For you 20 somethings starting out, here are a few tips my roomate Havilah and I wrote about what we've learned about cooking and baking. I hope they save you a lot of time. Some of them may seem silly but all these are lessons learned. Enjoy!-When cooking banana pudding, make sure you taste the sugar so you’re not putting salt in the pudding.
- You need to melt chocolate in a pot immersed in hot water. Do not heat the chocolate directly on the stove. It will burn! I repeat, it will burn! Once you burn it, there’s not enough milk or water that can bring it back to life.
- Don’t think heating up the oven on 450 for two minutes will substitute preheating it on 350. Your muffins will burn.
-When the recipe asks for an electric beater, please buy or borrow one. Don’t think you can mix your ingredients with a spoon. You cannot whip in hyper speed, you’re only human. You will have lumps!
-When you notice sparks in your microwave, there’s a possibility you put tin foil in there.
-If you have to thaw something, please don’t microwave it to save time.
-Butter and margarine are not equal.
-If you’re baking something that needs to be refrigerated for 6 hours, don’t wait till the
last minute and think you can put in the freezer for 2 hours. It is not the same.
last minute and think you can put in the freezer for 2 hours. It is not the same.
-If the cake you’re baking has to cool down for 4 hours, let it cool. I do mean cool. Don’t try to frost a warm cake, unless you want it to look like a volcano cake.
-You need to sift the flour. Otherwise, you’ll be eating hard baked goods my friend.
- Don’t think you’re Bobby Flay and try to add extra spices and ingredients!
-Lastly, read the whole recipe before you start cooking. There’s always a surprise
ending people. Allot some time and above all else, obey the recipe.
ending people. Allot some time and above all else, obey the recipe.
