Everyone can cook. Everyone can flex their culinary muscle and serve up a masterpiece. Right? WRONG! Not everyone knows where to start when it comes to frying an egg – these individuals feel completely at home in the prepared-food isle of his or her local supermarket and never venture further than the kettle in the kitchen.
If you are one of those people don’t despair, there’s hope for you yet. There are a host of cooking classes just for you. Why not check out SouthAfricanFoodies.co.za’s Cooking Classes page and find a course in your area. Alternatively, you could check out our sister website - CoolCourses.co.za's Cooking Courses listings. Bon apatite!
Gas Stove Cooking
The SouthAfricanFoodies.co.za Website Manager has officially decided to move closer to work – the price of petrol has become ridiculously high, with no respite in sight, so the decision to move closer to the office has been taken. Now instead of travelling 80km’s a day to work and back, I’ll be spending an extra 45 minutes snuggling in bed and travelling only 10km’s! There is just one thing that perturbs me.... The new residence comes complete with a GAS STOVE! Having been born and raised in a household with an ordinary electrical stove, the idea of learning to cook all over again terrifies me. I now have visions of spending that extra 45 minutes each morning staring blankly at the stove trying to figure out how to work it. In order to give myself some peace-of-mind, I decided to do a little research on the benefits of cooking with gas. The first benefit that springs to mind, of course, is not being at the mercy of Eskom’s instability and price hikes! Perhaps a closer look at the art of cooking is needed, however, so I’ve come up with a list of benefits to cooking with gas.
- Gas provides far better temperature control.
- It is easier to make some sauces, such as milk or egg-based French sauces. You can avoid ruining the sauces because it's easier to stop the eggs from scrambling and the milk from scalding.
- If liquid begins to boil over, a simple change of the temperature on your gas stove will stop the possible mess in its tracks. Electrical stoves will take a short while to reflect the temperature change.
- Use the gas as an impromptu grill for toasting tortillas and even bread – though a pair of tongs will come in handy in that case!
If you can think of any other benefits or tips for the SouthAfricanFoodies.co.za Website Manager, please feel free to leave a comment.
Put Your Feet Up!
Congratulations to all the Comrades Marathon runners who laced up their running shoes and completed the journey between Durban and Pietermaritzburg this past weekend! Now that the 2008 race is a thing of the past, why not have a post-Comrades Dinner Party? Invite all your friends and loved ones who attempted this grueling task and let them put their tired feet up while you serve them a hearty meal. Perhaps a Gazpacho Soup starter, a Tasty Thai Chicken Dish and a Chocolate Marshmallow Fridge Cake might do the trick!
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