually get in those cereal boxes? How Much Cereal Is In A Box? A box of cereal that weighs 10-12 oz contains …
We commonly refer to the groups of bananas sold at grocery stores as “bunches” of bananas. However, did you know that a bunch is actually more than that? The real meaning of the word refers to a completely different thing, and you’ll be surprised to know how big of a difference it really is! How …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Ground beef is emulsified beef and body fat chopped with a meat grinder. However, minced beef is 100% steak; skeletal muscles that attach to the bones are then sliced into tiny pieces by a specially designed machine. Minced and ground beef vary in taste, texture, tint, and way of use. Cooked ground beef maintains its …