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Cooking and carving your turkey can be simple tasks, with these easy-to-follow instructions.\r\n<p class=\"Tip\">In this recipe, the stuffing is baked separately, not in the turkey. You can also choose to stuff the turkey with stuffing and bake it. Just spoon stuffing loosely into the cavity right before cooking, and then tie the legs together. Increase the cooking time (as shown in the accompanying table) to allow time for the stuffing to heat thoroughly. Before serving, scoop the stuffing into a serving bowl.</p>\r\n\r\n<h3>Roast Turkey Recipe</h3>\r\n<strong><em>Tools: </em></strong>Chef's knife, vegetable peeler, large roasting pan, roasting rack, meat thermometer (unless the turkey comes with one), kitchen string or twine, carving board\r\n\r\n<strong><em>Preparation time: </em></strong>15 minutes\r\n\r\n<strong><em>Cooking time: </em></strong>3 to 3-1/2 hours (for a 12-pound turkey)\r\n\r\n<strong><em>Yield: </em></strong>12 servings\r\n\r\n1 fresh or thawed frozen turkey (about 12 pounds)\r\n\r\n1 medium yellow onion, quartered\r\n\r\n2 carrots, peeled and quartered\r\n\r\n2 large cloves garlic, crushed\r\n\r\n2 tablespoons vegetable oil\r\n\r\nSalt and pepper\r\n<p class=\"number\">1. Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F, with the oven rack on the lowest rung.</p>\r\n<p class=\"number\">2. Set a wire roasting rack in a large roasting pan. Remove the giblets and neck from the turkey cavity and reserve for the stock; discard the liver. (While the turkey is roasting, you can prepare a quick turkey stock with the giblets and neck if you're making homemade gravy). Remove any excess fat from the turkey. Rinse the turkey inside and out with cold water and pat dry.</p>\r\n<p class=\"number\">3. Place in the turkey cavity the onion, carrots, and garlic. Tie the legs together with kitchen string. If desired, bend the wing tips back and fold them underneath the turkey.</p>\r\n<p class=\"number\">4. Set the turkey, breast side up, on the roasting rack. Rub the turkey all over with 2 tablespoons of the oil. Season generously with salt and pepper. Add 1 cup of water to the roasting pan. If using a meat thermometer, insert it into the thickest part of the thigh, close to the body, without touching any bone.</p>\r\n<p class=\"number\">5. Roast for about 3 to 3-1/4 hours, or until the thigh temperature registers 180 degrees F. Add another 1/2 cup of water to the roasting pan if it gets dry. To brown the turkey evenly, turn the pan laterally about midway through the roasting. If the turkey turns brown before the roasting time is over, cover it loosely with aluminum foil to shield the skin. Start checking for doneness during the last 30 minutes of roasting, and baste with the pan drippings two or three times during the last hour.</p>\r\n<p class=\"number\">6. Remove the turkey from the oven, transfer it to a carving board, and cover loosely with aluminum foil, letting it rest for 20 minutes while you make the gravy. Remove the vegetables from the cavity and discard. Carve as shown.</p>\r\n<p class=\"Tip\">For an attractive presentation, garnish the turkey platter with fruits and other attractive produce. Try a heap of fresh cranberries, piles of leafy greens or fresh herbs (such as whole basil), a few kumquats or orange slices, or red and green grapes dusted in sugar.</p>\r\n<strong><em>Per serving, with gravy: </em></strong><em>Calories 505 (From Fat 173); Fat 19g (Saturated 6g); Cholesterol 204mg; Sodium 598mg; Carbohydrate 2g (Dietary Fiber 0g); Protein 76g.</em>\r\n\r\n<strong><em>Per serving, without gravy: </em></strong><em>Calories 404 (From Fat 122); Fat 14g (Saturated 4g); Cholesterol 171mg; Sodium 206mg; Carbohydrate 0g (Dietary Fiber 0g); Protein 66g. </em>\r\n<h2 id=\"tab1\" >How long should you cook your turkey?</h2>\r\nTurkey roasting times vary by weight of the bird.\r\n<table class=\"article-table\" border=\"1\" cellpadding=\"7\">\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr class=\"article-table-row\">\r\n<td valign=\"top\"><strong><em>Weight of Turkey</em></strong></td>\r\n<td valign=\"top\"><strong><em>Turkey Cooking Time (Unstuffed)</em></strong></td>\r\n<td valign=\"top\"><strong><em>Turkey Cooking Time (Stuffed)</em></strong></td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr class=\"article-table-row\">\r\n<td valign=\"top\">8 to 12 pounds</td>\r\n<td valign=\"top\">2-3/4 to 3 hours</td>\r\n<td valign=\"top\">3 to 3-1/2 hours</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr class=\"article-table-row\">\r\n<td valign=\"top\">12 to 14 pounds</td>\r\n<td valign=\"top\">3 to 3-3/4 hours</td>\r\n<td valign=\"top\">3-1/4 to 4 hours</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr class=\"article-table-row\">\r\n<td valign=\"top\">14 to 18 pounds</td>\r\n<td valign=\"top\">3-3/4 to 4-1/4 hours</td>\r\n<td valign=\"top\">4 to 4-1/2 hours</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr class=\"article-table-row\">\r\n<td valign=\"top\">20 to 24 pounds</td>\r\n<td valign=\"top\">4-1/2 to 5 hours</td>\r\n<td valign=\"top\">4-3/4 to 5-1/4 hours</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n</tbody>\r\n</table>\r\n<p class=\"Warning\">Every year, hundreds of thousands of people wind up in hospital emergency rooms as a result of kitchen accidents involving knives. Many injuries have resulted from time-pressed, hungry people trying to pry apart frozen hamburgers, slicing through hard bagels, or using dull blades that slip. Don't make their mistake! Slice away from your hand, keep your fingers clear of the blades, and don't ever use the palm of your hand as a cutting board. Keep your blade in peak cutting condition by keeping it sharp.</p>\r\n\r\n<h2 id=\"tab2\" >Carving your turkey</h2>\r\nLearning how to carve a turkey properly is important to ensure that you get the most meat and that the portions can be distributed to your guests in an aesthetically pleasing way. For additional tips on carving a turkey, visit <a href=\"https://www.dummies.com/article/home-auto-hobbies/food-drink/carving/carving-a-turkey-206766/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Carving a Turkey</a> or <a href=\"https://www.dummies.com/how-to/content/how-to-carve-a-turkey.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How to Carve a Turkey video</a>.\r\n<div class=\"figure\">\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"525\"]<img src=\"https://www.dummies.com/wp-content/uploads/0-07645-7206-7_2101.jpg\" alt=\"\"\" width=\"525\" height=\"550\" border=\"0\" /> Carving a turkey is easy.[/caption]\r\n\r\n</div>","description":"Holiday meal planning often includes a main course of roasted turkey, a Thanksgiving favorite baked to a golden bronze and served up with richly flavored and piping hot stuffing. Cooking and carving your turkey can be simple tasks, with these easy-to-follow instructions.\r\n<p class=\"Tip\">In this recipe, the stuffing is baked separately, not in the turkey. You can also choose to stuff the turkey with stuffing and bake it. Just spoon stuffing loosely into the cavity right before cooking, and then tie the legs together. Increase the cooking time (as shown in the accompanying table) to allow time for the stuffing to heat thoroughly. Before serving, scoop the stuffing into a serving bowl.