AMI-School.com » Cooking http://www.ami-school.com Fri, 03 Feb 2012 05:34:44 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 How do you see learning cooking, for a 17 year old? http://www.ami-school.com/cooking/how-do-you-see-learning-cooking-for-a-17-year-old http://www.ami-school.com/cooking/how-do-you-see-learning-cooking-for-a-17-year-old#comments Sun, 28 Nov 2010 02:04:25 +0000 Henri Decaneau http://www.ami-school.com/cooking/how-do-you-see-learning-cooking-for-a-17-year-old Continue reading »]]> The fact is that I am finishing 12th grade, well actually I just finished and aside from my driver’s license and working out in the gym, I thought about cooking. Do you think It would be cool for a person my age to learn cooking. I live in a country where men are like bossy and big but not really cooks. What’s your comment?

It’s terrific that you have an interest in cooking. In some places age 17 is considered a legal adult and as such able to live on their own. If you will be going to secondary school and will be away from Home it is a good idea to start learning how to do the basic skills in the kitchen. I was much older than you when I developed an interest in cooking. I wish I had started earlier. However, I have begun teaching my own children how to do basic things. I have a 12 year old that has already begun preparing simple meals using a microwave.A 15 yr old who can use the stove. The 18 year old even bakes . All 3 are boys and my husband has recently showed interest in preparing meals in the kitchen and not just upon the grill. Mom may not always be around so they need to know how to take care of themselves and to be a partner to any woman that may enter their lives and not their boss. In the end it will make all of them happier.
You will never regret learning how to do things for yourself and think of all the lovely extra cash you will have on hand to splurge on fun things because you won’t be spending it all on fast foods and restaurants every day of the week.

]]> http://www.ami-school.com/cooking/how-do-you-see-learning-cooking-for-a-17-year-old/feed 8 I have a cooking question, where is the COOKING category? http://www.ami-school.com/cooking/i-have-a-cooking-question-where-is-the-cooking-category http://www.ami-school.com/cooking/i-have-a-cooking-question-where-is-the-cooking-category#comments Thu, 25 Nov 2010 12:41:10 +0000 Henri Decaneau http://www.ami-school.com/cooking/i-have-a-cooking-question-where-is-the-cooking-category Continue reading »]]> Dining Out, & Food & Drink, really don’t deal with cooking, only eating. OK YAHOO, get with it please & put a cooking catogory up here.
So for my cooking question, I am soaking lima/butter beans and the skins are pealing off & they look like crap. I have not even cooked them How do I cook dried beans and have them turn out like the ones in the can with the skins still on and not falling apart?

You are in the correct category. This is FOOD&DRINK then it breaks down in smaller categories after that. Many of us have specialties in the Cooking and food area so we are watching for questions we can answer . You need to start out with "how do you cook lima/butter beans and someone good in that category will come to your aid.

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Ever notice that some people seem to know exactly what they are doing in the kitchen and have great cooking recipes? They place a pot on the stove, grab a few ingredients, stir it up, taste the spices, and they’re done; a perfectly seasoned pot of vegetable soup was created with seemingly no effort. Contrast that with the way you feel in the kitchen.
For more details go to: www.delicious-candy-recipes.com you spend time looking for the perfect cooking recipe. You gather all of the ingredients and cooking equipment, or so you think, and get started. Halfway through, you realize that you forgot to buy parsley, or lemons, or some other ingredient and don’t have the necessary cooking gear. So you run to the store. By the time you follow the instructions, dinner time is over and the rest of your family gave up and decided to order a pizza. It doesn’t have to be like this. Cooking is not hard. It is also not simple. But the majority of us make it a lot more complicated than it really is. A great way to start cooking a meal and make it easy is to follow a good cooking recipe and buy and prepare the ingredients ahead of time. In general, there are several basics steps for cooking.

Most people who have been cooking for a while follow them without realizing it. The goal is to get to the point where these steps are automatic. If you want to follow a recipe, you can look online or in your favorite magazine or cookbook to find what you are looking for. If you’ve been cooking for a while, you may eventually find that you do not need to follow a cooking recipe for everything you do. In this case, all you would need to do is simply decide to prepare a dish you already know well. Either way, both of these things are part of step one. Great ways to find cooking recipes include looking through your favorite cookbook to see if anything inspires you, looking in women’s magazines, cooking magazines, and fitness magazines for some ideas and inspiration or to ask a friend or family member to write down their signature cooking recipes. A lot of chefs also look around their house for inspiration.

