09-11-2004, 12:53 PM
Depending on what you want to cook, try the following cooking methods:
Dry Roasting - High heat, sealed in the oven
Grilled - under the salamander, natural juices
Steaming - For fish, vegetables, etc
Poaching - again for fish, vegetables and some meat dishes
Personally if you have the time, create something that you'd like to eat (eg roast fillet of beef with steamed vegetables and red wine sauce) and then just poach the piece of beef - fillet preferably- in some stock etc and serve with same sauce). ie: try not to make too many differing dishes, rather some dishes with the basics that can be tweaked.
Dry Roasting - High heat, sealed in the oven
Grilled - under the salamander, natural juices
Steaming - For fish, vegetables, etc
Poaching - again for fish, vegetables and some meat dishes
Personally if you have the time, create something that you'd like to eat (eg roast fillet of beef with steamed vegetables and red wine sauce) and then just poach the piece of beef - fillet preferably- in some stock etc and serve with same sauce). ie: try not to make too many differing dishes, rather some dishes with the basics that can be tweaked.