culinary

of or relating to or used in cooking

cuisine Cooking is the act of preparing food for consumption. It encompasses a vast range of methods, tools and combinations of ingredients to improve the flavour and/or digestibility of food. It generally requires the selection, measurement and combining of ingredients in an ordered procedure in an effort to achieve the desired result. Constraints on success include the variability of ingredients, ambient conditions, tools and the skill of the person cooking.The diversity of cooking worldwide is a reflection of the myriad nutritional, aesthetic, agricultural, economic, cultural and religious considerations that impact upon it.Cooking frequently, though not always, involves applying heat in order to chemically transform a food, thus changing its flavor, texture, appearance, and nutritional properties. There is archaeological evidence of cooked foodstuffs (both animal and vegetable) in human settlements dating from the earliest known use of fire.

Effects of cooking - If heating is used, this can disinfect (depending on temperature, cooking time, and technique used) and soften the food. 4 to 60°C (41 to 140°F) is the "food danger zone." Between these temperatures bacteria can grow rapidly. Under the correct conditions bacteria can double in quantity every twenty minutes. The food may not appear any different or spoiled but can be harmful to anyone who ingests it. Meat, poultry, dairy products, and other prepared food must be kept outside of the "food danger zone" to remain safe to eat. Refrigeration and freezing do not kill bacteria, but only slow their growth.

Cooking techniques - Some major hot cooking techniques:

Baking

* Blind BakingBaking Blind

* Broiling

* FlashBake

Boiling

* Blanching

* Braising

* Coddling

* Double steaming

* Infusion

* Poaching (cooking)Poaching

* Pressure cooking

* Simmering

* Steaming

* Vacuum flask cooking

* Steeping

* Stewing

Frying

* Deep frying

* Hot salt frying

* Hot sand frying

* Pan frying

* Pressure frying

* Sautéing

* Stir frying

Microwaving

Roasting

* Barbecuing

* Grilling

* Rotisserie

* Searing

Smoking (food)Smoking

Other (cool) preparation techniques -

Brining

Drying (food)Drying

Grinding (e.g. sesame seeds to produce tahini), chopping, slicing finely, grating, etc..

Marinating

Mincing

Pickling

Salting (food)Salting

Seasoning

Sprouting

See also - Specific techniques and ingredients are often regional. See Cuisine for information about the many regional and ethnic food traditions. Please see food writing for some authors of books on cookery, food, and the history of food.

Cooking weights and measures (includes conversions and equivalencies common in cooking)

Food and cooking hygiene

Food preservation

List of cookbooks

List of food preparation utensils including Cooking pansaucepans, frying pans, woks and many others.

Cuisine

Recipe

NutritionFor recipes, see the list of recipes and the list of cocktails. Also see staple (cooking).

External links -

studentrecipes.com - Quick and easy recipes for the lazy student

Wikibooks:CookbookWikimedia Cookbook

cookbookwiki.com - Cookbookwiki is a free wiki where you can find over 10.000 recipes listed in 50 categories. Learn exotic cooking techniques

healthy-quick-meals.com - Quick healthy recipes

healthdiaries.com - Healthy Recipes

spanishliquidgold.com - Cooking classes

momslilgreentin.com - Family Recipes

gti.net - Culinary history timeline

elook.org - Recipes

foodgeeks.com - Foodgeeks.com Recipes

visualrecipes.com - Visual Recipes

cooking.investitor.net - Cooking books

mediterrasian.com - Mediterranean and Asian recipes

ratemycookingkungfu.com - Photos of home cooking

realcajunrecipes.com - RealCajunRecipes.com - includes Photo Album of Cajun Cooking

turkishcookbook.com - Binnur's Turkish Cookbook Delicious, healthy and easy-to-make Turkish recipes.

cookbookwiki.com - Cooking_Techniques on CookBookWiki.com

goosto.com - Goosto.com Recipes Search Engine.

yummycrockpotrecipes.com - YummyCrockPotRecipes.com Recipes

foodtv.com - FoodTV.com: Extensive Online Recipe Collection from the Food Network

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Chef Geir's Culinary Resources
A Culinary community where pros and amateurs can come for advice, recipes and ideas.
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Jane Butel's Cooking School
Jane Butel, the first to write about southwestern cooking, is an internationally recognized authority on the regional cooking of the American southwest. In the late 1970's, following a successful career as one of America's top Consumer Affairs executives, she launched her writing, teaching, television, consulting, and spice business. Her cooking schools in New Mexico and Scottsdale, AZ, have garnered high recognition. Bon Appetit magazine selected her school as one of the four best in the world and Gayot.com listed her hotel-based schools as the best in the US and one of the world's top ten. She is currently developing online cooking classes and a cooking club. She also conducts tours to Mexico and Spain. Pecos Valley Spice Co., a trusted source for chiles, spices, and other authentic southwestern ingredients, was founded in 1978. She continues to spice up America's favorite cuisine with recipes from the rich culinary, cultural, and historical heritage of the Southwest. She has written 18 cookbooks, including Northland's Real Women Eat Chiles, which was just released in March, 2006.
http://janebutel.com

Culinary.net
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The Culinary Institute of America
Education features Associate and Bachelor degrees and continuing education courses in Culinary Arts and Baking and Pastry.
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Culinary Café
Includes a recipe index, a recipe request bulletin board, a spice encyclopedia, a chat room, and hints and tips.
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