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Old 21-02-2010, 22:28
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I saw a tip recently about how to cook
cabbage to avoid the cooking smells
the tip was, cook it in half water
half milk..... result.. no cabbage smell in your home !
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Old 21-02-2010, 22:36
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result.. no cabbage smell in your home !
But that's the best part!
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Old 21-02-2010, 23:41
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sorry but i like the smell of cooking in my home. cabbage included.
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Old 21-02-2010, 23:42
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sorry but i like the smell of cooking in my home. cabbage included.
Same here!!
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Old 21-02-2010, 23:44
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The smell of peach crumble cooking this afternoon was wonderful.
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Old 22-02-2010, 00:26
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Maybe the milk tip works for fish too ?
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Old 22-02-2010, 11:09
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can someone give me a tip to get rid of the smell of curry and fry up - not together
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Old 22-02-2010, 12:17
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can someone give me a tip to get rid of the smell of curry and fry up - not together
Open the window?
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Old 22-02-2010, 12:23
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It doen't get rid of the smell. The curry smell lingers for days
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Old 22-02-2010, 12:40
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It doen't get rid of the smell. The curry smell lingers for days
I use Nepalese incense after frying or making curries, it does the trick for me, I buy it from the asian grocer with the spices.
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Old 22-02-2010, 13:27
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Nice idea, as soon as the cooking is finished,
light a row of joss sticks....
who knows in India that may be the reasons
joss sticks were made in the first place !
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Old 20-03-2010, 19:22
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We always cook mash potatoes... just enough
for the meal.

But , thinking about it, why not cook double ?
then save the mash potato in a bowl etc

They should keep ok in the fridge fora few
days... then heat them over boiling water
or perhaps even fry them in a little sunflower oil
... either way it saves all the hassle of 25 mins boiling !
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Old 20-03-2010, 21:03
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We always cook mash potatoes... just enough
for the meal.

But , thinking about it, why not cook double ?
then save the mash potato in a bowl etc

They should keep ok in the fridge fora few
days... then heat them over boiling water
or perhaps even fry them in a little sunflower oil
... either way it saves all the hassle of 25 mins boiling !
I sometimes buy a big bag, mash em and freeze it in portion size bags.
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Old 20-03-2010, 21:11
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good idea.... do the boiling once...
and thats it for the next 10 meals !
saves a lot of steamed up kitchens !
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Old 20-03-2010, 21:12
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We always cook mash potatoes... just enough
for the meal.

But , thinking about it, why not cook double ?
then save the mash potato in a bowl etc

They should keep ok in the fridge fora few
days... then heat them over boiling water
or perhaps even fry them in a little sunflower oil
... either way it saves all the hassle of 25 mins boiling !
I always make more than I should, freeze the portions into single trays you know the tubs that come from the chinese takeaway and when I heat it up I do it in the microwave adding a little extra milk and butter. lovely

saves time too
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Old 20-03-2010, 21:27
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Small freezer bags are great for quick meals.

5 mins defrost in the micro and just as nice as when you made it and healthy and cheap.

Putting pealed cloves of garlic in with the potatoes when they are boiling and then mashing it in with them is really nice if you like it. I got that from this board, can't remember who said it.
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Old 20-03-2010, 21:34
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Ive got into the habit of mashing the potatoes
with half a cup of milk ( warmed in the micro )
a knob of butter
and a few scrapes of cheese .
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Old 21-04-2012, 01:28
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Bumping the thread as I've a wee tip that some may find helpful.

If you're pan cooking anything that involves mixing sauces into the food (such as pasta bolognese, curry, stir fry), and your sauce gets too hot, starts to smoke and looks like it might burn, then just pour a small amount of water into the pan and mix it into the sauce. This will re-moisten it, and reduce the temperature quicker than turning down the heat. I've not had anything burn on me after I figured this out
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Old 21-04-2012, 09:10
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can someone give me a tip to get rid of the smell of curry and fry up - not together
Eat outside?
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Old 22-04-2012, 19:38
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put the extractor fan on, and spray some airfreshner
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Old 22-04-2012, 20:26
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Put a saucer of malt vinegar near the stove during and after cooking. It's meant to be good at combating kitchen smells.
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Old 23-04-2012, 18:02
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Except for the harsh smell of malt vinegar
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Old 26-04-2012, 20:29
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If you don't use a garlic crusher and have to peel your garlic cloves, then use the flat side of your knife and push down onto the garlic cloves to crush them and then the skins come off easily.
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Old 28-04-2012, 18:06
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when cooking lasagne put a piece of foil under the dish on a baking tray..i always do this and then it boils over onto the foil, it saves scraping the tray afterwards..then i eat the remains left on the foil... I also pick the whole dish up and eat the spilled over the edge lasagne..That is the best bit
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Old 28-04-2012, 18:09
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when cooking lasagne put a piece of foil under the dish on a baking tray..i always do this and then it boils over onto the foil, it saves scraping the tray afterwards..then i eat the remains left on the foil... I also pick the whole dish up and eat the spilled over the edge lasagne..That is the best bit
I always line my baking trays to avoid having to wash them (or they might just require very minimal washing).

I use non stick backing paper, and just chuck it away after each baking. A roll is very cheap to buy and lasts a long time.
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