How can I treat wooden cooking utensils?

Posted November 28th, 2009

Kathleen H. asked: I have several wooden with a beautiful grain that I use for cooking . However, after I wash them, they look very dried out and colorless. Should I rub oil (olive? canola? vegetable?) on them and let it soak in for a couple of days?

How do I connect the fourth wire in a cooking range ?

Posted November 27th, 2009

kenneth h asked: I bought a new cooking range. The plug in connection cable did not come with it. My wall outlet has four prongs. So I bought a four prong cable ($19.95). When I looked at the back of the range, I could see only three terminals for connecting the [...]

What is the difference between cooking oil with a high smoke point & low smoke point?

Posted November 26th, 2009

Dee B asked: What are some examples of cooking oils that are both high & low smoke point? ( I read somewhere that both vegetable oil and peanut oil both have a high smoke point). Is this true?
Is it true that if the oil has a low smoke point [...]

How young is to young to enroll in cooking classes?

Posted November 26th, 2009

BADASSMAMI asked: My daughter is obsessed with cooking. She watches Food Network every day and asks me to download recipes constantly. I wanted to know if she was to young to enroll in cooking classes, and if there were any for kids in the Chicago / NorthWest Indiana? She is 6 1/2 years old.

What does cooking have to do with plates?

Posted November 25th, 2009

jjrb230 asked: Are cooking and plates related?
Does it make any difference on which plate you serve?

What is the best cooking fuel to use for interior camping?

Posted November 24th, 2009

freddy_fit asked: I must perform a lab to prove which fuel (out of ethanol, isopropanol or liquid paraffin) would be the best for cooking for interior camping. How would I show, with a lab, the best cooking fuel to use?

What do i need to know about cooking a Steak?

Posted November 23rd, 2009

xtrememachines012001 asked: Im gonna be cooking on a propane grill. What do i need to do as far as prepping the steak? I like my steaks med- medium well. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. This will be my first time cooking a steak on the grill. Also is there any difference in cooking on [...]

How many types of cooking are there?

Posted November 23rd, 2009

kimagurie asked: I want to become a master chef when I get out of high school, and I’m just wondering how many different types of cooking there are. I know that there is pastry, grilling, etc. Can you please give me as many as you can? Most types of cooking named gets 10 points, thank [...]

cooking?

Posted November 23rd, 2009

toochins asked: how do you make spaghetti sauce out of real tomatoes. i know you cook them down somehow.and then add your spices. is that all you do? do you boil them with the skins on or peel them first? plz help, i have alot of tomatoes that will go bad if [...]

How do you clean the cooking grate on a grill?

Posted November 21st, 2009

rgreenfi asked: I have a charcoal grill, and the cooking grate needs to be cleaned. What’s the best way to clean it?