Potluck Poetry

Potluck Poetry about what else? Whatever food topic you might find interesting or useful

Meat Cooking Times

Beef is good at 130
Chicken must be warmer, though,
Add thirty units to that dish
And shoot for 145 for fish.

Brining

Brine what cackles and what gobbles
If you would deflect the squabbles
When your family wonders why
All the fowl you cook is dry.

On Overcooking Beef

Would you like to gnaw on straps?
A saddle or a boot perhaps?
Don't overcook it if you care
So serve your beef up pink and rare.

Begin at Room Temp

When you want to cook a roast
That's succulent, not dry as toast
And cooked beyond a hope or cure
Start it at room temperature.

Exception to Room Temp

Start your beef at room temp when
You want it perfect pink within
But if your beef is very thin
Then start it cold or frozen then.

Beef Cooking Tips

Cook tough meat wet, and tender, dry.
Well-marbled means a tender buy
But if flavor's what you're looking for
Then buy the cheapest in the store.

What Makes Beef Beautifully Browned?

Maillard reactions make beef brown
And yummy caramel tastes abound
No acids should be near the meat
However, you will need some "sweet."

*Tip 1: The meat should be slathered some butter or oil mixed with something that has sugar in it - i.e., perhaps BBQ sauce or even a little corn syrup. Anything acidic will prevent that beautiful caramelized color.

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Hollandaise and Bearnaise

Balsamic and Dijon Vinaigrettes

Basting

Recipe to baste a bird?
Here's the greatest one we heard:
Corn syrup, butter, consommé
Will brown it beautifully, they say.

Slow Cook Tough Cuts

Connective tissue tells you why
A cut is fibrous, tough, and dry
To melt the collagen, cook slow
And cook it up to 160.

Invest in an Instant Read Thermometer

Here's a good barometer
To cook a tasty meal
Get a good thermometer
To make the dish ideal.

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