What is the best way to skin a chicken? What knife should you use to chop
vegetables? Many sites offer expert advice and step-by-step tutorials for
gourmet chefs in training.
The For Starters
section of Epicurious.com contains a wealth of information on basic and advanced cooking techniques.
Epicurious also offers the
How To,
an illustrated guide to braising, broiling, poaching, roasting, and sauteing. Before you leave the site, browse its rotating list of illustrated recipes and video demonstrations.
The Fabulous Foods Online Cooking School offers lots of practical
advice, from information on ingredients and techniques to recommendations on
buying and caring for cookware.
For advice on kitchen tasks, see
eHow's section on food and entertaining.
The cooking
basics area is particularly comprehensive. You'll learn how to
clean a rusty skillet,
select a pineapple
and more.
Helpful Hints
- Cuisine Magazine
Learn why it's a good idea to use dental floss to cut cheese, dough,
cakes and other soft foods.
- Foodies.com
A cute, community site focused on American food.
Tips are organized by food type. Learn
the best ways to melt chocolate and peel a hard-boiled egg, among other
things.
Special Skills
Many helpful tutorials can be found at specialty sites such as
iDrink
has tutorials on how to make over 6,000
mixed drinks and cocktails.
--- J. Johnson
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