</p>\r\n\r\n<h3>Roast Turkey Recipe</h3>\r\n<strong><em>Tools: </em></strong>Chef's knife, vegetable peeler, large roasting pan, roasting rack, meat thermometer (unless the turkey comes with one), kitchen string or twine, carving board\r\n\r\n<strong><em>Preparation time: </em></strong>15 minutes\r\n\r\n<strong><em>Cooking time: </em></strong>3 to 3-1/2 hours (for a 12-pound turkey)\r\n\r\n<strong><em>Yield: </em></strong>12 servings\r\n\r\n1 fresh or thawed frozen turkey (about 12 pounds)\r\n\r\n1 medium yellow onion, quartered\r\n\r\n2 carrots, peeled and quartered\r\n\r\n2 large cloves garlic, crushed\r\n\r\n2 tablespoons vegetable oil\r\n\r\nSalt and pepper\r\n<p class=\"number\">1. Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F, with the oven rack on the lowest rung.</p>\r\n<p class=\"number\">2. Set a wire roasting rack in a large roasting pan. Remove the giblets and neck from the turkey cavity and reserve for the stock; discard the liver. (While the turkey is roasting, you can prepare a quick turkey stock with the giblets and neck if you're making homemade gravy). Remove any excess fat from the turkey. Rinse the turkey inside and out with cold water and pat dry.</p>\r\n<p class=\"number\">3. Place in the turkey cavity the onion, carrots, and garlic. Tie the legs together with kitchen string. If desired, bend the wing tips back and fold them underneath the turkey.</p>\r\n<p class=\"number\">4. Set the turkey, breast side up, on the roasting rack. Rub the turkey all over with 2 tablespoons of the oil. Season generously with salt and pepper. Add 1 cup of water to the roasting pan. If using a meat thermometer, insert it into the thickest part of the thigh, close to the body, without touching any bone.</p>\r\n<p class=\"number\">5. Roast for about 3 to 3-1/4 hours, or until the thigh temperature registers 180 degrees F. Add another 1/2 cup of water to the roasting pan if it gets dry. To brown the turkey evenly, turn the pan laterally about midway through the roasting. If the turkey turns brown before the roasting time is over, cover it loosely with aluminum foil to shield the skin. Start checking for doneness during the last 30 minutes of roasting, and baste with the pan drippings two or three times during the last hour.</p>\r\n<p class=\"number\">6. Remove the turkey from the oven, transfer it to a carving board, and cover loosely with aluminum foil, letting it rest for 20 minutes while you make the gravy. Remove the vegetables from the cavity and discard. Carve as shown.</p>\r\n<p class=\"Tip\">For an attractive presentation, garnish the turkey platter with fruits and other attractive produce. Try a heap of fresh cranberries, piles of leafy greens or fresh herbs (such as whole basil), a few kumquats or orange slices, or red and green grapes dusted in sugar.</p>\r\n<strong><em>Per serving, with gravy: </em></strong><em>Calories 505 (From Fat 173); Fat 19g (Saturated 6g); Cholesterol 204mg; Sodium 598mg; Carbohydrate 2g (Dietary Fiber 0g); Protein 76g.</em>\r\n\r\n<strong><em>Per serving, without gravy: </em></strong><em>Calories 404 (From Fat 122); Fat 14g (Saturated 4g); Cholesterol 171mg; Sodium 206mg; Carbohydrate 0g (Dietary Fiber 0g); Protein 66g. </em>\r\n<h2 id=\"tab1\" >How long should you cook your turkey?</h2>\r\nTurkey roasting times vary by weight of the bird.\r\n<table class=\"article-table\" border=\"1\" cellpadding=\"7\">\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr class=\"article-table-row\">\r\n<td valign=\"top\"><strong><em>Weight of Turkey</em></strong></td>\r\n<td valign=\"top\"><strong><em>Turkey Cooking Time (Unstuffed)</em></strong></td>\r\n<td valign=\"top\"><strong><em>Turkey Cooking Time (Stuffed)</em></strong></td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr class=\"article-table-row\">\r\n<td valign=\"top\">8 to 12 pounds</td>\r\n<td valign=\"top\">2-3/4 to 3 hours</td>\r\n<td valign=\"top\">3 to 3-1/2 hours</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr class=\"article-table-row\">\r\n<td valign=\"top\">12 to 14 pounds</td>\r\n<td valign=\"top\">3 to 3-3/4 hours</td>\r\n<td valign=\"top\">3-1/4 to 4 hours</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr class=\"article-table-row\">\r\n<td valign=\"top\">14 to 18 pounds</td>\r\n<td valign=\"top\">3-3/4 to 4-1/4 hours</td>\r\n<td valign=\"top\">4 to 4-1/2 hours</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr class=\"article-table-row\">\r\n<td valign=\"top\">20 to 24 pounds</td>\r\n<td valign=\"top\">4-1/2 to 5 hours</td>\r\n<td valign=\"top\">4-3/4 to 5-1/4 hours</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n</tbody>\r\n</table>\r\n<p class=\"Warning\">Every year, hundreds of thousands of people wind up in hospital emergency rooms as a result of kitchen accidents involving knives. Many injuries have resulted from time-pressed, hungry people trying to pry apart frozen hamburgers, slicing through hard bagels, or using dull blades that slip. Don't make their mistake! Slice away from your hand, keep your fingers clear of the blades, and don't ever use the palm of your hand as a cutting board. Keep your blade in peak cutting condition by keeping it sharp.</p>\r\n\r\n<h2 id=\"tab2\" >Carving your turkey</h2>\r\nLearning how to carve a turkey properly is important to ensure that you get the most meat and that the portions can be distributed to your guests in an aesthetically pleasing way. 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Learn how to do them safely and efficiently.","noIndex":0,"noFollow":0},"content":"Recipes that feature fruits and vegetables often ask for you to slice or pare them. For example, to create a the all-American apple pie, you need to first pare and then slice the apples.\r\n<h2 id=\"tab1\" >Slicing fruits and vegetables</h2>\r\nSlicing is the most common — and most important — knife task. There are really only two things to keep in mind:\r\n<ul class=\"level-one\">\r\n \t<li>\r\n<p class=\"first-para\">If you’re slicing a hard, round vegetable, like an onion or a winter squash, trim one side flat first so it doesn’t roll around on the cutting board.</p>\r\n</li>\r\n \t<li>\r\n<p class=\"first-para\">Take your time to assure evenly thick pieces, whether you’re slicing an onion or a pineapple. Doing so makes the food look better and cook more evenly.</p>\r\n</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nThe figure shows how to slice a scallion. As you can see, you can slice with the knife straight in front of you or at a slight angle with the blade moving away from you.\r\n<div class=\"imageBlock\" style=\"width: 535px;\">[caption id=\"\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"535\"]<img src=\"https://www.dummies.com/wp-content/uploads/454357.image0.jpg\" alt=\"[Credit: Illustration by Elizabeth Kurtzman]\" width=\"535\" height=\"333\" /> Illustration by Elizabeth Kurtzman[/caption]</div>\r\n<h2 id=\"tab2\" >Paring fruits and vegetables</h2>\r\nParing is one of the only cutting tasks you perform while holding the ingredient in your hand. Don’t worry — you don’t need the first-aid kit nearby! Your hands are designed for this kind of work. <i>Paring</i> means to remove skin from fruits and vegetables as well as to sculpt them into decorative shapes.\r\n\r\nThey can be small items, like shallots and garlic, or larger ones, like apples and tomatoes. Above all, a paring knife must be razor sharp to perform well.\r\n\r\nTo pare an apple, for example, hold it in one hand, barely pressing it into your palm, with fingers bracing the surface (outside of where the cutting proceeds). Pierce the skin of the apple with the paring knife and carefully peel it toward you, slowly turning the apple with your thumb. Spiral all the way to the bottom.