Cooking & Baking Tips: Healthy Fats, Grain Prep & Substitutes

Mastering the kitchen involves understanding healthy fat profiles, variety-specific grain preparation, and safe food handling techniques.

Freshly baked tomato and mozzarella pizza

How to Heat a Pizza in a Convection Toaster Oven

A convection feature on your toaster oven speeds up the cooking time. This is done via a fan that circulates the hot air around the oven. By moving the air around, you get even heat dispersal and avoid cold spots. Many toaster ovens have two settings; bake or convection bake.

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Woman lifting a tray of potato wedges into oven

How to Cook Potato Wedges in a Convection Oven

Baking potato wedges is a healthier alternative than frying them in oil. You have two choices when making the wedges: white or sweet potatoes. Regardless of which potato you select, baking the wedges will keep them crispy on the outside and soft in the middle.

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Kosher Salt

How to Substitute Kosher Salt for Sea Salt in Baking

Salt is a mineral composite of sodium and chloride. According to a report from the Massachusetts Department of Health and Human Services, the only difference in different types of salt is the size of the grain and how they are processed.

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Cassava plantation Northeast of Thailand

How to Cook Cassava Leaf

Although initially the cassava plant, or yuca, was native to South America, today farms grow this shrub throughout the world, particularly in Africa. Different sections of yuca work as food sources for humans and livestock, and can also be made into commercial products, such as glue or rubber.

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