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There are a few things you need to know if you are considering cooking with skewers. Try to buy twisted or other shaped skewers when they are metal, the food will stay on.

Do you cook with fresh basil? Take a bunch of the basil and set it in a glass. Then cover the stems of the basil with water. This will help to keep it from going bad for quite a few days. With some care, you may even be able to encourage the basil to grow roots. You should also trim the basil once in a while so it grows even more.

Apples are very popular in cooking in fall and winter, but the spoilage rate is high if they are not stored correctly. Apples keep best when they are stored in a cool location where there is plenty of air circulation. One bad apple will quickly ruin the other apples.

A lot of people cook with apples during fall and winter, but they will spoil rather quickly if you don't store them correctly. Dry warm air rots apples, so keep them cool in a basement or loosely wrapped in the fridge. Check them frequently, since if one apple goes bad, the rest will quickly follow.

 [http://www.plus.friendite.com/blogs/184833/248679/cooking-secrets-that-will-turn-y Anyone Can Cook With These Wonderful Cooking Tips] Have you ever had a hard time figuring out the grilling time of your meat? A meat thermometer, digital if possible, is always a great idea. This way you can ensure that the inside of the meat is also cooking well. If the meat you're grilling is more than 1.5 inches thick, think about keeping the lid of the grill closed to shorten the cooking time.

 [http://www.kiwibox.com/birdkarate1/blog/entry/108308301/cooking-secrets-that-will-turn-you-into-a-master-chef/?pPage=0 Cooking Advice For Anyone Who Loves Food] When recipes call for wooden skewers, make sure to soak them for half an hour at least before you use them. Being soaked in the water prevents them from getting burned when exposed to the cooking heat. Instead of cooking food on a single skewer, opt for two parallel skewers. This prevents the ingredients from sliding off into the fire.

By doing this, you can have fresh fruit all year! This also gives you access to seasonal fruits that might otherwise not be available at the time you want them.

You can make dried tomatoes yourself. Cut Romas tomatoes in lengthwise halves, or slice ripe regular tomatoes into half inch slices for drying. Put the sliced tomatoes onto a cooling rack, and lightly salt the cut-side. Put a cookie sheet underneath the cooling rack and then set the pair in an oven heated to 190 degrees. Leave for as many as ten hours. You can store your dried tomatoes in your freezer. Another option is to place the tomatoes in a jar and cover them with fresh herbs and olive oil. Refrigerate and use within 2 weeks.

As previously mentioned, all good cooks have a few secret tips and tricks up their sleeves. For some people it comes quite naturally, for other people, however, it takes a lot of studying and hard work. After reading this article, you should be on your way to becoming a great cook.