\r\n<div class=\"imageBlock\" style=\"width: 307px;\">[caption id=\"\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"307\"]<img src=\"https://www.dummies.com/wp-content/uploads/454358.image1.jpg\" alt=\"[Credit: Illustration by Elizabeth Kurtzman]\" width=\"307\" height=\"359\" /> Illustration by Elizabeth Kurtzman[/caption]</div>\r\nAlthough fruits and vegetables come in different shapes, this technique of holding food and slicing toward you is the same.","description":"Recipes that feature fruits and vegetables often ask for you to slice or pare them. 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Above all, a paring knife must be razor sharp to perform well.\r\n\r\nTo pare an apple, for example, hold it in one hand, barely pressing it into your palm, with fingers bracing the surface (outside of where the cutting proceeds). Pierce the skin of the apple with the paring knife and carefully peel it toward you, slowly turning the apple with your thumb. Spiral all the way to the bottom.\r\n<div class=\"imageBlock\" style=\"width: 307px;\">[caption id=\"\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"307\"]<img src=\"https://www.dummies.com/wp-content/uploads/454358.image1.jpg\" alt=\"[Credit: Illustration by Elizabeth Kurtzman]\" width=\"307\" height=\"359\" /> Illustration by Elizabeth Kurtzman[/caption]</div>\r\nAlthough fruits and vegetables come in different shapes, this technique of holding food and slicing toward you is the same.","blurb":"","authors":[{"authorId":9335,"name":"Marie Rama","slug":"marie-rama","description":" <p><b>Marie Rama</b> has worked as a professional pastry chef and recipe developer for numerous food companies and associations. She is a regular guest-chef on hundreds of TV and radio shows in the U.S. and Canada.</p> <p><b>John Mariani</b> is the author of several of the most highly regarded books on food in America today. 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But that’s wrong. Beer is only for thirst quenching as much as computers are only for number crunching and sports are only for boys. Get with it, folks; beer is for dining, too!\r\n\r\nAlthough it may have taken restaurateurs, gourmands, and culinary artistes forever to catch on to the concept of beer and food pairings, now that they have, it’s a hot ticket. And why not? Beer is considered the world’s most popular beverage, with craft beer increasing in popularity every day.\r\n\r\nAfter far too many years, the outlook for beer drinkers is rosé, or... rosy. Thanks to the enthusiasm of brewers, restaurateurs, and consumers of flavorful craft-brews, beer has reclaimed its rightful place on our dinner tables.\r\n<p class=\"Remember\">Good craft-brewed beer can be much more interesting than wine. It’s cool and refreshing and, depending on the style, can be much richer, more complex, and more flavorful than wine. Plus, if you have an average person’s budget and capacity, you’ll find that tasting several different beers during a meal is preferable to tasting several different wines.</p>\r\n\r\n<h2 id=\"tab1\" >Guessing at general guidelines</h2>\r\nWithin the sometimes intimidating world of wine and food, even the neophytes can lean on the old <i>red meat–red wine</i> axiom in a pinch. But beer drinkers have no such axiomatic, general guideline to fall back on, because none exists. And few people have a good enough grasp on the various beer styles and flavor profiles to easily make choices.\r\n\r\nActually, you’ll find it hard to go wrong when matching beer and food. What’s fun is trying to do better than not going wrong.\r\n\r\nEvery kind of food, conceivably, has an appropriate beer to accompany it. The beauty of beer is in its versatility. You can usually find a beer style that’s a natural match for a given food. Beer even works better than wine with some dishes, such as especially spicy or sour ones. And slightly acidic beers are great foils for rich foods.\r\n<h2 id=\"tab2\" >Substituting beer for wine</h2>\r\nThe lager beer category is the white wine equivalent. When compared with ales, lagers have the following characteristics:\r\n<ul class=\"level-one\">\r\n \t<li>\r\n<p class=\"first-para\">Generally lighter in body and color</p>\r\n</li>\r\n \t<li>\r\n<p class=\"first-para\">Narrower flavor profile and a high degree of drinkability (that is, tend to appeal to a wider audience)</p>\r\n</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nThe ale category is the red wine equivalent. When compared with lagers, ales have these qualities:\r\n<ul class=\"level-one\">\r\n \t<li>\r\n<p class=\"first-para\">Typically darker</p>\r\n</li>\r\n \t<li>\r\n<p class=\"first-para\">Rounder, more robust and expressive</p>\r\n</li>\r\n \t<li>\r\n<p class=\"first-para\">Wider flavor profile and, thus, a lower drinkability (that is, tend to appeal to those with a more experienced beer palate)</p>\r\n</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<p class=\"Remember\">Just to keep you on your toes, keep in mind that these guidelines are really general — dark and full-bodied lagers exist just as surely as do light and mild ales.</p>\r\nNext time you’re about to go grape out of habit, consider a brew instead. This table offers a few good ideas.\r\n<table><caption>Beer Substitutions for Wine</caption>\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<th>Wine</th>\r\n<th>Suggested Beer Substitute</th>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>Dry white wine</td>\r\n<td>Blonde Ale, Kölsch, or German Pils</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>Dry red wine</td>\r\n<td>Fruit Lambic or Flanders Red Beer</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>Champagne</td>\r\n<td>Light and spritzy Witbier, Lambic, or Berliner Weisse</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>Brandy</td>\r\n<td>Spirituous Barleywine or Old Ale</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>Port wine</td>\r\n<td>Intensely flavored Russian Imperial Stout</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n</tbody>\r\n</table>\r\n<p class=\"Remember\">Keep in mind that these suggested substitutions aren’t trading taste for taste but style for style. In other words, don’t expect the Imperial Stout to taste like a port wine; it’s simply serving the same enjoyable purpose as a rich and spirited after-dinner libation.</p>","description":"Although vintage wines and aged spirits can boast of a long companionship with haute cuisine, beer — until recently in some places — is often relegated to the backyard barbecue. But that’s wrong. Beer is only for thirst quenching as much as computers are only for number crunching and sports are only for boys. Get with it, folks; beer is for dining, too!\r\n\r\nAlthough it may have taken restaurateurs, gourmands, and culinary artistes forever to catch on to the concept of beer and food pairings, now that they have, it’s a hot ticket. And why not? Beer is considered the world’s most popular beverage, with craft beer increasing in popularity every day.\r\n\r\nAfter far too many years, the outlook for beer drinkers is rosé, or... rosy. Thanks to the enthusiasm of brewers, restaurateurs, and consumers of flavorful craft-brews, beer has reclaimed its rightful place on our dinner tables.\r\n<p class=\"Remember\">Good craft-brewed beer can be much more interesting than wine. It’s cool and refreshing and, depending on the style, can be much richer, more complex, and more flavorful than wine. Plus, if you have an average person’s budget and capacity, you’ll find that tasting several different beers during a meal is preferable to tasting several different wines.