The Basics - Greek Cooking
Wednesday, 13 January 2010 08:38 | 
Written by Veronica Carrillo |
Is your crock-pot sitting hidden inside one of your cabinets? It's time to take it out! A crock-pot, or slow cooker, is an efficient, energy-saving, and time-saving little (or big!) item. It can really reduce stress in the kitchen. It also allows you to easily serve home-cooked, healthy meals to your family. I'm a mother just like you, and honestly, it's hard to get home cooked food on the table every day. Life is just hectic and there are so many responsibilities for us as moms. Sometimes I'm just tired - and by the time 5:30pm rolls around I certainly don't want to cook. This can result in our families eating fast food, or processed convenience foods much more often than we'd like to. This costs a lot of money - and it costs the health of the family.
Is your crock-pot sitting hidden inside one of your cabinets? It's time to take it out! A crock-pot, or slow cooker, is an efficient, energy-saving, and time-saving little (or big!) item. It can really reduce stress in the kitchen. It also allows you to easily serve home-cooked, healthy meals to your family. I'm a mother just like you, and honestly, it's hard to get home cooked food on the table every day. Life is just hectic and there are so many responsibilities for us as moms. Sometimes I'm just tired - and by the time 5:30pm rolls around I certainly don't want to cook. This can result in our families eating fast food, or processed convenience foods much more often than we'd like to. This costs a lot of money - and it costs the health of the family.
The crock-pot is a perfect solution to this problem. Pull yours out of the cabinet (once you've started using it you may realize you want a couple of them, I can have a 3-course meal going in the crock-pot for my family of 6!) All you need to do to get your slow cooker ready to go is a good recipe (you can find tons of great ones online). Then you get your meat and vegetables ready, throw them into the crock-pot, add spices and liquids and you're done. You put the crock on the setting the recipe instructs and then you can literally forget it. Go about your day and don't worry about supper-time. Your meal will be ready when you are!
If your hob or hotplate has front and back burners or elements then always use the back ones when you can and turn the saucepan handles away from the front. This prevents children, pets or yourself from getting burned by brushing against or knocking over a hot cooking utensil. Never leave hot items like spoons or ladles near the edge of the work surface where a child or pet could reach them.
Do not cook while wearing artificial nails. If you are handling hot food and pans they can get hot and melt while still attached to your fingers. This can give you a nasty burn. Tell your children that cannot touch the oven door. Only touch the oven door yourself by using the handle and always use oven gloves or a towel. Having an eye level oven is a good idea. Not only is it easier to use but it also keeps the hot door out of reach of small children.
If you have long hair do not just tie it back in the kitchen. Tie it up in a bun or wear a hat. The same goes with clothing. Roll up your sleeves if they are long to keep them from catching on fire from a hot surface.
In conclusion, the kitchen has many dangers of getting burnt. Burning yourself, your family members, guests or pets is an experience to be avoided. By following the suggestions in the article I hope that you will find it easier to keep everyone in your kitchen area safe from burns.
Is your crock-pot sitting hidden inside one of your cabinets? It's time to take it out! A crock-pot, or slow cooker, is an efficient, energy-saving, and time-saving little (or big!) item. It can really reduce stress in the kitchen. It also allows you to easily serve home-cooked, healthy meals to your family. I'm a mother just like you, and honestly, it's hard to get home cooked food on the table every day. Life is just hectic and there are so many responsibilities for us as moms. Sometimes I'm just tired - and by the time 5:30pm rolls around I certainly don't want to cook. This can result in our families eating fast food, or processed convenience foods much more often than we'd like to. This costs a lot of money - and it costs the health of the family.
The crock-pot is a perfect solution to this problem. Pull yours out of the cabinet (once you've started using it you may realize you want a couple of them, I can have a 3-course meal going in the crock-pot for my family of 6!) All you need to do to get your slow cooker ready to go is a good recipe (you can find tons of great ones online). Then you get your meat and vegetables ready, throw them into the crock-pot, add spices and liquids and you're done. You put the crock on the setting the recipe instructs and then you can literally forget it. Go about your day and don't worry about supper-time. Your meal will be ready when you are!
If your hob or hotplate has front and back burners or elements then always use the back ones when you can and turn the saucepan handles away from the front. This prevents children, pets or yourself from getting burned by brushing against or knocking over a hot cooking utensil. Never leave hot items like spoons or ladles near the edge of the work surface where a child or pet could reach them.
Do not cook while wearing artificial nails. If you are handling hot food and pans they can get hot and melt while still attached to your fingers. This can give you a nasty burn. Tell your children that cannot touch the oven door. Only touch the oven door yourself by using the handle and always use oven gloves or a towel. Having an eye level oven is a good idea. Not only is it easier to use but it also keeps the hot door out of reach of small children.
If you have long hair do not just tie it back in the kitchen. Tie it up in a bun or wear a hat. The same goes with clothing. Roll up your sleeves if they are long to keep them from catching on fire from a hot surface.
In conclusion, the kitchen has many dangers of getting burnt. Burning yourself, your family members, guests or pets is an experience to be avoided. By following the suggestions in the article I hope that you will find it easier to keep everyone in your kitchen area safe from burns.
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