Cooking At Home
With Rastelli Direct




Cooking doesn't come natural to some as it does others. Here are some tips to help make better tasting food.



Quality Ingredients

    Cooking with quality ingredients makes all the difference.

    • Stop buying jarred spaghetti sauce and imitation fish
    • Learn to make your own specialty spaghetti sauce
    • Always buy your premium organic steaks from a trusted retailer

    Let It Rest


    Does your steak or chicken keep getting dry? Try letting it rest. Give the moisture time to re-distribute after cooking.


    •          Small filets should rest for about 10 minutes after cooking
    •          Large meats (whole turkeys) should rest for about a half an hour



    Handle With Care


    If you plan on making meatballs or cheeseburgers be gentle with the ground beef or you will lose flavors and make the meat tough.


    • Don't knead or shape meat to much
    • Mix enough to distribute seasonings evenly
    • Shape gently for the best results

    Add Sugary Sauces Last


    With grilled teriyaki chicken or burgers with honey mustard BBQ sauce, wait until the last few seconds to add the sweet sauces.


    • Sugar burn quickly
    • Gives meat a not good charred flavor

    Finish In The Oven


    Meat can brown too quickly around the edges when cooking in a pan or on the grill.


    • Finish meat off in the oven
    • Distributes heat evenly
    • Makes for a juicer meat


    Leave Space In The Pan


    When cooking meatballs, veggies or anything else always leave extra room in the pan.

    • Cook two batches if you have to
    • Crowded pans make for uneven cooked food
    • Can get steamed out and dried out

    Room Temperature


    You would be surprised how many things taste better at room temperature.


    • Leave berries out of the fridge
    • Cold air suck our moisture
    • Cheese should sit out before serving
    • Let your beer warm a little before drinking
    • Meat should also be room temperature before cooking
    • It preserves moisture and texture
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