Yesterday, I was making the crispy in that hot, boggling oil when a question hit me hard. Does oil evaporate like water when you heat it? Oil usually does not evaporate like water. However, it may eventually evaporate due to high temperature and dry air. In addition, if you keep the heating oil wait long … Read more
How to make pizza-making more effective? Plastic bag it is! Take a bag out to make your pizzas, or store them for the long term for later use. Either way, you are getting your pizza in the most convenient method. You can’t imagine how much a plastic bag can do for your pizza, especially if … Read more
There are different ovens to cook pizza, but is there a special kind of oven that can help you get a crunchier crust? Yes, there is, and it’s called a stone deck oven. A stone deck oven pizza tastes delectable. The pizza bakes faster with a well-charred crust outside and airy inside. Hence it feels … Read more
Last week I tried to make raw sausage at home but failed miserably! I didn’t know that I needed to maintain a ratio while adding fat to the sausage. Then, I did some research and learned that the fat-to-meat ratio for sausage is a key factor in the flavor and texture of the sausage. Too … Read more
When you cook with a Joule sous vide, have you ever thought if you can defrost food here? Well, I did! I actually considered the option once when I needed to defrost the beef to make steak. However, what I learned about Joule minimum temperature Joule ice bath made me stop doing it then and … Read more
Whether you are a hunter or not, venison is a great alternative to other meats. The downside to delicious sausage is that it is very lean and dries out easily. Hence, you might be wondering how to store venison sausage! You can store venison sausage in the fridge and freezer. Keeping it at room temperature … Read more
Are you on the verge of making smoked sausages but confused about whether the smoke will go through the casing? In moments like these, you will wonder, “does smoke penetrate sausage casings?” Yes, smoke usually penetrates all types of sausage casings, synthetic or natural. Although depending on the type, the time required to smoke the … Read more
Who doesn’t love a good hot sauce? I bet you do as well, but right now, all you have is frozen peppers that you grew when you did not need them for hot sauce. Now, your first question might be – can you make fermented hot sauce from frozen peppers? Yes, you can make fermented … Read more
Visiting my local supermarket, I often noticed sushi and arborio rice being kept in the same aisle. It made me wonder, is sushi rice the same as arborio rice? No, they are different in properties. Sushi rice is Japanese short grain rice, whereas arborio rice is a thicker, slightly oval-shaped rice. Sushi rice gets sticky … Read more
I am a heavy meat eater, and pork is one of my favorite types of meat. As unhealthy as it may be, I love eating ground pork for breakfast, whereas my wife loves sausages. But, one fine morning, she asked me, “is ground pork the same as breakfast sausage?” Ground pork and breakfast sausages are … Read more
