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    5 Reasons You Need A Dutch Oven in your Kitchen

    September 3, 2019 by admin 16 Comments

    5 Reasons You Need A Dutch Oven

    Call it a Dutch oven, a cocotte, a casserole dish, or a cast iron pan -- just don't underestimate it. Once you have one in your kitchen you'll wonder how you've ever cooked without it! Since the entire team at Cooking With Spirits likes to be creative we thought we'd share 5 Reasons You Need A Dutch Oven in your Kitchen.

    If you think a dutch oven is just to cook soup, you're not using it to its full potential.

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    Our Favorite Blender for Cooking and Mixed Drinks

    September 2, 2019 by admin Leave a Comment

    Our Favorite Blender for Cooking and Mixed Drinks

     

    Our Favorite Blender for Cooking and Mixed Drinks is the Vitamix 5200 blender. You won’t just find the Vitamix 5200 blender in restaurant kitchens. You’ll find it in home kitchens around the world. We use the Vitamix 5200 blender in our test kitchen and at home.  The price point is a bit higher than some of the other Vitamix models but the features are well worth it.  ...

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    Does Alcohol Really Cook Out of Food?

    May 11, 2019 by admin 1 Comment

    Contrary to what most people believe, the entire alcohol content doesn't always evaporate or boil away before the food is served.

    When you cook with alcohol, the amount that'll remain at the end is hugely variable depending on how you cook it. I know, your cookbook may have promised that alcohol simmers off after being exposed to high heat but that's just not completely true.

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    How to Convert Volume Measurements

    April 11, 2019 by admin Leave a Comment

    HOW TO CONVERT VOLUME MEASUREMENTS

    Key Volume Conversions

    Use this quick cheat sheet for the equivalents:

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    How to Choose the Correct Wine for Cooking

    December 3, 2018 by admin 1 Comment

    How to Choose the Correct Wine for Cooking

    When I first began cooking with wine I'll admit I used cooking wine. I didn't know any better and I thought no one would be able to tell the difference. You guessed it, I was wrong! I know some of our readers may be in the same boat I was so today we're talking about How to Choose the Correct Wine for Cooking. ...

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    Cooking With Fine Italian Wine

    July 14, 2018 by admin Leave a Comment

    Instead of enjoying a fantastic glass of your favorite fine Italian wine with dinner, consider using the nectar of the gods as an ingredient in your favorite dish. Cooking with wine has never been more popular and endless recipes abound that incorporate all different types of wine into favorite dishes and unique spins on classic cuisine. When you cook with Italian wine, the alcohol evaporates, so the dish will be appropriate for individuals unable to consume alcohol, underage eaters, or individuals who do not wish to imbibe any alcohol....

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    How to Make Your Own Superfine Sugar or Castor Sugar

    May 2, 2018 by admin Leave a Comment

    Superfine Sugar

    Superfine sugar is favored for sweetening drinks or preparing a meringue. Caster sugar is the name of very fine sugar in Britain, so named because the grains are small enough to fit though a sugar "caster" or sprinkler. It is sold as "superfine" sugar in the United States.

    Because of its fineness, it dissolves more quickly than regular white sugar, and so is especially useful in meringues and cold liquids. It is not as fine as confectioner’s sugar, which has been crushed mechanically (and generally mixed with a little starch to keep it from clumping).

    If the recipe calls for superfine, powdered, or brown sugar, you can actually make any of them at home from regular white sugar. "If you don't have it in the house, you don't have to run out to the store—it's totally fine to make it yourself, All you need is a blender (or food processor) and a bit of ingenuity.

    Name Variations

    • bar sugar
    • instant dissolving sugar
    • berry sugar
    • castor sugar
    • caster sugar
    • casters' sugar
    • caster's sugar

    How to Make Superfine Sugar

    f you don’t have any caster sugar on hand, you can make your own by grinding granulated sugar for a couple of minutes in a food processor (this also produces sugar dust, so let it settle for a few moments before opening the food processor). For one cup: Grind one cup and two teaspoons of white granulated sugar in a blender, coffee bean type grinder or food processor for 30 seconds.

    Rimming the Glass with Sugar

    Many cocktails, including our lemon drop cocktail, call for rimming the glass with superfine sugar. The rim of the glass is moistened just a bit and then dipped into the superfine sugar. Lightly tap the side of the glass to remove any excess sugar.

    Let us know in the comments section if you have any questions or tips related to making superfine sugar at home.

     

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    Arming Your Kitchen With Basic Cooking Utensils

    February 4, 2018 by admin Leave a Comment

    There's no doubt that having the right tools for the job makes any task easier, and there's no better place to illustrate this than in the kitchen, where having the right cooking utensils can be the difference between creating good meals and great meals....

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    Cooking In Cast Iron Cookware

    January 20, 2018 by admin Leave a Comment

    You can probably recall your grandparents using cast iron frying pans and skillets. On Sunday, you were sure to have fried chicken cooked in a cast-iron frying pan and some delicious gravy to cover that rice.

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    How to Open a Bottle of Wine

    January 15, 2018 by admin Leave a Comment

    The first step to enjoying a glass of wine or cooking with it is opening the bottle. Learn How to easily Open a Bottle of Wine.

    Before you learn how to open a bottle of wine you’ll need one essential tool, a simple wine bottle opener or corkscrew. They are widely available at most grocery stores and cost around $8-15. You don’t need to get fancy. A simple corkscrew will work just as well as those fancy gadgets.  Make sure it has a serrated blade, this will make cutting the foil much easier. Ready to start opening that bottle?...

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