So (French) chefs like to bamboozle novice cooks with the most vague of cooking tips such as “cook it until it's done.” Sure, all experienced chefs know when a certain food item is in its optimal state but it takes years to master such skill. For...

This is an excellent tip especially if you are cooking steak. Get your meat fresh from the butcher. Frozen meat should be well-thawed. Dry the meat of all excess moisture and blood. The moisture will cause the pan to steam, which will not help...

Basic Marinade For barbecue afficionados, here's a great and simple marinade to add flavor to  chicken, fish, and shrimp before grilling. These ingredients will make a marinade for up to 2 pounds of meat. Once used on raw meat, discard. Do not...

  Cooking Meat Cooking meat shouldn't be too intimidating.  You should just remember that whatever method you use, whether it's frying or grilling, is that you keep from drawing too much of the meat's moisture, and to cook it well enough so that...

Broil Steak Beef steak is one of the favorite foods of people in highly developed countries. When well cooked, this can really be delicious to eat along with its side dishes. Steak, however, is not only limited to beef because you can also use lamb,...