Just like some old-fashioned cooking tips are still worth using in your modernkitchen.
Here are 15 smart and creative old-fashioned cooking tips that still hold true.
Get ready to transport right back to your grandmother’s linoleum-floored kitchen.
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“Chill that dough.
If you want a thicker cookie, solidify the butter before baking.
Place the cookies in the oven as cold as possible.
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This gives the butter a fighting chance against the hot oven.”
“It also dissolves and is absorbed into the pasta to give it extra flavor.
Not a step to be missed,” saysAysegul SanfordofFoolproof Living.
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In New York City.
“As it soaks, the milk helps both tenderize and add moisture,” says Chef Wendy.
“This also works well when cooking turkey.
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Never rinse your pasta after cooking
When you rinse, you wash away the starches.
And the sauce won’t adhere well to the pasta.
“And always taste as you go,” says Theis.
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It’s a tip she garnered from her grandmother, she says.
Take your time
Read the whole recipe before you begin.
Listen to the professionals and you’ll cook just like you’re one of them!
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These tips really work.
A previous version of this article was originally published on Apr 27, 2022.
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