Check in the pantry, your fruit basket, freezer, and produce bin for ingredients you would like to build a meal around. Then, either use the ingredients to inspire you or find a recipe that includes them. The internet has also proven to be a great resource for finding cooking recipes. Visit your favorite popular websites to find the recipes you need, or you can do a general internet search. For help visit: www.cajuns-recipes.com once you find the right recipe, purchase all of the ingredients you need and gather them when you are ready to prepare the recipe. It is a good idea to find all of the ingredients and have them in front of you. That way, if you’ve forgotten to buy something, or you realize you do not have a key ingredient, you will not be in the middle of a crucial step when you figure it out. In addition to simply finding the ingredients, top chefs understand that you should prepare all of the ingredients before you start assembling the recipe. That means you will do all of the initial preparations such as chop and measure out the ingredients before you get started. This may feel as if it is taking you a long time, but once the ingredients are all in front of you, assembling the recipe will be a breeze. Cooking doesn’t have to be difficult and shouldn’t be. Simply, follow these steps to create fantastic meals using great cooking recipes.

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]]> http://www.ami-school.com/cooking/create-fantastic-meals-using-great-cooking-recipes/feed 0 What are the cooking times for the different levels of done for a NY strip steak? http://www.ami-school.com/cooking/what-are-the-cooking-times-for-the-different-levels-of-done-for-a-ny-strip-steak http://www.ami-school.com/cooking/what-are-the-cooking-times-for-the-different-levels-of-done-for-a-ny-strip-steak#comments Sat, 20 Nov 2010 01:42:10 +0000 Henri Decaneau http://www.ami-school.com/cooking/what-are-the-cooking-times-for-the-different-levels-of-done-for-a-ny-strip-steak Continue reading »]]> I like my steaks med/med-rare but either get them too done or still cold and raw. I need the approximate cooking times for the different levels of done for steaks 1/2 to 1 1/4 inch. I’m Cooking in 30 minutes, help!

First if your steak is cold that’s a problem – Always let your steak come to room temperature before going on the grill

Second – Big variance between 1/2 inch and 1 1/4 inch thickness

Third – Test your steak for firmness to determine how done it is

Press on steak

Rare – feels like pressing on your cheek
Med Rare – feels like pressing on tip of your nose
Well – feels like pressing on your forehead

]]> http://www.ami-school.com/cooking/what-are-the-cooking-times-for-the-different-levels-of-done-for-a-ny-strip-steak/feed 3 What is the difference between cooking with oil and cooking with shortening? http://www.ami-school.com/cooking/what-is-the-difference-between-cooking-with-oil-and-cooking-with-shortening http://www.ami-school.com/cooking/what-is-the-difference-between-cooking-with-oil-and-cooking-with-shortening#comments Wed, 17 Nov 2010 08:52:55 +0000 Henri Decaneau http://www.ami-school.com/cooking/what-is-the-difference-between-cooking-with-oil-and-cooking-with-shortening Continue reading »]]> I looked up a recipe for chicken fried steak and it said to cook it in melted shortening, I was wondering if theres any difference between that and regular cooking oil. i have never used shortening before, but any time i have tried to make fried Food, it doesnt come out very well. I was wondering maybe that is what I have beeen doing wrong.

Well as a former chef, first one is a liquid the other a solid, both are made from Vegetable based product, lard is made from animal fat (pork), shortening starts out as a liquid and is whipped and they introduce hydrogen gas in to solidify it and make it a solid, it is better in pies, cakes and other product were oil is better for frying, salad dressing and other products too, you can melt shortening to fry but it takes 2 times as much as oil to get the same volume.

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On the Internet there are many many free cooking games for kids, but are they as fun as the real thing? It doesn’t matter if you have children that are fussy eaters or if your children will eat just about anything that is in front of them, cooking is something most children like. For more details go to: www.chef-123.com that is why there are so many free cooking games for kids online. You can put your child in front of the computer and let them play free cooking games for kids, or you can take some time and truly start cooking for and with your kids. It is the perfect way to combine your love for Food and your love for your children.

In the free cooking games for kids, there are games where they are shown how to cook breakfast; they need to stir the eggs and so on. Cooking with kids in real life can be done whether it is for the morning meal, the evening meal, or for those many snacks in between. You can use the free cooking games for kids as an excellent way to get the kids involved in real cooking as well so this can be used as a valuable teaching time for you and your little ones.

When children get themselves involved in the free cooking games for kids, they are more likely to help you cook and they will eat what was made more quickly. This can be very beneficial for those who have children who are difficult eaters. Starting with free games to take on cooking for kids is also an excellent way to get in ingredients that you would normally won’t get them to eat; you can dress up the ingredient as something fun and exciting. For help visit:  www.150-venison-recipes.com Many parents find cooking for kids an excellent way to get nutrients into their children and the free cooking games for kids can help them with that.

First you find a recipe that you would like to make for your kids and then you go find the cooking game on the internet, 99% they are free, pick one out yourself, that is related to what you are going to cook in real life, there are so many that it should be easy to do.

There are probably millions of recipes to choose from because parents and daycare workers have posted their recipes and ideas on the Internet so you can start cooking for kids.

