Posts by OnePiece

I have had horrible luck in the kitchen.  Cooked these premade patties maybe a year ago, grease splashed, left about 5 large circle burns on me. The blisters swelled, and went to the doctor later on.  Still have light marks...

Thanks Chefbuba!  I have a question though, I see multiple recipes that call for corn starch, but I don't know what it is for. What does the corn starch do for the batter?

Thanks for the info on self rising flour.    I worked on some onion rings using flour, salt, baking powder, and different spices. They seemed rather bland.  Salt was added afterward.  Hot sauce was added to...

Hahahahaha!  Paula Deen sure produced a winning recipe.    That seems to be the basic pancake recipe.  Onion rings seem to have the same basic recipe:   All Purpose Flour Salt Milk Baking Powder

Thanks!  I will take a look at some recipes for Onion Ring batter. I am currently have been slicing onions, dipping in egg, and then breading in plain breadcrumbs, and then repeat. So I was anxious to see how battered onion...

For making things like Onion Ring batter, and pancakes, is going the older route and making the mix from flour, better than bisquick?

So the Joy of Cooking, is it just a recipe book? I am mostly looking for a book that teaches cooking techniques.

Just the pick of Noodles makes my stomach uneasy.  And cooking meat is even more disturbing. But I do give them credit for what they created.  I also find the beer quite interesting. 

While cooking, or even doing dishes, do you ever listen to music? I usually listen to a couple of songs, but not loud enough to where I can't hear the food cooking.  These are the usual...

Does anyone know of a Cook book that teaches basic cooking techniques? From things like sauteing and which ingredients are used for basic dishes.