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Posted by: smash415 Feb 13 2009, 12:14 AM
what's everyone's favorite way to cook? frying, pan searing, boiling, etc.
personally i like sauteeing things. sliced mushrooms, minced garlic, salt, pepper, oregano, and parsley, in a little olive oil. mmmmm. i love mushrooms.
Posted by: kryogenix Feb 13 2009, 12:14 AM
smoking
Posted by: emberfly Feb 13 2009, 12:34 AM
All I've ever done was boil stuff on the stove 
Posted by: illmortal Feb 13 2009, 07:53 AM
I don't fry food instead I bake it.
Rice is pretty much the only thing I boil other than eggs. Eggs majority of the time I scramble but I'll eat them hardboiled as well.
Posted by: doughnut Feb 13 2009, 08:02 AM
fry. or boil. or just microwave it lol.
Posted by: 9001 Feb 13 2009, 12:29 PM
Grill. It's quick.
Posted by: YukkaPukka Feb 13 2009, 03:07 PM
frying.
mmmmm.
Posted by: karmakiller Feb 13 2009, 07:43 PM
I like to saute veggies, or pan fry them. Boiled veggies are just gross. I like to grill when I can. It just depends on what I am making... some cuts of meat taste better broiled and some taste better fried.
Posted by: hi-C Feb 13 2009, 09:11 PM
I love sauteeing too, as well as roasting/baking. Roasted potatoes are the best thing ever, next to mashed potatoes.
Posted by: smash415 Feb 14 2009, 12:07 AM
i agree.
Posted by: karmakiller Feb 14 2009, 12:52 AM
I'm really picky about poached meat, though. Most of the time I don't care for it. I would never cook meat in a steamer, either.
Posted by: hi-C Feb 14 2009, 01:03 AM
People poach and steam meat? Other than seafood that is. Can you imagine a poached steak? That sounds disgusting 
Posted by: karmakiller Feb 14 2009, 01:10 AM
Yeah, they do. Chicken and salmon, mainly. I don't like it 
My friend puts her fish in a steamer.
(ick, I just realized I make it sound like she's steaming her pets.)
Posted by: WarMachine Feb 14 2009, 05:17 AM
I like grilling. 
Give me a six pack of Corona, and a pack of Newports and I'll stand behind that puppy all day.
Posted by: illmortal Feb 14 2009, 10:39 AM
You mean a 18 pack of corona right? lol
Posted by: smash415 Feb 14 2009, 07:42 PM
i like poached eggs but poached meat, no thank you. i like pan searing my meat then puttin under the broiler to finish.
Posted by: karmakiller Feb 14 2009, 08:28 PM
^ YES, best way ever. When I make chicken I like to brown it a bit and then add water and let it simmer. It's the fastest way to make it.
Posted by: smash415 Feb 14 2009, 10:27 PM
its amazing what a little water and olive oil can do.
Posted by: Insurmountable Feb 14 2009, 10:31 PM
boiling is easy...and typically you don't have to watch it unless it was put up to high and it boils over.
Cleaning rice is pretty easy too, then you just have to throw it in the rice cooker/steamer.
I like what ever is easy.
Posted by: karmakiller Feb 14 2009, 11:04 PM
I like to find ways to make recipes easier. I don't have hours and hours to cook, but I'll never eat a meal from a box (or a frozen dinner). I'll make something once and then write all over the margins of my cookbooks.
I gave a couple recipes to my brother's ex, and she was clueless. She had no idea what a clove of garlic was. She would also burn frozen pizzas... no lie, she left the plastic wrap on one and the fire alarm went off and my brother's neighbor (he lives in a duplex) had to come over and turn it off because she couldn't figure it out.
Posted by: smash415 Feb 15 2009, 03:53 PM
^wow that's a little sad. have you ever heard of Dream Dinners?
Posted by: doiink Feb 15 2009, 04:05 PM
my mom
total independence ftw
Posted by: hypnotique Sep 21 2009, 12:26 AM
frying and grilling all the freaking way.
Posted by: smash Sep 22 2009, 12:33 AM
grilling is awesome. i'm wearing my chef's jacket anytime i grill, pan sear, or fry anything now 'cause i always end up smelling like fried chicken. well my shirt does anyway. it's really annoying.
Posted by: hypnotique Sep 22 2009, 05:57 PM
YES.
I do that at home when im working with heavy aromatics, I just throw on the old chef jacket and my mother looks at me like im insane
Posted by: gojira Jun 30 2010, 01:53 AM
My friend puts her fish in a steamer.
(ick, I just realized I make it sound like she's steaming her pets.)
that's how my dad makes his fish
Posted by: serotonin Jun 30 2010, 08:14 AM
Looks pretty tasty. Can't tell if those are green onions or sliced zucchini or what.
Love stirfrying shit. Love grilling.
Posted by: doughnut Sep 24 2010, 07:16 AM
Love stirfrying shit. Love grilling.
its most likely spring onions.
i love fish like that, steamed right?
Posted by: gojira Sep 24 2010, 09:02 AM
yeah. my bros and i love steamed snowfish. well, i'm pretty sure it's snowfish or whatever fish that is boneless.
it tastes so fatty :3
Posted by: gelionie Sep 25 2010, 01:05 PM
I don't have a favourite method, but my most commonly used method would be stir-fry. Works for nearly everything.