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Cooking is the process of preparing food by applying heat. Cooks select and combine ingredients using a wide range of tools and methods. In the process, the flavor, texture, appearance, and chemical properties of the ingredients can change. Cooking techniques and ingredients vary widely across the world, reflecting unique environmental, economic, and cultural traditions. Cooks themselves also vary widely in skill and training. Preparing food with heat or fire is an activity unique to human beings, and some scientists believe the advent of cooking played an important role in human evolution. Most anthropologists believe that cooking fires first developed around 250,000 years ago. The development of agriculture and trade across civilizations offered cooks many new ingredients. New inventions and technologies, such as pottery for holding and boiling water, expanded cooking techniques. Some modern cooks apply advanced scientific techniques to food preparation. Ingredients in cookingMost ingredients in cooking are derived from living things. Vegetables, fruits, grains and nuts come from plants, while meat, eggs, and dairy products come from animals. Mushrooms and the yeast used in baking are kinds of fungi. Cooks also utilize water and minerals such as salt. Cooks can also use wine, an alcohol-based liquid from the fermentation of juices of grapes or other fruits. Naturally-occurring ingredients contain various amounts of molecules called proteins, carbohydrates and fats. They also contain water and minerals. Cooking involves a manipulation of the chemical properties of these molecules. From Wikipedia under the
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Q. I don't know how to cook, nobody has ever taught me. I usually avoid watching the cooking channel because it makes me hungry and eat, but could it teach me how to cook if I keep watching all the shows? Also I a watching Essence of Emeril but there's no live audience - why did they change it?? He used to serve the food to audience members. Asked by Think about it - Fri Sep 11 13:29:43 2009 - - 11 Answers - 0 Comments A. Bless your sweet heart. We'll have you cooking in no time at all. ``` First...go to your grocery store early one the morning and ask the manager or a clerk to walk you through the store and show you were every thing is located. Visit often and get to know your store. Tell them that you are learning to cook. ``` 1. Check out the sealed PRE-COOKED meats such as beef tips, roast with gravy, pork roast, chicken, baked ham, pork chops, meatloaf. Just pop into your microwave; directions are on the packages. You will find these packages in the cold section (not the freezer). Ask a clerk to help you find these. Use for your meat with a side dish or two of vegetables, rice, beans, or potatoes which can all be found on shelves or in the… [cont.] Answered by Joanne A. - Fri Sep 11 14:49:26 2009 From Yahoo Answer Search: "Cooking" [ A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z ]
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