To make powdered sugar, blend 1 cup (200 g) of granulated sugar with 1 tablespoon (8 g) of cornstarch until it becomes a soft, fluffy powder, which yields roughly 1 3/4 to 2 cups. It works well in buttercream, cream cheese frosting, and glazes as long as you blend it fine and sift out any leftover crystals.
Cooking Times
Substitutes
Kitchen Tools
Food sticks to stainless steel when the pan is too cool, the food is cold or wet, or you move it too soon. Preheat 2 to 3 minutes and wait for it to release.
Baking sheets pop and twist because hot spots expand faster than the rest of the metal. Thicker, rimmed pans, even loading, and slow cooling stop most warping.
Most air fryers heat up in 2 to 3 minutes, so you can usually skip preheating and add a minute to the cook time. Steak, breaded foods and pastry need it.
Techniques
Measurements & ConversionsA large egg weighs about 50 grams out of the shell, with roughly 35 g of white and 14 g of yolk. To use half an egg, whisk it and weigh out about 25 grams.
Picking Produce
Fresh fish smells mild and clean, has clear eyes, red gills and flesh that springs back, and sits on a thick bed of ice. Fillets show no dark or dry edges.
Pick ripe peaches by creamy gold background color, a sweet smell and a slight give at the stem. Skip green fruit; ripen firm ones in a paper bag 3 to 4 days.
Quick Bites
Food Storage
