Is it a Cooking Fact?

Who doesn't like to talk about food? I haven't met anyone like that yet. With all this food talk sometimes falsities get thrown into the mix and here the record is about to be set straight. When navigating the world of food it is important to be able to differentiate what is true and what is false in order to be able to prepare the best possible dishes in the best possible way.

1. Searing Meat Removes its Juice

True, this process dehydrates the meat, you’re literally pushing the juices out. Therefore, if you like your meat juicy this may not be the best way to prepare your meat to serve.

2. Using Vinegar and Water Helps Peel Eggs

False, vinegar is not what helps you peel eggs, it is the water! Letting the temperature of your eggs cool in the water before peeling is what makes it easier.

3. Marinating Meat Promotes Tenderness

Somewhat true, it depends on what you are using to marinate your meat. Generally speaking, marinating meat helps keep flavor and moisture in although most ingredients used to marinate remain surface level and do not go into the deepest parts of the meat you are preparing.

4. The Older the Egg the Better the Boil

False, older eggs may peel better than newer ones but when it comes to boiling them it doesn’t actually make a difference which egg is older.

5. You Must Remove Chicken Skin

False, you don’t have to remove chicken skin before preparing your chicken to cook but whether or not you choose to remove it depends on how healthy you want your dish to be. The skin definitely contains a little extra oil and fat so it all depends on your personal preferences.

6. Before Cooking Always Season

Somewhat true, it all depends on what you are making and what your preferences are. Often times seasoning is time-sensitive but whether or not your season before or after something is cooked depends on the dish. There is no one rule of when to do it.

7. Mash Potatoes Made with Boiling Whole Potatoes are Better

Somewhat true, it’s definitely an easier process to do it this way but it’s not necessarily better than doing it another way. The flavor and texture wouldn’t change as a result of how you boil your potatoes to make this dish.

8. Use Potatoes In a Dish You’ve Over Salted

False, potatoes can assist in dishes that may be too liquidy as they absorb moisture but they have nothing to do with absorbing salt. You may be able to salvage over-salted meals by simply adding the other ingredients to balance them out.

9. If you Cook Food it Lowers its Nutritional Value

Somewhat true, most nutrients will remain unaffected by the heat from cooking and sometimes even help you eat is more easily but any time you change a food’s state their nutritional value does change slightly, it doesn’t necessarily mean that its a bad thing though.

What did you already know to be false?  Are you ready to start cooking now that you know how to separate your fact from your fiction?