Home Cook Basics
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Hey I'm Bob, Learn how to cook. Learn the skills, techniques and recipes that you need to be a successful home cook. We cover creating flavors and how flavor actually works to create incredible food so you are not stuck with just using recipes.
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Recipes from Home Cook Basics
Home Cook BasicsThe Ultimate Spaghetti and Meatballs
Spaghetti with oven-finished browned meatballs simmered in a tomato sauce built from pan drippings, onions, garlic, tomato paste, tomato sauce, and crushed tomatoes.
Home Cook BasicsPerfect Oven-Baked Chicken (Bone-In, Skin-On)
Cut-up chicken pieces are lightly coated with olive oil, seasoned (e.g., lemon pepper), arranged skin-side up on a rack in a roasting pan, and baked at 350°F until 165°F near the bone for juicy meat and crispy skin.
Home Cook BasicsJuiciest Pan-Seared Chicken (Home Cook Basics)
Thin-sliced chicken breast pan-seared in hot oil until browned, cooked to 165°F, then rested for juiciness.
Home Cook BasicsPerfect, Fluffy White Rice (2:1 Method)
Basic stovetop method for fluffy white rice using a 2:1 water-to-rice ratio, rinsing to reduce starch and stickiness.
Techniques from Home Cook Basics
All techniquesExpect bake times to vary by oven and monitor as you cook
Use suggested time as a starting point, but monitor because every oven cooks differently.
Use browning as a cue to start checking temperature (not as the only doneness test)
When the skin is getting very brown, you’re likely close—start checking with a thermometer.
Cook chicken to 165°F to ensure it’s safely done
Use an instant-read thermometer and aim for 165°F internal temperature to confirm chicken is fully cooked.
Check doneness near the bone for bone-in chicken
For bone-in chicken, measure internal temperature close to the bone because it cooks slower there.
Space chicken pieces apart so they roast instead of steam
Leave room between pieces on the pan to avoid trapping moisture and steaming the chicken.
Bake chicken skin-side up to crisp the skin
Orient chicken pieces skin-side up so the skin browns and crisps in the oven.
Prevent cross-contamination with a “raw hand / clean hand” workflow
Designate one hand for touching raw chicken and keep the other hand clean for handling tools and containers.
Avoid over-salting when using salty seasonings on already-salted chicken
If you pre-salt chicken, check whether your seasoning blend contains salt so you don’t double-salt.
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