</p>\r\n\r\n<h2 id=\"tab1\" >Guessing at general guidelines</h2>\r\nWithin the sometimes intimidating world of wine and food, even the neophytes can lean on the old <i>red meat–red wine</i> axiom in a pinch. But beer drinkers have no such axiomatic, general guideline to fall back on, because none exists. And few people have a good enough grasp on the various beer styles and flavor profiles to easily make choices.\r\n\r\nActually, you’ll find it hard to go wrong when matching beer and food. What’s fun is trying to do better than not going wrong.\r\n\r\nEvery kind of food, conceivably, has an appropriate beer to accompany it. The beauty of beer is in its versatility. You can usually find a beer style that’s a natural match for a given food. Beer even works better than wine with some dishes, such as especially spicy or sour ones. And slightly acidic beers are great foils for rich foods.\r\n<h2 id=\"tab2\" >Substituting beer for wine</h2>\r\nThe lager beer category is the white wine equivalent. When compared with ales, lagers have the following characteristics:\r\n<ul class=\"level-one\">\r\n \t<li>\r\n<p class=\"first-para\">Generally lighter in body and color</p>\r\n</li>\r\n \t<li>\r\n<p class=\"first-para\">Narrower flavor profile and a high degree of drinkability (that is, tend to appeal to a wider audience)</p>\r\n</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nThe ale category is the red wine equivalent. When compared with lagers, ales have these qualities:\r\n<ul class=\"level-one\">\r\n \t<li>\r\n<p class=\"first-para\">Typically darker</p>\r\n</li>\r\n \t<li>\r\n<p class=\"first-para\">Rounder, more robust and expressive</p>\r\n</li>\r\n \t<li>\r\n<p class=\"first-para\">Wider flavor profile and, thus, a lower drinkability (that is, tend to appeal to those with a more experienced beer palate)</p>\r\n</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<p class=\"Remember\">Just to keep you on your toes, keep in mind that these guidelines are really general — dark and full-bodied lagers exist just as surely as do light and mild ales.</p>\r\nNext time you’re about to go grape out of habit, consider a brew instead. This table offers a few good ideas.\r\n<table><caption>Beer Substitutions for Wine</caption>\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<th>Wine</th>\r\n<th>Suggested Beer Substitute</th>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>Dry white wine</td>\r\n<td>Blonde Ale, Kölsch, or German Pils</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>Dry red wine</td>\r\n<td>Fruit Lambic or Flanders Red Beer</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>Champagne</td>\r\n<td>Light and spritzy Witbier, Lambic, or Berliner Weisse</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>Brandy</td>\r\n<td>Spirituous Barleywine or Old Ale</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>Port wine</td>\r\n<td>Intensely flavored Russian Imperial Stout</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n</tbody>\r\n</table>\r\n<p class=\"Remember\">Keep in mind that these suggested substitutions aren’t trading taste for taste but style for style. 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Check out the handy table below and take the guesswork out of wine and cheese pairings.\r\n\r\n<img src=\"https://www.dummies.com/wp-content/uploads/342331.image0.jpg\" alt=\"image0.jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"202\" />\r\n<h2 id=\"tab1\" >Time-Tested Wine and Cheese Pairings</h2>\r\n<table>\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<th>This Wine</th>\r\n<th>Goes Well with This Cheese</th>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>Sparkling wine</td>\r\n<td>Fresh cow or goat milk cheese, triple-crème cheeses, or\r\nParmigiano Reggiano</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>Crisp white wines like Sauvignon Blanc</td>\r\n<td>Mold-ripened goat milk cheeses</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>Buttery Chardonnays</td>\r\n<td>Buttery, creamy cheeses; try a triple-crème cow milk or\r\nan aged Gouda</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>Sweet or crisp Riesling</td>\r\n<td>Washed-rind cow milk cheeses</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>Lighter red wines, such as Pinot Noir and Sangiovese</td>\r\n<td>Semi-firm sheep or goat milk cheeses; try 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Perhaps it’s something your grandmother made when you were young, a family holiday tradition, or a custom of an Italian friend.</p>\n<p>Travelers usually return from Italy full of ideas for recipes that are not widely available in the US. These are all great reasons to cook authentic dishes and reconnect with those happy memories.</p>\n<p>Behind each recipe you eat are history, stories, and lore. When you take the time to appreciate the people and the places behind the food you eat, it makes cooking and eating those dishes even more enjoyable. It also helps to ensure that you continue to preserve culinary traditions that often are direct links connecting the past with the present and extending to the future.</p>\n<p>Here are ways you can cook like an Italian:</p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Adopt an Italian culinary mindset:</strong> Italians appreciate food and view eating and cooking as their daily chance to treat themselves and their loved ones well. Try thinking like an Italian—if you eat three times a day, you have three chances to show the edible love.<br />\nSometimes the only thing that you truly have control over in the course of your day is what you eat, so why not make it great? To an Italian, coming to the table each day is one of the greatest pleasures of life. If you adopt this mentality alone, you are already on your way to success in the kitchen.</li>\n<li><strong>Use only the freshest ingredients possible and the best quality you can afford:</strong> Keep in mind that this approach doesn’t mean that you need to spend hours a day in the kitchen or that you need to spend a ton of money on food. It just means that when choosing food, you enjoy yourself and the process and get the best ingredients you can within your budget. It means that if you are making a meal that day, you are thankful because you have the capacity and the means to be able to make it, and you are grateful for that luxury.<br />\nTo share food with others is one of the most beautiful moments in life, which is also good for your health and is the basis for the Mediterranean lifestyle and diet.</li>\n<li><strong>Immerse yourself in Italian culture:</strong> If you’ve never been to Italy before, the best way to experience the food is to go and sample it. If that is out of the question, consider taking an Italian cooking class or spend time with an Italian friend in the kitchen. This is important to familiarize yourself with how food should taste, be presented, and be paired.</li>\n<li>Also watch Italian food shows online or on television, because they give you lots of ideas for how people eat on a daily basis, how Italian food should be presented, and serving standards. Anything you can do to familiarize yourself with authentic, genuine cuisine in the early stages is best.</li>\n<li><strong>Know your history:</strong> In order to truly master Italian cooking, you must understand the history of Italy through a culinary lens. Knowing which ingredients came first, which indigenous tribes lived where, and what foreign power ruled the various regions and when will give you a basic knowledge that you need to understand the cuisine. There are books dedicated to the topic, and you can easily access lectures on my YouTube channel and posts on my blog where I discuss Italian culinary history.