Baking Articles, Blogs And HowTo

There are many people who do not know the difference between baking soda/baking powder – do you know their difference? The difference arises because both of these have similar functions and are added to products  before they are cooked. Both baking soda... -

Vegetables are still not popular as baked items because most of us do not know how to bake them in the right way– If you know how to bake squash you will be amazed by its new taste. Squash can be baked or cooked in many ways but honey baked squash... -

The festive season (be it Christmas, New Year etc) is a harbinger of goodies, home-made, bought, gifted etc. And when you bake your pastry or croissant, you definitely want your delicious bake to last for a few days, with the freshness and shape, which you... -

All foods whether baked, cooked or fried are rated better when sealed with the goodness of health. In today’s fast-paced life, lifestyles are evolving to come out with health-oriented measures in all aspects from cooking to eating to working-out, and so to... -

Baking pans are available in many varieties based on the purpose for which they are used. These pans vary not only in their size and shape but also in terms of the material with which they are made. Here is a quick glimpse of the various materials used in the... -

Are you considering starting a bakery business? Then, the first thing is to make a list of what baking equipment you want for it. Here are a few Tips To Buy Baking Equipment depending on manufacturer, model, type and price that prevent you from... -

Here is a list of the essential baking equipments for a household kitchen. If your new passion is baking and think your kitchen is not well equipped for your requirements, don’t worry. Read on and you can make a list of baking equipment... -

  The holidays are definitely a great time for baking. For all those who have baked their own cakes and yummy batches of cookies , you know how fun baking can be! However, for those of you who have wanted to do your own... -

Many traditional recipes for dishes that are American and native use a baking stone which was a thick stone on which corn was spread. Setting this over low fire brought the hot tortillas ready and out!   There is a simple way to use baking stone for... -

Do you want to be successful every time you bake something? The useful baking tips and secrets are out! Here are the top 10 baking tips that will make you a baking expert.                 ... -

Have you ever tasted a pressure cooker cake? It tastes as amazing as an oven baked cake; the only difference is that you have to prepare a pressure cooker to bake cake instead of an oven. The pressure cooker creates pressure and heat from the... -

Many times I have asked this question to myself and others – should you bake or buy breads ? There are so many positive reasons for baking the bread at home, instead of buying the bread from outside, that I got overwhelmed to practically bake bread to... -

  Baking Soda is a natural compound and does not harm you, your family and the environment around. It is a very useful chemical free compound with a wide spectrum of uses and if you want to know What Are The Many Uses Of Baking Soda , apart from being... -

Do you want a highly appreciated baked frozen chicken wing recipe ? You can serve baked frozen chicken wing as a yummy main dish or as an appetizer. The goodness of chicken makes it a healthy treat. Not trying out how to bake a frozen chicken wing ... -

With Christmas and New Year just around the corner, you might have quite a lot of baking to do. Here are a few holiday baking tips to help you get through them.   It is always best to plan out what you want to bake, how much you want to... -

It is a new beginning and cookies have to be made to celebrate the New Year spirit. The holiday season demands plenty of them in the oven and to make it more simpler as well as help you cope with this increased demand, here are a few tips that would help you... -

What Are The Advantages Of Eating Baked Potatoes ? – This topic may interest all of you because over the years potatoes have become an indispensible vegetable in our household kitchen. Baked potato is often treated as an elegant side dish with many broad... -

We all cook eggplant but mostly use it along with other vegetables. Eggplant has a distinct flavor and taste of its own but you won’t realize it until you learn how to bake eggplant. Baking eggplant is a separate recipe itself in which all the essential... -

Martha Stewart's New Baking Show to Go on Air says the news reports.   Martha Stewart is not new to the television but indeed her baking show is going to make a splash.  In January 2011 it was announced that Martha Stewart’s new baking show titled... -

Do you want a highly appreciated baked frozen chicken recipe? You can serve baked frozen chicken as a yummy main dish. The goodness of chicken makes it a healthy treat. Not trying out how to bake a frozen chicken after reading about it is one of... -

Pumpkins make wonderful recipes and can be used in many ways.  Ever since I learnt how to bake pumpkin, I do not cook pumpkin in any other way. This is the easiest and the most convenient way of cooking pumpkin – giving it a wonderful taste and aroma. This... -

  We will tell you how to heat a honey baked ham . Honey baked ham is amongst the most tender hams that is available in the market. The best part about this ham is that it is seasoned perfectly. All types of ham are cooked prior to their being sold.... -

  We are going to tell you about the long tradition of German Baking .  All of us might have savored cheesecakes, marzipans, stollen, and cream cakes without realizing that they are industrious imports of German baking.   We... -

Baking cookies during holidays are fun and what can be better than Christmas cookies?   Cookies are an absolute must for the festival and baking them with family can be truly enjoyable. Kids too, enjoy making the dough and cutting them out in... -

Lasagna, one of the most popular Italian recipes in the world, can be easily made at home without much hassle.  Read on for steps and tips on how to bake lasagna ...                   ... -

While setting up your bakery business, you must have some idea about the best commercial baking equipment suppliers . It is very essential to buy best quality baking equipment for your bakery, so that it will last longer and work efficiently. If you... -

Move away from the traditional method of grilling ribs and try to bake BBQ ribs . Let me tell you how to bake BBQ ribs so that you can enjoy a different taste of oven baked ribs. You can easily bake BBQ ribs in your oven; it’s pretty easy and... -

