Comments on: The Secret to Great Home Cooking

By: ima2seven

ima2seven — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 03:32:28 +0000

Love your post! Sooo true. And I also get comments about food that is cooked properly, not a fancy recipe. I use the Joy of Cooking more than I use traditional cookbooks for this reason. It explains about food and cooking as much as it includes recipes, so it has helped me cook properly, and worry about which ingredients I have, not necessarily following a recipe.

By: Hannah

Hannah — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 20:07:09 +0000

Sarah,
Good idea. But you would have to time it carefully. I would not want to let partially cooked chicken sit around for any length of time.

By: sarah

sarah — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 19:27:48 +0000

My sister-in-law started cooking her chicken for shabbat 90% done – and then lets it finish cooking on the hot plate. i did last week, and it was great – the chicken wasn’t falling apart like it usually does!

By: Hannah

Hannah — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 06:07:13 +0000

Kate, we also mostly eat dark meat and it works for us. Sometimes I heat things up in the oven and turn it off right before candle-lighting; it stays pretty warm. But it’s mostly a matter of experimenting with figuring out ways to diffuse the heat until it is right. For instance, you may want to place a metal plate between the hotplate and the pot.

By: Kate

Kate — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 15:29:52 +0000

How do you deal with shabbat though? Reheating food that had to be made in advance? Tips for that would be appreciated…I do mostly use dark meat chicken–because we prefer it but also because it seems to manage the reheating better…

By: LeahGG

LeahGG — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 16:32:12 +0000

sooo true, especially with chicken. Perfectly done chicken with minimal spice is delicious. Overdone chicken is blah, no matter how many spices and sauces you put on it.

By: Ilana-Davita

Ilana-Davita — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 13:49:00 +0000

Sensible post. But then sometimes basics is just what people tend to overlook.

By: Leora

Leora — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 13:28:43 +0000

“Cook food until it is done, and no longer. ” – so true! A related notion is use fresh ingredients.