Cooking Tips & Advice

Fish Handling, Safety & Storage

Date: 2014/05/19
"I appreciate the information on storing fish. When we go fishing and bring home fresh fish I always wonder what the best way to store it is and for how long can I store it. This article was very informative."

Types of Fish

Date: 2014/05/06
"Imsscott, you may be technically right but in our part of the country many of us refer to walleyes as walleye pike. I don't know what the restaurants do with the name and substitutions but if you mention walleye pikes around here no one would think anything of it. Anyway, I enjoyed the information on this page. I love to fish and am always interested in information on any type of fish."

How to Deep-Fry A Whole Turkey

Date: 2014/04/24
"I just got a new turkey deep-fryer and wasn't sure where to start. This article was just what I needed. It gives step-by-step instructions that are easy to follow. Now I am anxious to try it out . . . maybe this next weekend!"

Lamb Cooking Times

Date: 2013/12/16
"My wife told me if I wanted lamb that I would have to figure out how to cook it. So I bought a leg of lamb and used this chart for cooking times & temps. This page also had some links to information about preparing the lamb that were very helpful."

Roasting Beef

Date: 2013/12/05
"Good article. I got some great tips for cooking a beef roast. I am anxious to try them because it seems like our roasts are always dry."

How to Make Stuffing

Date: 2013/11/22
Comment: I like the info on stuffing a pork chop. I love pork chops so it looks interesting to stuff them. It doesn't look too hard so I will have to give it a try.

Turkey Rotisserie Grilling

Date: 2013/11/18
"Great information. I have a rotisserie attachment for my grill but haven't used it yet. It would be fun to try a turkey on it for Thanksgiving. I might try it this year."

Roasting a Turkey - Turkey Cooking Times

Date: 2013/11/08
Comment: Good information but I was looking for information on deep-frying a turkey. We might attempt it while tailgating this weekend. Does anyone know if this site or any other has information on how to deep-fry a turkey?

Turkey Cooking Times

Date: 2013/10/31
"We were going to try grilling a small turkey this weekend but had no idea how long to cook it. Thanks for the turkey grilling times. That at least gives us an idea of how long it will need to cook."

Beef Cooking Times

Date: 2013/10/28
"We oven broiled some steaks because it was too cold to grill. We had never broiled steaks so we used this chart for reference. They came out pretty good. Mine was maybe just a touch too done but my wife's was just how she likes it."

Chicken Cooking Times

Date: 2013/08/26
"We were grilling beer can chicken this last weekend but had no idea how long to leave it on the grill. I found this chart when searching online and used 18 minutes per lb. as indicated for a whole chicken. Perfect!!! It turned out great!"