This week we introduced the kids to stoneware and the benefits of cooking and using it. Anytime you use stoneware you will cook your food evenly and faster because the stone distributes the heat evenly. We microwaved our chicken in a covered stoneware pot. The chicken was done in 15 minutes, it cooked evenly and even released natural juices.
They used a new kitchen tool called salad choppers. This tool allows you to cut more then just salad. It allows you to make salsa, eggs salad, tuna salad and many other items all in one bowl. This tool has micro-serrated edges. They were able to shred the chicken we used for the buffalo chicken potstickers into finely shredded chicken.
We also explained to the kids to heat their pan first and then add their olive oil to the pan. Why does this matter? Because at the smoke-point the oil starts to give off gaseous fumes, its flavor deteriorates and nutrients are diminished. It's not that it's so terrible to use an oil over it's "smoke point", its just that you're no longer getting the qualities of the oil that you likely chose it for in the first place.
Many of the kids were against using green onions and onion powder in the recipes. We told them, they are flavor enhancers and that they wouldn't be able to taste them. Voila...we were right!
Here is a picture of the homemade ranch and chicken buffalo potstickers. These would make great appetizers for Super Bowl Sunday!
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