</li>\n<li><strong>Learn Italian kitchen vocabulary:</strong> Primi, secondi, ragù, caffé, for example—the more Italian words you learn and concepts that you adopt, the better you will be at cooking confidently, serving food authentically, and mastering the art of Italian cuisine.</li>\n<li><strong>Follow Italian meal patterns:</strong> Serving certain types of dishes at specific times during a meal is an important Italian tradition. One of the biggest mistakes I see in Italian kitchens run by non-Italians is the misplacement of dishes. Sometimes they might make a menu with two first courses and no second course, or vice versa. Part of mastering Italian cuisine isn’t just cooking specific recipes; it’s also putting those recipes together to form a meal and eventually an entire diet.</li>\n<li><strong>Discover how to pair Italian food properly:</strong> Italian cooks are constantly striving to come up with the best flavor combinations. Some of them, such as poultry with sage, pasta with tomato sauce, and other classic pairings have already been taken care of. Within the course of a meal, however, it’s important that the first course pairs well with the second, and so on. Newcomers to the Italian kitchen may want to start with simple pairings. Here are some suggestions:\n<ul>\n<li>Pasta, when served, is a first course, not second.</li>\n<li>Since soups are also first courses, they don’t precede pasta dishes in a meal. They should be served instead of pasta, or risotto, or gnocchi, prior to a second course.</li>\n<li>A first course of pasta with tomato sauce is perfect before a second course of grilled or roasted fish, poultry, or meat.</li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n<li><strong>Do your prep:</strong> The way housewives historically ran their kitchens in Italy offers lots of wisdom for modern cooks. Planning in advance, making menus for the week, and having a plan enables you to enjoy your time in the <em>cucina </em>more.<br />\nIf you are tired and harried, and you enter the kitchen without knowing what you have on hand, it is virtually impossible to come up with something descent, let alone enjoy yourself while preparing it. Set aside a few hours each week for shopping and a few hours for prepping your ingredients and making a meal plan for the following week.<br />\nStart with the recipes you like and anticipate eating, and then incorporate others. These are just a few ways to get your creative juices flowing in the Italian kitchen. One of the things that will set you up for success, however, is the daily execution.</li>\n<li><strong>Waste not, want not:</strong> Show respect for food and the environment by using everything you buy. Root-to-tip use of vegetables and snout-to-tail butchering has always been common practice in Italy. Learn to repurpose leftovers and serve proper portions.</li>\n</ul>\n"},{"title":"Read Italian food labels like a pro","thumb":null,"image":null,"content":"<p>Italians take quality seriously ― so much so that the Italian government developed a food label system that helps consumers distinguish authentic Italian products from overpriced fakes. This section provides a handy guide to those designations; take it with you when you shop for authentic Italian foods and ingredients.</p>\n<p>It is important to know that some quality products from smaller legitimate producers meet the same standards ― or maybe even exceed them ― but do not have the official designation. If the source isn’t apparent from the product label, however, then stick with products that carry the official markers to take the guesswork out of your purchases.</p>\n<p>These are some of the acronyms used to denote high-quality Italian products. Note that each product has its own specific set of very strict standards that it must meet in order to qualify for these designations:</p>\n<p><strong>DOP: </strong><em>Denominazione di origine protetta</em> (or protected designation of origin, or PDO, in English). 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There is also <em>Aceto Balsamico di Modena</em> that has a DOP designation, as explained earlier.<br />\nThe distinction is that the version with the DOC trademark only accepts specific grape types that are grown in the province of Modena and registered with a DOC origin. This version also has the word Traditional in front of its name.</p>\n<p><strong>STG: </strong><em>Specialità tradizionale garantita</em> (or traditional guaranteed specialty). This certification guarantees that a product’s quality is related to a process based on a traditional Italian component or a traditional method. 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The cooking times in the table begin when the pressure cooker reaches high pressure.\r\n<p class=\"Remember\">Always start with the shortest cooking time; you can always continue cooking under pressure for an additional couple minutes until the desired texture is reached.</p>\r\n<table><caption>Recommended Pressure Cooker Cooking Times</caption>\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<th>Food</th>\r\n<th>Cooking Time (in Minutes)</th>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>Apples, chunks</td>\r\n<td>2</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>Artichokes, whole</td>\r\n<td>8 to 10</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>Asparagus, whole</td>\r\n<td>1 to 2</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>Barley, pearl</td>\r\n<td>15 to 20</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>Beans, fresh green or wax, whole or pieces</td>\r\n<td>2 to 3</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>Beans, lima, shelled</td>\r\n<td>2 to 3</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>Beets, 1/4-inch slices</td>\r\n<td>3 to 4</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>Beets, whole peeled</td>\r\n<td>12 to 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But to fully understand and appreciate the wider spectrum of beer styles, here are a few types of beers that every beer drinker should taste at least once:\r\n<ul class=\"level-one\">\r\n \t<li>\r\n<p class=\"first-para\"><strong>Belgian Fruit Lambic: </strong>Well-aged ale with surprising, effusive fruit aroma and taste; intoxicating fragrance</p>\r\n</li>\r\n \t<li>\r\n<p class=\"first-para\"><strong>Doppelbock: </strong>Strong, dark, and caramel-like Bock Beer with two times the flavor and body of Bock (doppel your pleasure, doppel your fun)</p>\r\n</li>\r\n \t<li>\r\n<p class=\"first-para\"><strong>Imperial Stout: </strong>Dark, rich, and creamy Stout with complex grain flavors; a brew to chew</p>\r\n</li>\r\n \t<li>\r\n<p class=\"first-para\"><strong>Rauchbier: </strong>Oktoberfest beer made with a portion of beechwood-smoked malt; delicious and unique but takes somewhat of an acquired taste (great with smoked cheese or sausage)</p>\r\n</li>\r\n \t<li>\r\n<p class=\"first-para\"><strong>Witbier: </strong>Perfumy Belgian Wheat Beer made with orange rind and coriander seed; like nothing else in the beer world</p>\r\n</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nCertain brands of beer have become synonymous with distinctly different flavor profiles. 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Thanksgiving Roasting and Carving a Turkey with Ease

