Archive for the ‘cooking’ Category
Are Men Really Better Cooks Than Women?
The Daily Meal: Top 10 Badass Women Chefs in America
www.huffingtonpost.com7/21/11
"Keep your station clear or I WILL KILL YOU!" bellows the lovely raven-haired but hard-edged Colette Tatou, the only female cook on the line at Gusteau's, the restaurant in the Pixar film Ratatouille.
How Men and Women Approach Food – Michael Chiarello | Chef …
www.michaelchiarello.com5/3/11
I thought there was a space for chefs-myself included-to help guide men into having a better relationship with their food.” … Women have places where they can go to learn from each other about cooking; for men, it's not as obvious. …
More and more women are now chefs in the very best restaurants and more women are getting into the Michelin Guide every year, but men still dominate and I don’t know why.
Men win most of the competitions on TV and although women write plenty of cooking books the ones written by men seem to get the most attention.
So what’s going on?
Is it just that the world of chefs was male dominated for so long that women couldn’t get a look in, or are men really better in the kitchen?
How Much Alcohol Is Burned Off When We Cook?
One of My Guests Does Not Drink. What Can I Substitute for Alcohol …
dinersjournal.blogs.nytimes.com11/23/11
“Alcohol's boiling point is lower than that of water, and many cooks assume that little or none of its potency remains after cooking,'' said Dr. Haroutunian. “That is simply not true and quite dangerous thinking for anyone in …
Cooking with alcohol: Why is THAT forbidden? Why is it worthy of …
www.fbalcohol.info12/15/11
When I cook with dim non-alcoholic beer in my fave beer and onion beef stew, he freaks simply because the non-alcoholic beer once contained alcohol and nonetheless consists of trace quantities of booze, even with the …
Most of us simply take it for granted that when we cook, that the alcohol gets burned off when we heat it, but is it really that simple?
I mean “cooking” means, boiling, simmering, broiling and baking etc. and how long does it take to burn off the alcohol?
My husband is with AA and it’s important for him and other members to learn about this so any answers would be much appreciated.
Some cooks believe alcohol evaporates quickly when heated, and thus that food items cooked with wine or liquor are non-alcoholic.
Be careful though, because it can take 3 hours or longer to dissipate or burn off all the alcohol, depending on how it is added.
