skills super skills COOKING STEPHANIE TURNBULL Smart Apple Media
CLEVER COOKing Do you want to cook fantastic food for yourself your friends and your family Many dishes look difficult but are really quite simple if you have a few cooking skills This book gives you the know-how to make all kinds of quick and easy snacks meals and treats Getting Started Before you start cooking gather all your ingredients and equipment Items like scales measuring cups and spoons cutting boards sharp knives a strainer peeler and grater are essential Some recipes also use a blender or hand-held mixer Unless a recipe states otherwise each one serves four people Hints and warnings Boxes with a lightbulb symbol contain handy hints for improving your skills Look out for exclamation marks too these boxes give safety warnings and other helpful advice Using the right utensils makes cooking much easier Don’t forget to wash up and put everything away afterwards 4
Using Your Head Kitchens can be dangerous places Here are some vital safety rules Be hygienic tie back long hair roll up sleeves wear an apron and wash your hands before and after handling food Work on a clean surface Use a separate knife and cutting board for raw meat In the fridge keep raw meat on a covered plate on the bottom shelf where it can’t touch other foods Likes and Dislikes When cooking for others remember to check whether they are vegetarian vegan or have food allergies Foods that can cause allergic reactions include milk nuts eggs soy wheat and shellfish Other people have an intolerance to certain foods which means that they feel sick after eating them Read food labels carefully to check what they contain Watch your fingers when cutting and slicing with sharp knives Concentrate Handle blenders and other equipment cautiously Never touch them with wet hands Remember that ovens and stoves get very hot Use oven mitts beware of rising steam as you lift pan lids and turn handles inwards so you don’t knock them off the stove Always get help from an adult if you need it D o n t k e e p l e f t o v e r fo o d fo r more than two days