Article / Updated 07-28-2022

Holiday meal planning often includes a main course of roasted turkey, a Thanksgiving favorite baked to a golden bronze and served up with richly flavored and piping hot stuffing. Cooking and carving your turkey can be simple tasks, with these easy-to-follow instructions. In this recipe, the stuffing is baked separately, not in the turkey. You can also choose to stuff the turkey with stuffing and bake it. Just spoon stuffing loosely into the cavity right before cooking, and then tie the legs together. Increase the cooking time (as shown in the accompanying table) to allow time for the stuffing to heat thoroughly. Before serving, scoop the stuffing into a serving bowl. Roast Turkey Recipe Tools: Chef's knife, vegetable peeler, large roasting pan, roasting rack, meat thermometer (unless the turkey comes with one), kitchen string or twine, carving board Preparation time: 15 minutes Cooking time: 3 to 3-1/2 hours (for a 12-pound turkey) Yield: 12 servings 1 fresh or thawed frozen turkey (about 12 pounds) 1 medium yellow onion, quartered 2 carrots, peeled and quartered 2 large cloves garlic, crushed 2 tablespoons vegetable oil Salt and pepper 1. Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F, with the oven rack on the lowest rung. 2. Set a wire roasting rack in a large roasting pan. Remove the giblets and neck from the turkey cavity and reserve for the stock; discard the liver. (While the turkey is roasting, you can prepare a quick turkey stock with the giblets and neck if you're making homemade gravy). Remove any excess fat from the turkey. Rinse the turkey inside and out with cold water and pat dry. 3. Place in the turkey cavity the onion, carrots, and garlic. Tie the legs together with kitchen string. If desired, bend the wing tips back and fold them underneath the turkey. 4. Set the turkey, breast side up, on the roasting rack. Rub the turkey all over with 2 tablespoons of the oil. Season generously with salt and pepper. Add 1 cup of water to the roasting pan. If using a meat thermometer, insert it into the thickest part of the thigh, close to the body, without touching any bone. 5. Roast for about 3 to 3-1/4 hours, or until the thigh temperature registers 180 degrees F. Add another 1/2 cup of water to the roasting pan if it gets dry. To brown the turkey evenly, turn the pan laterally about midway through the roasting. If the turkey turns brown before the roasting time is over, cover it loosely with aluminum foil to shield the skin. Start checking for doneness during the last 30 minutes of roasting, and baste with the pan drippings two or three times during the last hour. 6. Remove the turkey from the oven, transfer it to a carving board, and cover loosely with aluminum foil, letting it rest for 20 minutes while you make the gravy. Remove the vegetables from the cavity and discard. Carve as shown. For an attractive presentation, garnish the turkey platter with fruits and other attractive produce. Try a heap of fresh cranberries, piles of leafy greens or fresh herbs (such as whole basil), a few kumquats or orange slices, or red and green grapes dusted in sugar. Per serving, with gravy: Calories 505 (From Fat 173); Fat 19g (Saturated 6g); Cholesterol 204mg; Sodium 598mg; Carbohydrate 2g (Dietary Fiber 0g); Protein 76g. Per serving, without gravy: Calories 404 (From Fat 122); Fat 14g (Saturated 4g); Cholesterol 171mg; Sodium 206mg; Carbohydrate 0g (Dietary Fiber 0g); Protein 66g. How long should you cook your turkey? Turkey roasting times vary by weight of the bird. Weight of Turkey Turkey Cooking Time (Unstuffed) Turkey Cooking Time (Stuffed) 8 to 12 pounds 2-3/4 to 3 hours 3 to 3-1/2 hours 12 to 14 pounds 3 to 3-3/4 hours 3-1/4 to 4 hours 14 to 18 pounds 3-3/4 to 4-1/4 hours 4 to 4-1/2 hours 20 to 24 pounds 4-1/2 to 5 hours 4-3/4 to 5-1/4 hours Every year, hundreds of thousands of people wind up in hospital emergency rooms as a result of kitchen accidents involving knives. Many injuries have resulted from time-pressed, hungry people trying to pry apart frozen hamburgers, slicing through hard bagels, or using dull blades that slip. Don't make their mistake! Slice away from your hand, keep your fingers clear of the blades, and don't ever use the palm of your hand as a cutting board. Keep your blade in peak cutting condition by keeping it sharp. Carving your turkey Learning how to carve a turkey properly is important to ensure that you get the most meat and that the portions can be distributed to your guests in an aesthetically pleasing way. For additional tips on carving a turkey, visit Carving a Turkey or How to Carve a Turkey video.

