Monday 29 February 2016

Want to keep cheese slices from sticking? Follow these methods.

We all eat cheese on a daily basis. This diary product is highly nutritious and delicious. You can enjoy it any time of the day. Cheese blocks are now available in different thickness and softness. If you purchase a block of your favorite cheese, you need a stainless steel cheese slicer to slice the cheese and add them in a variety of dishes including, sandwiches, snack platter, etc. After making slices, you probably keep them together and they have a nasty habit of sticking.

Before moving forward, let’s have a look at some tips regarding how to slice cheese.

How to slice cheese?

Get a block of cheese and lay it on the cutting board. Get a sharp cheese slicer that slices cheese without causing the cheese to stick to it. If you have a sharp knife, try it with care, because it may cut your finger. While slicing, push the cheese forward. Repeat the process until your needs is fulfilled. The rest amount can be wrapped to be kept in the refrigerator.

How to keep the slices from sticking?

Before slicing your cheese get the below mentioned things ready.

-    Cheese slicer
-    A tray
-    Cheese paper
-    A container
-    A scissor

The first and foremost thing is to check its expiry date. Separate each slice on the tray or a plate. Count, how many slices you have and cut cheese paper into square size to cover each slice according to your count. Now, take a dry container and place the slices in it. You may write the expiration date on the paper and keep them in the fridge for future use.

If you find that your cheese is molding, you should use plastic gloves to handle them, wrap them tightly, and put a few drops of apple cider vinegar. Using a high quality slicer is also important to keep the cheese fresh. At the Elitechefcollection.com, you will find a cheese slicer made of food grade steel. Here you can also find a range of other tools like, stainless steel apple corer, potato masher and garlic press.

Friday 12 February 2016

Mashed Sweet Potato: A Healthy Recipe for Your Family

Sweet potatoes are rich in vitamin A, vitamin C, calcium, fiber and potassium. This kind of potato is called as a nutritional powerhouse, because they are good for everyone. They are more closely related to white potato and cassava. They taste sweet as their starches turn into sugar after they get matured. Due to their sweetness, children love to eat, even elders consider the as a great food. If you have a bowlful of mashed sweet potato, it will add flavor to your dinner table. You can also serve this recipe to your guests.

How to prepare mashed sweet potato recipe:

Ingredients and tools:

-    Sweet potatoes
-    Butter
-    Vanilla extract
-    Cinnamon
-    Nutmeg
-    Half-and-half
-    Sauce pan
-    Vegetable scrubber
-    Stainless steel potato masher
-    A bowl
-    A spoon

Process:

Scrub and wash the potatoes to remove dirt and per-heat the oven to 350 degree F. Bake the potatoes for one hour. After one hour, take them out and keep them for fifteen minutes. Now, peel and keep them in a bowl. Use your sauce pan to heat the half-and-half until bubbles form around.

Now, it’s time to mash the potatoes and the chunks should be visible.

The final process:

After mashing the potatoes, add another 50% of the half-and-half including butter and start mashing again until it is nearly smooth enough. Now, you should add the rest of the half-and-half and mix it using your spoon until it is thoroughly mixed. Now, you should stir the mixture in the vanilla extract. Finally, arrange the mixture in a serving plate and sprinkle cinnamon or nutmeg, but they are not compulsory.

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