Cooking Technique
Cooking without oil, if you want to
Some people avoid added oil for medical or personal reasons. It is entirely possible and it requires different techniques rather than the same techniques without oil.
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Every Plant-Based Nutrition Guide article tagged technique — 8 pieces across 2 sections.
Meal Building
Soups and stews that carry a week
A pot of something is the most efficient cooking there is, and the difference between a good one and a watery one is a small number of techniques.
Cooking Technique
Roasting vegetables so they are worth eating
Roasting is the technique that converts vegetable sceptics, and most people do three things wrong.
Meal Building
Dressings and sauces: the components that make a meal
A bowl of grains, beans and vegetables is dull without a sauce and excellent with one. Learn four and you will never eat a boring plate.
Cooking Technique
Grains: cooking them properly and why the ratios differ
Most grain cooking failures come from treating them all like rice, when they behave quite differently.
Cooking Technique
Greens, and how to stop overcooking them
The reason most people dislike cooked greens is that they have only eaten them boiled to grey. The techniques are simple and the difference is enormous.
Cooking Technique
Tofu: pressing, freezing and the reasons it fails
Most people who say they dislike tofu have eaten it prepared badly, which is nearly always a moisture problem.
Cooking Technique
Cooking dried beans properly
Dried legumes are the cheapest good food available and most people cook them badly, which is why they think they prefer the tin.