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General Cooking & Baking How to Slice and Pare Fruits and Vegetables

Article / Updated 07-28-2022

Recipes that feature fruits and vegetables often ask for you to slice or pare them. For example, to create a the all-American apple pie, you need to first pare and then slice the apples. Slicing fruits and vegetables Slicing is the most common — and most important — knife task. There are really only two things to keep in mind: If you’re slicing a hard, round vegetable, like an onion or a winter squash, trim one side flat first so it doesn’t roll around on the cutting board. Take your time to assure evenly thick pieces, whether you’re slicing an onion or a pineapple. Doing so makes the food look better and cook more evenly. The figure shows how to slice a scallion. As you can see, you can slice with the knife straight in front of you or at a slight angle with the blade moving away from you. Paring fruits and vegetables Paring is one of the only cutting tasks you perform while holding the ingredient in your hand. Don’t worry — you don’t need the first-aid kit nearby! Your hands are designed for this kind of work. Paring means to remove skin from fruits and vegetables as well as to sculpt them into decorative shapes. They can be small items, like shallots and garlic, or larger ones, like apples and tomatoes. Above all, a paring knife must be razor sharp to perform well. To pare an apple, for example, hold it in one hand, barely pressing it into your palm, with fingers bracing the surface (outside of where the cutting proceeds). Pierce the skin of the apple with the paring knife and carefully peel it toward you, slowly turning the apple with your thumb. Spiral all the way to the bottom. Although fruits and vegetables come in different shapes, this technique of holding food and slicing toward you is the same.

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Beer Pairing Beer with Food

Article / Updated 07-26-2022

Although vintage wines and aged spirits can boast of a long companionship with haute cuisine, beer — until recently in some places — is often relegated to the backyard barbecue. But that’s wrong. Beer is only for thirst quenching as much as computers are only for number crunching and sports are only for boys. Get with it, folks; beer is for dining, too! Although it may have taken restaurateurs, gourmands, and culinary artistes forever to catch on to the concept of beer and food pairings, now that they have, it’s a hot ticket. And why not? Beer is considered the world’s most popular beverage, with craft beer increasing in popularity every day. After far too many years, the outlook for beer drinkers is rosé, or... rosy. Thanks to the enthusiasm of brewers, restaurateurs, and consumers of flavorful craft-brews, beer has reclaimed its rightful place on our dinner tables. Good craft-brewed beer can be much more interesting than wine. It’s cool and refreshing and, depending on the style, can be much richer, more complex, and more flavorful than wine. Plus, if you have an average person’s budget and capacity, you’ll find that tasting several different beers during a meal is preferable to tasting several different wines. Guessing at general guidelines Within the sometimes intimidating world of wine and food, even the neophytes can lean on the old red meat–red wine axiom in a pinch. But beer drinkers have no such axiomatic, general guideline to fall back on, because none exists. And few people have a good enough grasp on the various beer styles and flavor profiles to easily make choices. Actually, you’ll find it hard to go wrong when matching beer and food. What’s fun is trying to do better than not going wrong. Every kind of food, conceivably, has an appropriate beer to accompany it. The beauty of beer is in its versatility. You can usually find a beer style that’s a natural match for a given food. Beer even works better than wine with some dishes, such as especially spicy or sour ones. And slightly acidic beers are great foils for rich foods. Substituting beer for wine The lager beer category is the white wine equivalent. When compared with ales, lagers have the following characteristics: Generally lighter in body and color Narrower flavor profile and a high degree of drinkability (that is, tend to appeal to a wider audience) The ale category is the red wine equivalent. When compared with lagers, ales have these qualities: Typically darker Rounder, more robust and expressive Wider flavor profile and, thus, a lower drinkability (that is, tend to appeal to those with a more experienced beer palate) Just to keep you on your toes, keep in mind that these guidelines are really general — dark and full-bodied lagers exist just as surely as do light and mild ales. Next time you’re about to go grape out of habit, consider a brew instead. This table offers a few good ideas. Beer Substitutions for Wine Wine Suggested Beer Substitute Dry white wine Blonde Ale, Kölsch, or German Pils Dry red wine Fruit Lambic or Flanders Red Beer Champagne Light and spritzy Witbier, Lambic, or Berliner Weisse Brandy Spirituous Barleywine or Old Ale Port wine Intensely flavored Russian Imperial Stout Keep in mind that these suggested substitutions aren’t trading taste for taste but style for style. In other words, don’t expect the Imperial Stout to taste like a port wine; it’s simply serving the same enjoyable purpose as a rich and spirited after-dinner libation.

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Grilling & BBQ 6 Top Tips for Grilling

