If you’re anything like us, you love a good stir-fry. But sometimes, no matter how hard we try, our home cooked stir-fry just don’t taste as good as the ones
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Knife Skills Everyone Should Know
As a home cook, you’re always looking for ways to make your life easier and cooking is no exception. After all, who has time to waste when there are only
Molecular Gastronomy For Everyday Cooking
Are you ready to geek out?! I mean, are you a passionate home cook always looking for new ways to improve your skills? That sounds better. If so, you will
Plating Food 101 – How to Plate Food Like a Chef
 Focusing on the basics of presentation to plate food like a pro. We’ll cover topics like composition, balance, and even share some tips from top chefs. They say you never
The Science of Cooking
Exploring the science of cooking, from how heat affects food to why salt makes things taste better. If you’re a foodie, you know that there’s more to cooking than just
Your Best Carbonara
Spaghetti Carbonara is an ala minute pasta stirred in with an egg and cheese mixture, sizzling smoked pork jowl and a few tablespoons of the pasta water. From a motley
Deep Frying Basics
“It doesn’t matter if it’s boiled or fried Just eat it” – Weird Al With all due respect to Weird Al, it does matter. Deep Fried is the ultimate
How to Mince
Mincing is a dicing process to take a food from intact down to smaller pieces. You want to end up with the small pieces averaging about one-eighth of an inch
Heat: Inside Commercial Kitchens
Welcome to Commercial Cooking @ Home 101. In this chapter we go behind the scenes of a typical restaurant to look at the equipment in the kitchen. We’ll focus on
Cooking Terms & Words
Welcome to Commercial Cooking @ Home 101. In this chapter we review some of the most commonly used words and culinary terms chefs use. Being familiar with these kitchen cooking