100 Cooking Tips

[slappy4428]

Was the burrito any good?

 

[Songbird]

She walked out of the kitchen as soon as she had entered it and told me about her plans for our burritos. If there's one thing in life I wish I hadn't said, it was that line. I didn't even mean it. I was angry for an array of other things. Months later, after we'd both left that state, I apologized. The cooking lesson still holds: When your GF has an idea for dinnner, and her eyes sparkle as she tells it, don't crush her spirits with verbal stupidity.

 

[User 1019]

Boy, I made a rookie mistake today.

NEVER, EVER, UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES, USE INFERIOR CHARCOAL.

 

[slappy4428]

Boy, I made a rookie mistake today.

NEVER, EVER, UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES, USE INFERIOR CHARCOAL.

Didn't light with the whole can of fluid and now you're missing the eyebrows?

 

[User 1019]

I typically use Match-Light. Today, generic Match-Light. Big no no.

 

[zeke12]

94. When your girlfriend, and I use that loosely, excitedly offers a burrito recipe that calls for potatoes, do not -- DO NOT -- reply, "That's just stupid." It will end the relationship.

What other retort is there?

Grill tip of the day.

Don't try and clean your grill after you cook. Just put that bad boy away after dinner.

Get in the habit of cleaning the grates right before you put food on, when it's roaring hot and so much easier to clean.

 

[slappy4428]

94. When your girlfriend, and I use that loosely, excitedly offers a burrito recipe that calls for potatoes, do not -- DO NOT -- reply, "That's just stupid." It will end the relationship.

What other retort is there?

Grill tip of the day.

Don't try and clean your grill after you cook. Just put that bad boy away after dinner.

Get in the habit of cleaning the grates right before you put food on, when it's roaring hot and so much easier to clean.

Yeah, but -- if you use propane -- roar that puppy on high for 15-20 minutes after you take the food off and char the leftover remnants....

 

[fromthebluegrass]

You can substitute two parts milk, one part butter for heavy whipping cream. It works. Trust me. It has saved the day.

What does "two parts milk, one part butter" mean? I've never understood what "parts" mean. Is it two cups to one? And is it always cups? I just let my boyfriend do the cooking.

 

[slappy4428]

You can substitute two parts milk, one part butter for heavy whipping cream. It works. Trust me. It has saved the day.

What does "two parts milk, one part butter" mean? I've never understood what "parts" mean. Is it two cups to one? And is it always cups? I just let my boyfriend do the cooking.

Pieces is pieces, parts is parts.
I*t's a 2-to-1 ratio, whatever that ratio is: teaspoons, cups, gallons, ounces, pounds...

 

[zeke12]

It's all about how many hands high your stove is...

 

[Songbird]

And hot-buttered corn is a great meal in itself.

 

[fromthebluegrass]

You can substitute two parts milk, one part butter for heavy whipping cream. It works. Trust me. It has saved the day.

What does "two parts milk, one part butter" mean? I've never understood what "parts" mean. Is it two cups to one? And is it always cups? I just let my boyfriend do the cooking.

Pieces is pieces, parts is parts.
I*t's a 2-to-1 ratio, whatever that ratio is: teaspoons, cups, gallons, ounces, pounds...

Thanks for the insight. I think I'll stay out of the kitchen.

 

[farmerjerome]

You can substitute two parts milk, one part butter for heavy whipping cream. It works. Trust me. It has saved the day.

What does "two parts milk, one part butter" mean? I've never understood what "parts" mean. Is it two cups to one? And is it always cups? I just let my boyfriend do the cooking.

Pieces is pieces, parts is parts.
I*t's a 2-to-1 ratio, whatever that ratio is: teaspoons, cups, gallons, ounces, pounds...

Thanks for the insight. I think I'll stay out of the kitchen.

Amen sister. Some men know how to cook.

 

[Flip Wilson]

If you're storing leftover spaghetti (or any tomoato-based food) in a plastic container (like Tupperware), first spray the inside of the container with non-stick spray. The plastic won't be stained red.