Thursday, April 17, 2014

3 Mistakes In Culinary Arts To Know About

By Bob Oliver


When you think about some of the most common mistakes while preparing meals, which ones come to mind? Perhaps it's miscalculating just how much sugar a pastry needs or maybe you left a loaf of bread in the oven a few minutes too many. Many can chalk these up to being rookie mistakes but those who have been preparing meals for several years still encounter struggles, whether they were of their own faults or not. Forbes recently put together a list of such mistakes but here were the top 3 that stood out to me.

1. There is a level of care to consider when it comes to chopping onions. This is a point that not everyone will keep in mind but it's important to understand a few points when it comes to this process. The first thing that you want to keep in mind is to keep the root intact. After this is seen, you are going to want to make cuts in the onion while, once again, leaving the root alone. It goes without saying that there's importance to cutting an onion and these points should help you to start.

2. Consider the importance of butter when implemented in moderation. Butter is very important but, as you can probably imagine, there is a level of importance to consider with this particular product. While there are those who do not believe there to be any kind of nutritional value with butter, it's worth keeping in mind the presence of vitamin A and E, along with other fat-soluble vitamins. It is recommended that butter is put to use but there's the idea of moderation to consider as well.

3. There are certain kinds of produce that do not belong in the refrigerator. If you would like a couple of examples of this, keep in mind the idea of tomatoes and how they do not exactly thrive well in cooler environments. Instead, make it a point to set them on your kitchen table or counter so that they can remain in a warmer place. The same can be said for other types of produce like onions, as mentioned before, so make sure that you do your research beforehand.

While there were other pointers that the article made mention of, I couldn't help but consider these the most important that all cooks should consider. It's understandable that everyone is going to make mistakes in the realm of cooking, even those who have been involved in it for a long time. However, mistakes do not have to be repeated. It's just a matter of making sure that you can not only pinpoint where you went wrong but make an effort to avoid it from happening again.




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