Cooking For Engineers

[clinthulk2]

I would venture to guess that most people subscribed to this sub are regular home cooks. I would love to compile a list of tips that can take someone’s cooking from “good cook” to “restaurant quality cook” I.e. reverse searing steaks to cook them evenly all the way through while still getting an excellent sear.

Anything from methods, to ingredients and seasonings, to more trivial things like serving on warm plates to keep a meal hot at the table. I think everyone could benefit from tips from other cooking enthusiasts, that don’t cater to entry level like most threads (use more salt, read a whole recipe)

Cheers!

[Dilbert]

interesting idea - it's a very extensive topic with a lot more detail than anything that fits a "10 kitchen tricks" type approach.

as in the example of reverse searing... a raw surface sears differently than a cooked surface. instructions on reverse searing mention you need something really _hot_ to reverse sear - precisely for that reason. many people are too timid to bring a pan up to those kinds of temperatures....
some wimpy residential cook tops might not even be able to get there... enter the propane torch!
or - I do a super hot pan sear with an medium hot oven finish...

something as simple as browning chicken pieces - well, for chicken&sauce over rice, that has to been cooked through. for a chicken stir-fry, a very hot browning to almost burning is needed, but not cooked through because adding it back to the stir-fry can easily over-cook it to tough.

good eateries usually have yummy sauces&drizzles. well, somebody has spent a lot of time reducing things down, blending, thickening, etc. etc.
can be done at home; few people will take all day to do that for 2-3 tbsps of sauce. a restaurant makes it by the potful for dozens of plates....

[sensiblewall]

great topic. homemade foods are healthier. Thanks for sharing tough.

[SmartShabby]

finds interests on a healthy hearty meal recipe, hope somebody could share, thanks in advance.

[SmartShabby]

Would be very glad if you share it. Thanks much!

[sensiblewall]

Any healthy substitute for cream cheese?

[Lyceme]

First, encourage healthy living. One way is to prepare, cook and eat healthy, organic, natural food. And preparing homecooked meals are the best and fulfilling!

[SmartShabby]

At first, I'm not good in cooking but, I learned a lot while watching YT cooking tutorials. At the same time, I experimented on the measurements and ingredients until I finally found the one that suits me.