Archive for the ‘Tools’ Category
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Tostiarepa
Saturday, January 31st, 2009
A tostiarepa or electric arepa maker is a must for the modern cook. Using this appliance can cut the cooking time of arepas from 20 minutes to eight. Arepas are traditionally grilled on the stovetop until fully cooked, or baked in a hot oven after a crust has formed in a pan first. Of course [...]
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Double boiler?
Friday, January 30th, 2009
What is a double boiler? A double boiler is a “double-decker” saucepan that exists of three parts. A bottom saucepan, a fitting upper pan and a lid. The double boiler is utilized on the stovetop and is used for cooking delicate sauces or melting chocolate without burning or overcooking. The bottom pan is filled with boiling water and the food to be cooked is placed in [...]
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Cooking Conversion Tables
Monday, November 24th, 2008
Since this blog is about multicultural and international cooking, our ingredients may be posted in different measurements. To make measuring easier for you, we have included this cooking conversion page. Don’t worry if you can’t get the exact measurements, a little bit more or less in our recipes will not make a huge difference. We have found [...]
