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How to de-vein prawns with Curtis Stone

It’s generally preferable to de-vein prawns before you cook them. I don’t like to fight with my food once it’s on my plate. I’ll occasionally play with my food but not have to start getting picky trying to find remove a yucky black intestinal cord filled with sea bed waste. So, before you cook them,…

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How Parmesan Cheese / Parmigiano Reggiano is made.

Parmesan Cheese in English and Parmiagiano Reggiano in Italian, can only be made in certain Italian regions. The cheese is named after the region that it is produced in, Emilia-Romagna, a region in Northern Italy which includes areas such as Parma, Reggio Emilia, Modena, and Bologna. It has Protected Designation of Origin and as such only cheese from the Emilia-Romagna area in…

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How to braai with planks, fish, pork, duck or beef.

Mike Wilson hands out some tips for braaing with planks. First up Soak the planks in some water from an hour. When you are about ready to start braaing, heat and char the plank on the braai for 15 minutes. Place the fish (skin side down) or steak on the plank and cook. Keep an…

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How to braai kebabs, lamb, chicken, beef, prawns or veg.

One of the most important tips for braaing a variety of kebabs is to keep like for like on the skewers. Each different ingredient has a different cooking rate so prawns and chicken or beef on the same skewer will never work. Lamb will take the longest to cook while prawns and vegetables will be…

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Why should you rest meat after cooking? Curtis Stone explains.

We all hear about it but exactly why should you rest your meat before serving. It is very important that you let your meat rest once you have finished cooking it. When you remove meat from the heat it continues to cook and allowing it to rest allows the cooking process to end and the…

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How to fix lumpy gravy, no alchemy required!

Is your gravy looking a little lumpy? No problem, check out this lumpy gravy quick fix. These are all purely mechanical fixes, blend or sieve. No alchemy required! Either pass the gravy through a sieve, use an immersion blender or use a regular blender. No fuss really.

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Nine professional tips for icing a cake.

Here are some pretty important tips for icing a cake. Do you have problems when it comes to icing a cake, can you never get it to look as good as it does in the photograph. Well here are nine very useful tips for icing a cake. Allow both the cake and the icing to…

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French research reveals that Coca Cola and Pepsi contain alcohol

Research published in France reveal that Coca-Cola and Pepsi contain minute traces of alcohol. In what might cause a stir in religious communities that ban the consumption of alcohol, tests carried out by the French National Institute of Consumption revealed that more than 50% of the cola’s on the market contain traces of alcohol. The…

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Avocados triple chance of pregnancy via IVF, researchers claim.

Researchers in the US claim that eating avocados and dressing salads with avocado oil can help women, trying to have a baby through IVF fall pregnant. The study, carried out at the Harvard School of Public Health and funded by the US National Institute of Health, revealed that monounsaturated fat found in olive oil, sunflower…

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Know Your Equipment

How to sharpen knives, some myths exposed!

How to sharpen knives, Curtis Stone debunks a myth that even had us fooled. The steel rod ‘thingy’ that you have in your kitchen does not sharpen your knives, it only evens the blades out. If you want to sharpen a knife you need a stone upon which to sweep the blade back and forth.…

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