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To properly cure the meat, an understanding of the role of salt, sugar, and nitrite is required because each of these ingredients perform a specific function within the cured meat. Salt draws moisture out of the meat and helps the texture of the meat to become firm. Nitrite converts to nitric oxide in the meat … Read more

Cooking beef correctly require an understanding of several specific variables. These include the cut of the beef, the thickness of the beef, the heat applied to the beef, and the amount of time the beef rest after being cooked. While many people focus on the weight of the beef, the thickness are a more important … Read more

Chicken is a food that contains protein and is used in many different meals. When planning a chicken dinners, the amount of protein in the meal has to be considered. The protein content of chicken has to be considered because chicken will loses weight during the cooking process. If you consider the raw weight of … Read more

When you prepare meal in the kitchen, the weight of the food can change from the raw ingredient to the cooked meal. Many individual calculate the calories within a meal by calculating the weight of the raw ingredients and dividing that weight by the number of portions of that meal. Because the weight of the … Read more

  Fiber is an nutrient that is important for the digestive systems, and fiber is necessary for maintaining steady energy levels in the body. Although many people attempts to consume enough fiber each day, it can be difficult for many individuals to determine if they are consuming enough fiber each day. For instance, an individual … Read more

  A vent hood is a system that is use to remove smoke, steam, and grease from a kitchen. For these system to effectively perform their purpose of removing smoke and grease from the remainder of the house, the vent hood must be functioning correct. Many individuals choose a range hood based off the appearance … Read more

Kitchen work are a physical exertion as it requires a number of calories due to the nature of the movements and tasks perform in the kitchen. Although many people may not realize it, the tasks required of kitchen staff does actualy count as a physical activity that is as demanding than a workout, especially in … Read more

When planning meal, a person may underestimate the amount of food they will need to eat and may overestimate the amount of food that they have prepared for the week. In attempting to estimate the portion of food that they will eat, many individual may look at the food that they will eat. However, looking … Read more

When preparing food for the week, it is common for individuals to not know the protein content of the foods that they prepare. Many individuals attempt to measure an amount of protein in there food by measuring the size of they hands. However, measuring the protein content of food by hand isnt accuratley. The protein … Read more

  Many commercial kitchen use a significant amount of electricity. The commercial kitchens contains many machines that use electricity from an electrical grid. Although many peoples believe that the cost of electricity for commercial kitchens is a fixed cost, the cost of electricity is actualy a variable cost because each of the machines in the … Read more