10x handy food diagrams you’ll actually find useful
There’s so much to learn about food, drinks and cooking. You’re obviously not a walking food encyclopedia either, so it makes perfect sense that you occasionally need to take a peek. These food diagrams are like pages from a bible. At a glance, you can see exactly how long you need to cook a steak for it to be medium rare, whether your eggs are still safe to eat and what you need to make a cappuccino. Ideal!
Print these food diagrams out and stick them on the fridge. You’ll get a whole lot of use out of them.
1. Deciphering the Japanese menu
Aha, so that’s why teriYAKI is grilled meat. And raMEN noodle soup. Handy!
2. Apples: from sourest to sweetest
So Granny Smith is the sourest apple and Fuji the sweetest. From now on, you’ll know exactly which apple to pick.
3. Which onion should you use for which dish?
There are so many types of onions; which one should you use for what? The diagram below has your answer.
4. Know which coffee you’re drinking
A cappuccino isn’t the same as a latte, but what exactly is the difference? And what is an Americano again? This diagram shows which ingredients go into which type of coffee, and in what proportions. I see a new career as a barista in your future.
5. Cutting a lime: this is how you do it
OMG, you’ve been cutting limes wrong your whole life! Just think how much lime juice has gone to waste because of it… If you do it the way shown below, you’ll collect all the juice. If only we’d known this sooner!
6. Cook steak like a pro
Okay, you probably already knew that ‘well done’ means cooking it until your steak turns into a brick. But when is it medium rare, medium or medium well? The steak thermometer comes to the rescue.
7. Floating egg… goodbye!
Want to check whether your eggs are still edible? Easy peasy, thanks to this handy illustration.
8. Tips for checking your watermelon
Choosing the perfect watermelon: there are plenty of handy tricks for that. You may already know the ‘two-finger rule‘, but the tips in the diagram below are just as useful. At a glance, you can see the condition of the watermelon.
9. Cheatsheet for your veggies
How long should you fry mushrooms? What’s the cooking time for asparagus? And how many minutes should you sauté spinach? Grab this cheatsheet and you’ll cook/fry/sauté like a star.
10. Tips for cooking your vegetables
Did you know that some vegetables are best cooked directly in hot water, while others should first go into a pan of cold water as it gradually heats up? Vegetables that grow underground should first go into cold water. Vegetables that grow above ground can be cooked straight away in hot water. The latter vegetables become tender much faster, while vegetables that grow underground need a longer cooking time. What’s more, leafy vegetables in particular (which grow above ground) quickly lose vitamins if they sit in the water for too long. Short and powerful is the way to go. The diagram below is a handy reminder.
Also read:
- 12x surprising kitchen hacks – you didn’t know it could be done this way too
- These 9 kitchen hacks are complete nonsense too
- In this European country, you pay the least for a cappuccino
Source: BoredPanda
