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Meat Cooking Basics: When to Cook Hot and Fast

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  Cooking meat at high temperatures isn’t just about getting things over with. If you freeze poultry and hope to cook it at a high temperature to save time, you might end up with bland meat that no one looks forward to when eating.   The ‘Hot and Fast’ method of cooking meat needs to be looked at closely to understand when it makes sense.   Let’s look at the case of the Hot and Fast meat cooking method and all scenarios when high temperatures are applicable.   When to Cook Your Meat Hot and Fast Consider the cut. Lean or thin cuts work best with the hot and fast method. Say a cut like chicken breast or sirloin steak is low on fat. Cooking it for an extended period might dry out the natural juices.   Low temperatures work best when there’s a lot of collagen to break down. But if the cut is low on collagen, applying heat and cooking it fast to preserve the flavor makes sense. Additionally, the hot and fast method makes sense when roasting, deep-frying, pan-searing, baking, or broiling

Meat Cooking: When to Cook Low and Slow

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  Cooking meat comes with specific nuances. Say you freeze poultry and later start cooking it without considering the kind of meat you have. You can end up with a tasteless piece of meat without knowing if it should be cooked slowly or fast.   Sticking to a certain heating process is necessary. In the case of the ‘low and slow’ method, the meat is cooked at a low temperature for a long period, so it doesn’t dry out or overburn.   Here, we break down the low and slow methods of cooking meat and the cases when it makes sense to cook at a low temperature .   When To Cook Low and Slow? You might initially think that cooking at a low temperature would make sense for frozen meat, but that’s not quite true. The low and slow method helps preserve the juices inside the meat, which in turn helps maintain the meat’s original flavour.   The method is thus ideal if you're trying to BBQ or grill the meat. It wouldn’t make much sense to slow-cook meat at a low temperature in cases such as roasti

How to Professionally Cut Mutton Leg into Pieces for Curry?

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Curry, a delicious concoction of herbs and spices, made with any kind of meat and usually served with boiled rice, is a dish that is said to have originated in India but nowadays has become a staple all over the world. Not only can whip up a curry at home from scratch, but it will be far better than anything your local takeout place has to offer. When preparing curry at home, the first thing you have to do is select the right meat. Now, you can choose from a wide variety of meats, but it is better if you opt for mutton. Why mutton? You'd ask because mutton not only has a lesser cook time than beef but it is also tenderer. Other than that the aroma associated with mutton works better with gravies and curries. The next step is to choose the right cut of meat. Whether you have chosen mutton or beef, the shoulder cut is best for making curry. The shoulder cut is usually called chuck steak, although it is lean but has low external fat and a decent amount of marbling. Other than the

How is Halal Meat Prepared?

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How Is Halal Meat Prepared Like many major concerns that people have, halal meat, without a doubt, is one of them. The question of what is halal meat to the proper ways of cooking halal meat is the kind of questions not everyone can answer. Therefore, we have gathered a guide for you to help you understand different aspects of halal meat.    What Is Halal Meat?   Halal is an Arabic word meaning ‘permissible’ and follows the Islamic rules defined in the Holy book of the Muslims, “Quran.” Halal meat is achieved by slaughtering animals or poultry by killing them with a cut to the jugular vein, carotid artery, and windpipe. The animal is supposed to be alive, and before slaughtering the animal, a Shahada is recited. After this, there are different ways to prepare Halal meat and store it.  Ways To Prepare Halal Meat   There are mainly three ways to prepare halal meat .  You can either do so by keeping the kitchen clean and ensuring that nothing considered ‘haram’ or ‘forbidden’ touches t