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Measure dry stuff!
Lightly spoon dry ingredients, like flour, into
a measuring spoon or dry measuring cup until slightly
over-full. Level off with a flat butter knife
or spatula. With brown sugar, firmly pack it into
a dry measuring cup using the back of a spoon,
then level off.
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Measure wet stuff!
Place a see-through liquid measuring cup on the
counter and pour in liquid. Read the cup’s
markings at eye-level for accurate measurement.
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Stop the rolling!
To cut a food that enjoys rolling around, like
a cucumber, slice a small part off long-ways.
Then the food will sit still on its cut surface
for easier, safer slicing.
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Get the knack to crack!
To crack a raw egg, bang its center against a
sturdy bowl or kitchen sink corner to create a
slight crack. Stick your clean thumbnails into
the crack while holding the egg in both of your
hands. Pull the shell sections apart, making sure
a bowl is ready for the raw egg to plop into!
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Peel with zeal!
To peel a hard-boiled egg, crack its shell all
over inside the kitchen sink. Roll egg between
hands to loosen shell. Hold it in one hand and
peel it with your other thumbnail, thumb and forefinger.
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Chop, chop!
Chop onions, peppers, cucumbers and other veggies
by placing the knife handle in your writing hand
while gripping the back part of the blade closest
to the handle between your thumb and forefinger.
While holding food steady with your other hand
(keep your fingers curled under!), cut using a
slight rocking movement away from your body with
the knife, keeping the blade point on the cutting
board when possible. You can also chop herbs this
way, but roll them in a tight bundle first for
easier chopping.
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Whisk away!
Hold the whisk like it’s a giant pencil.
Draw fast “figure 8s” in the mixture
that you’re whisking to draw air into it.
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Toss and turn!
Pinch together, pick up, gently turn and release
food with tongs until the food, such as salad,
is well combined. Alternately, use two spoons,
two forks or one of each.
Printed with permission from
the International Food Information Council (IFIC)
Foundation www.ific.org. |
