Archive for February, 2010
What is Multiple Element Stainless Steel Cookware?
The Multiple element construction of Multiple Element Stainless Steel cookware has several excellent conducting metals in stainless steel encapsulated construction. It is flat on the bottom and resists warping. The multiple element whether 7, 9 or 12 element works pretty much the same. Allowing the conductive advantages of Aluminum, copper etc but being encapsulated in stainless steel, keeping the metals from leaching into the food or corroding.
Below is an example of the metals used.
Layers of 12-element Construction
1 – Chromium–gives metal its corrosion resistance
2 – Silicon – excellent heat conductor
3 – Manganese: prevents rust and corrosion
4 – Copper: an immaculate heat conductor; biostatic, meaning bacteria cannot grow
5 – Molybedenum: used for hardness & strength
6 – Columbium – used for its corrosion resistance
7 – Titanium – corrosion resistance & strength-to-strength ratio
8 – Vanadium: stabilizes against oxidation
9 – Cobalt – wear-resistant
10 – Iron – weight and strength
11 – Stannum: resist corrosion, especially from salt
12 – Lanthanum: increases strength
Emphasizing Kitchen Safety!
There’s nothing quite as rewarding as the feeling of making a delicious meal with a new set of cutlery. The heft of the knife as you mince walnuts, chop up some lettuce, and slice avocado is a great feeling. However, with a new set of kitchen cutlery, it’s also important to practice safety. While most adults can take care of themselves in the kitchen, children are vulnerable to accidents caused by sharp objects. If you have children in your home, it’s best to keep a child lock on the drawer or cupboard with your kitchen cutlery.
There are also a few practices that help even adults to prevent injury. For example, when chopping, always keep one hand on the handle of the knife, and another on the top. Using two hands to chop and cut objects when possible will prevent your opposite hand from getting into trouble, and provide you more accuracy.
The Fastest Way to a Man’s Heart???
The old English addage, “The Fastest Way to a Man’s Heart is Through His Stomach.” Still applies in my mind, but certainly has variable modifications. We all have our own opinion about this don’t we.
My wife Silvia is a fabulous cook and I’m not bad myself. We certainly didn’t meet over a stove and we fell in love with each other on the normal, looks and attraction to each other, things in common, things not in common but fascinating to learn about etc. To stay together and to grow our love however, my loving her great meals certainly helps a lot.
Advantages of Using Waterless Cookware
I recapped some of this in an earlier blog on my own, but I found a great healthcare blog called “Ron Kurtus’ School for Champions” at www.school-for-champions.com. It has some neat info.
When cooking we would like to look for some basics that waterless cookware satisfy very nicely. Cooking is easy and often cuts cooking time in half compared to conventional cooking. Since the heat is evenly distributed with the flat cooking surface and multielement stainless steel clad bottoms, there is no burning, or sticking, making pots easier to clean. Also this means no oil is needed to prevent the sticking. Since the food cooks in its natural juices, it tastes terrific and will retain most if not all of the vitamins contained in the food.
Article info based on article by Ron Kurtus
Home from Vegas ready to experiment with cooking
Silvia and I just got back from a Convention in Las Vegas. We ate at a great simple French Cafe called Mon Ami Gabi. Silvia had a great Shrimp salad open face sandwich. My Tri tip sandwich was also wonderful, but we were in love with her shrimp salad.
We are planning to experiment with the recipe and will cook it at home. We are going to play with our taste sense memories and have fun. It had chopped bay shrimp with celery, parsely and red sweet pepper with lemon juice and tossed with some mayonaise (light coating) and it was served on sour dough toast over a bed of spinache. I suspect the boiling water had sweet basil, salt and pepper but we are debating this. Have fun!
P.S. the picture is just a teaser and not the salad described.
Multielement cookware vs single metal cookware
Multiple element construction refers to the fused heating surface attached to the bottom of the stainless steel cookware which has thin layers of different High conduction metals. This allows heat to spread rapidly and evenly across the entire cooking surface, allowing the food to cook evenly. The heat radiates evenly without “hot spots” over the entire cooking surface and even radiates evenly up the sides of the pot or pan allowing even stacked cooking. That is additional pans can be stacked on top of each other once the base heat is initiated and the upper pans will cook at the same temperature.
Cast iron and aluminum and even stainless steel may and often do have hot spots. These hot spots will make the meats stick and burn, which is the main reason oil has to be added to lubricate the cooking surfaces. Multiple element stainless steel cookware does not need any oil or water other than that contained in the food being prepared.
Get to Know your loved ones; cooking at home.
We have all learned to look into ourselves, during these tough financial times. Many of us fell into the “rat race” to which we told ourselves we would never fall prey.
Now we can look forward and not backwards at what is really important to us in life. Hopefully we can renew our true dreams and act on them. We can realize that the woman or man that we love is one heck of a lot more important than how expensive is our suit or car. Our children and our parents and the rest of our family are what will be there on the long run. Follow your dreams and also on the way take time to reacquaint yourself with your family and loved ones.
How about spending more time at home. Pull out your cookware and your cookbooks and find a great recipe and cook a great homecooked meal and then snuggle up to a nice DVD.
It’s Valentine’s Day
Today is Valentine’s Day. What a wonderful day to thank God for our loved ones. Our wife, husband, children, boyfriend, girlfriend. We are truly blessed.
No matter what else is going on in life. It’s a great day to snuggle in front of the fireplace and show our love. If there is no money to go out to dinner. How about pitching in with the cooking, order something for delivery or in Southern parts of the country, light up the barbecue and get out the Barbecue accessories and cook away. Be happy with all that you have and thank God for it.
So Many Designs, So Little Time
There are many available flatware designs to choose from. Choices include contemporary, as well as the traditional styles. Flatware is also made to last for a long time. That is why flatware is also considered heirloom pieces in some traditional families.
With the many choices in flatware, it is highly recommended that you select those that would match your other kitchen and other dining items. The quality of the flatware should also match those of the high end silverware and other cutlery so that when you host a formal dinner at home, your flatware and the rest of your dining items would blend together perfectly. To find more assortments and great deals in flatware, check out an online retailer today.
Chicken Cacciatori
Brown chicken in hot oil in a good deep frying pan. Add onions, pepper and garlic. Add remaining ingredients (tomatoes and pruee and wine). Simmer 1/2 hour until chicken is very tender. Serve with the sauce poured over the chicken in a large cassarole dish. Serve with rice or pasta. Of course good French or Italian bread and an nice green salad along with a nice dry white wine or pinot noir would complete the meal. Bon Apatite! Buen Provecho!
Ingredients:
1 frying chicken cut into parts
1/2 cup olive oil
1 medium onion chopped
1 green pepper chopped
1 clove garlic chopped or pressed
1 can tomatoes (2 cups)
1 can tomato puree
salt and pepper tod taste
use a pinch of pepper-cayenne, or chili pepper
2 Tablespoons or more dry white wine