Article / Updated 06-23-2022

Before you begin grilling, here are some general tips that you should always keep in mind for the sake of safety, preparation, and getting the best results. Practice patience with your fire. Never put food on a grill that isn't ready. Be sure to take your time getting the fire going, making sure that the coals are uniformly ashy gray. And remember that not all foods take well to the same fire or the same temperatures. Check your recipe or your grill manual to find out what temperature you need for each type of food. Organize your grill space. Set up a small table next to the grill with all your ingredients, utensils, serving platters, and so on. Grilling can proceed quickly, and so you have to be ready to serve food when it's at its peak. Flavor your food. Grilling a hamburger, a steak, or some fish on the grill is simple and wonderful all on its own. But to add flavor to the food and seal that flavor in is the mark of a master griller. Marinating, which is a liquid flavor enhancer, adds moisture and is great for almost all foods. Oils are great for keeping delicate foods moist on the grill, and rubs help create a nice crispy crust. Don't skimp on fuel. Be sure to build a fire that won't lose its heat before you finish grilling. This is especially important with a charcoal grill. Even though you can always replenish your coals, it's better to use too many than not enough. Just remember to spread the coals about 2 inches beyond the edges of the food, and if you do replenish the coals, you must wait until they turn ashen gray — usually about 20 minutes — before you get back to your ideal heat. Police the fire! A fire changes constantly and demands your attention at all times. At the beginning of the heating process, coals will glow and have a flame above them. When you add food, you'll likely have a small to large flare-up, so monitor the cooking closely at that time. If you leave the grill with fire licking the sides of the food, you may come back to a charred meal. Later on, when the fire has died down, you want to maintain a consistent heat so the food cooks evenly. Replenishing the coals if they start to lose their glow and diminish in size is usually necessary at least once. You may need to replenish more times throughout a long cooking time. Figure out when food is done. Unfortunately, overcooked food doesn't have a reverse gear to take it back to rare, and an overdone piece of meat is a crying shame. So be sure to hover over your grill and check the food often. To test for doneness, make a small cut in the center of the food so you can peek inside. Test frequently for doneness a few minutes before the end of the estimated cooking time. Use an instant-read thermometer for thick chops, roasts, and whole poultry. You should also gauge the searing on the outside of the food. Some folks love a black char and others prefer a light one. However, if you let the fire flare up too much, you may just get a coal-black exterior and a blood-rare interior.

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Appetizers A Quick List of Time-Tested Wine and Cheese Pairings

Article / Updated 06-14-2022

Who doesn’t love saving time (it allows you to do other things, like eat more cheese)? Check out the handy table below and take the guesswork out of wine and cheese pairings. Time-Tested Wine and Cheese Pairings This Wine Goes Well with This Cheese Sparkling wine Fresh cow or goat milk cheese, triple-crème cheeses, or Parmigiano Reggiano Crisp white wines like Sauvignon Blanc Mold-ripened goat milk cheeses Buttery Chardonnays Buttery, creamy cheeses; try a triple-crème cow milk or an aged Gouda Sweet or crisp Riesling Washed-rind cow milk cheeses Lighter red wines, such as Pinot Noir and Sangiovese Semi-firm sheep or goat milk cheeses; try Ossau-Iraty, Manchego, or younger Gouda Syrah Comté Big red wines, like Cabernet Sauvignon, Bordeaux blend, full-bodied Zinfandels Aged cheddar or another cheese with some bite and heft, such as an aged pecorino, Parmigiano Reggiano, or Grana Padano Dessert wines (port, Sauternes, or Late Harvest Riesling) Blue cheeses and triple-crème cow milk cheeses

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Italian Recipes Italian Recipes For Dummies Cheat Sheet

Cheat Sheet / Updated 06-01-2022

To cook truly wonderful Italian meals, it helps to have some knowledge of Italian cooking tradition. This Cheat Sheet summarizes important factors in cooking like an Italian, including cooking terms, pairing flavors, and Italian culture and history. It also includes explanations of ingredient labels, wine labels, and an Italian meal-planning checklist.

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Pressure Cookers How Long to Cook Foods in a Pressure Cooker

Article / Updated 05-27-2022

You can’t test foods for doneness while pressure cooking, so here’s a handy table that shows how long to cooks foods in a pressure cooker. The cooking times in the table begin when the pressure cooker reaches high pressure. Always start with the shortest cooking time; you can always continue cooking under pressure for an additional couple minutes until the desired texture is reached. Recommended Pressure Cooker Cooking Times Food Cooking Time (in Minutes) Apples, chunks 2 Artichokes, whole 8 to 10 Asparagus, whole 1 to 2 Barley, pearl 15 to 20 Beans, fresh green or wax, whole or pieces 2 to 3 Beans, lima, shelled 2 to 3 Beets, 1/4-inch slices 3 to 4 Beets, whole peeled 12 to 14 Broccoli, florets or spears 2 to 3 Brussels sprouts, whole 3 to 4 Cabbage, red or green, quartered 3 to 4 Carrots, 1/4-inch slices 1 to 2 Cauliflower, florets 2 to 3 Chicken, pieces 8 to 10 Chicken, whole 15 to 20 Corn on the cob 3 to 4 Meat (beef, pork, or lamb), roast 40 to 60 Meat (beef, pork, or lamb), 1-inch cubes 15 to 20 Peas, shelled 1 to 1-1/2 Potatoes, pieces or sliced 5 to 7 Potatoes, whole, small or new 5 to 7 Potatoes, whole, medium 10 to 12 Rice, brown 15 to 20 Rice, white 5 to 7 Spinach, fresh 2 to 3 Squash, fall, 1-inch chunks 4 to 6 Squash, summer, sliced 1 to 2 Stock 30 Sweet potatoes, 1-1/2-inch chunks 4 to 5 Turnips, sliced 2 to 3

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Beer Unusual Beer Styles and Great Beer Brands to Try at Least Once

Article / Updated 05-04-2022

Most beer drinkers tend to drink just a couple different beer styles without straying too far off the beaten path. But to fully understand and appreciate the wider spectrum of beer styles, here are a few types of beers that every beer drinker should taste at least once: Belgian Fruit Lambic: Well-aged ale with surprising, effusive fruit aroma and taste; intoxicating fragrance Doppelbock: Strong, dark, and caramel-like Bock Beer with two times the flavor and body of Bock (doppel your pleasure, doppel your fun) Imperial Stout: Dark, rich, and creamy Stout with complex grain flavors; a brew to chew Rauchbier: Oktoberfest beer made with a portion of beechwood-smoked malt; delicious and unique but takes somewhat of an acquired taste (great with smoked cheese or sausage) Witbier: Perfumy Belgian Wheat Beer made with orange rind and coriander seed; like nothing else in the beer world Certain brands of beer have become synonymous with distinctly different flavor profiles. The following short list includes some of the more famous brands along with a couple others that are still cultivating a following. True beer lovers should taste all of them at least once. Guinness Stout (Ireland): Dark, dry, smooth, and roasty, with a creamy head; the perfect sipping pint Pilsner Urquell (Czech Republic): Crisp and hoppy with a touch of malty sweetness; the original, classic Pilsner beer Rodenbach Grand Cru (Belgium): Sharply sour but refreshing, with fresh fruity notes; beer masquerading as Burgundy wine Samichlaus (Austria): Incredibly malty-rich and spirited; a terrific tipple for the Christmas holidays Samuel Adams Utopias (United States): Throat-warming malt complexity with hints of oak, like no beer you’ve ever had; that’s why you sip it like a brandy

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