The free cooking games for kids, are often in some kind of Asian language (Japanese), but that is really no problem, most of the games are so intuitive and simple to understand that your children wont even notice that they are in Japanese. And when they are done playing you have already set up the same cooking tools or ingredients in the kitchen so they can play the same game in real life.

Teaching your children cooking with the help of free games can be fun. And in the end your children will learn that repeating the game in the kitchen together with you is double the fun. So start cooking with your kids today.

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]]> http://www.ami-school.com/cooking/where-do-you-find-these-free-cooking-games-for-kids/feed 11 What could i use in place of cooking wine? Also how old do you have to be to buy Cooking Wine? http://www.ami-school.com/cooking/what-could-i-use-in-place-of-cooking-wine-also-how-old-do-you-have-to-be-to-buy-cooking-wine http://www.ami-school.com/cooking/what-could-i-use-in-place-of-cooking-wine-also-how-old-do-you-have-to-be-to-buy-cooking-wine#comments Thu, 11 Nov 2010 08:48:20 +0000 Henri Decaneau http://www.ami-school.com/cooking/what-could-i-use-in-place-of-cooking-wine-also-how-old-do-you-have-to-be-to-buy-cooking-wine Continue reading »]]> I’m 20 years old and i like to cook with wine, and i dont live at Home anymore so i cant buy any. And a few of my recipes ask for red wine, or sherry. Sometimes white wine, but mainly red wine. I was woundering if there was anything i could use in place of the wine or sherry? Also how old do you have to be to buy cooking wine? At my grocery store the cooking wine is by the vinegar, so would i be able to buy it?

yes, the cooking wine next to vinegar is ok

]]> http://www.ami-school.com/cooking/what-could-i-use-in-place-of-cooking-wine-also-how-old-do-you-have-to-be-to-buy-cooking-wine/feed 8 If you are cooking cheesecake, and you place a cookie sheet underneath, should you adjust cooking time? http://www.ami-school.com/cooking/if-you-are-cooking-cheesecake-and-you-place-a-cookie-sheet-underneath-should-you-adjust-cooking-time http://www.ami-school.com/cooking/if-you-are-cooking-cheesecake-and-you-place-a-cookie-sheet-underneath-should-you-adjust-cooking-time#comments Sun, 07 Nov 2010 11:07:42 +0000 Henri Decaneau http://www.ami-school.com/cooking/if-you-are-cooking-cheesecake-and-you-place-a-cookie-sheet-underneath-should-you-adjust-cooking-time Continue reading »]]> So, I’m cooking cheesecake, and I put a cookie sheet underneath to catch any batter that falls out. However, should I increase or reduce the time because of this? Only answer if you’re an experienced chef. No best guesses with little knowledge of the subject, please! I really need this to turn out well.
Add sources, please! Why should I cut the time? Explain!

You should cut the Cooking time to just down to 5-8 minutes.
Adding a cookie sheet is just adding a base, without the base, you’d have direct heat from the hot coils below.

]]> http://www.ami-school.com/cooking/if-you-are-cooking-cheesecake-and-you-place-a-cookie-sheet-underneath-should-you-adjust-cooking-time/feed 4 How good is cooking oil good for? http://www.ami-school.com/cooking/how-good-is-cooking-oil-good-for http://www.ami-school.com/cooking/how-good-is-cooking-oil-good-for#comments Wed, 03 Nov 2010 14:39:42 +0000 Henri Decaneau http://www.ami-school.com/cooking/how-good-is-cooking-oil-good-for While cleaning out the cupboard, I found an old bottle of Cooking oil. Does cooking oil spoil? How long can it sit for?

It is usually good for about two years depending on the container that it is stored in and if it has been used.

]]> http://www.ami-school.com/cooking/how-good-is-cooking-oil-good-for/feed 8 How do I gain my confidence before cooking? http://www.ami-school.com/cooking/how-do-i-gain-my-confidence-before-cooking http://www.ami-school.com/cooking/how-do-i-gain-my-confidence-before-cooking#comments Sun, 31 Oct 2010 03:37:37 +0000 Henri Decaneau http://www.ami-school.com/cooking/how-do-i-gain-my-confidence-before-cooking Continue reading »]]> See I’m having an execution day where I am going to cook 3 dishes in 1hr 45 mins. The 15 mins is for me to prepare the dishes for presentation. This is for a very important examination, so I am alot nervous than usual. I’m not that confident in cooking because I dont usually cook. Could anyone give me some tips on how to maintain my nervousness before Cooking?

It is tough, because you probably do not have the means to practice in a similar environment that you will on your test. If you have you meals already planned out though, you should be okay. Know the prep time for each meal. If you can have individual timers set up at your stations, you can keep track of when you need to prepare your dishes. If it is three surprise dished, hopefully you have recipes in mind and know there times for preparation.

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