If you are not much of a cook and you want to know how to bake a cake from scratch , you have landed in the right place.  Baking a cake from scratch  is a simple task which anyone can do.This baking technique is simple so much so that it will require... -

These are few tips on how to b ake yam   of this variety will boost the health factor of this vegetable. Yam here means the elephant yam. Many African and Asian nations include elephant yam in their cooking. Read on to... -

How about I tell you now, what are the most famous 5 baked chicken dishes. And what if I were to give you these famous baked chicken dishes recipe also? Since long now, I have been writing and giving just about all the tips on how microwave cooking is... -

  Exchanging gifts are a part of Christmas tradition and giving out baked delicacies during the festive season surpasses all other gifts. But, how do you decide on the best Christmas baking gifts to give this season? The... -

Baking tips for holiday season are something that concern us much. Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year – with the holiday season in general just round the corner, baking becomes an important activity. Cakes, pastries, cookies, soufflés – a perfectly... -

Pork chop is the cut of the meat which is perpendicular to the spine of the pig and contains the rib or part of vertebra. One of the best things about the pork chops is that they can be cooked just about the way you want to. To enjoy the taste, you need to... -

If you think that to learn how to bake a sweet potato , you need to go to a culinary expert, pause for a while and rethink. Nothing can be as simpler as baking a sweet potato . Here is a quick snapshot of the process of baking a perfect dish of sweet... -

In my family, holiday baking and giving has been a traditional thing and it was a big pleasure for my mother to get ready for her big project on holiday baking. Like my mother, I also take pleasure to maintain this tradition and try to remember those ... -

Baked chicken are always the healthy siblings of fried chicken but what if you could bake crispy skinless chicken at home? So, if you are wondering what this variety of chicken is all about and how to bake crispy skinless chicken, we have all the best answers... -

In this blog, I am going to share with you how to eat baked milk . But, before I tell you how to eat baked milk, I should tell you what exactly is baked milk and how is it prepared. Baked milk is typical boiled milk, which is traditionally consumed in... -

Looking for a perfect recipe that can be a great complement to any meal or be a meal in itself? Why not learn  how to bake a potato ? The soft, delicious goodness of potatoes within, covered by the golden brown, crispy, nutrient-laden potato skins – what... -

Baking mahi mahi is the best method of cooking this delicious fish. If you know how to bake mahi mahi , then you have mastered the ultimate art of making this Hawaiian fish already. Mahi mahi is a “surface-swelling ray-finned fish” commonly found... -

From cupcakes, to bread and cookies baked treats are relished by one and all. Be it Thanksgiving Day, Halloween celebration, Christmas party or any other occasion, baked treats have always been in. Buttery croissants,... -

Baking can be fun and immensely stress relieving for many. Indulge in this passion to eat delcious and lovely cakes. Baking is a technique that improves with practice and experience. So, let us get baking...     Steps to Bake... -

There is nothing tastier and more tempting than a well baked chicken. If you have never baked chicken or just never got it right and was wondering how to bake chicken then you have come to the right place. I have been baking chicken all my married... -

Christmas is just round the corner and you must be thinking about gift ideas for your near and dear ones – why don’t you try Christmas baking gifts? Top 5 Christmas baking gifts can add a personalized touch and make your friends feel really special.... -

Holidays can be brightened up by baking a batch of Sunday cookies and  there is  nothing better  if you can manage to do it quickly. Baking cookies involve more than just knowing the recipe, there are other important details that can make the... -

Scrubbing is not my favorite chore nor is it my husbands or kids especially when it is the matter of removing baked food form pots and pans. It is a task that I often loathe to start on and I had no idea how to go about scratching out burnt cheese and... -

5 years back when I was desperate to lose weight I read a lot on low fat foods and diets. This was when I learnt how to bake fish and found that  it is one of those rare recipes which every dietician recommends. If you are on a strict diet but simply cannot... -

Wondering how to bake tofu ? Try this simple recipe out. Easy to make, delicious to eat, this dish of baked recipe will never let you down.               Ingredients: To bake tofu , you... -

Chicken Legs..I clearly remember fighting with my brothers for the best baked chicken legs! They make for a yummy treat and trust me, it will only do you good if you learn how to bake chicken legs. Some yummy baked chicken legs can get your whole... -

"   How To Bake Ribs ?" This is the question you are struggling to find the answer since many days..?                     Here is the solution of your problem.. ... -

Do you want to add some additional flavor to your daily diet? Baking a ribeye steak is very fulfilling. Ribeye steak is the cut of the beef which comes from the rib section. Ribeye steak is considered to be the most expensive cut... -

Baked Salmon is my favorite of all baked fish dishes as this fish preparation has a very delicate and not too fishy, flavor and a wonderful texture that makes it irresistible. You haven’t tried it at home because you don’t know how to bake salmon? ... -

Do you feel is there too much to learn when it comes to bake cake? You feel frustrated when you do not know the exact way to prepare a cake tin before baking? Well it frustrates me too. But do you know preparing a cake tin before baking is actually very... -

Passover can be a challenge for even the most adept bakers. Hence, making  cookies for the occasion can seem quite daunting as you cannot use flour, pure vanilla, or even yeast. Nevertheless, Passover cookies occupy a permanent place in the... -

When you want your baking process to be grease free and non-sticky, and well with less of messing around (dripping fat and scrubbing it later), baking paper spreads wide its utility in kitchen services. Let’s see, as to what the “written word” is about... -

Y ou want to make your Mexican spread look more appealing by adding a taco salad served in baked tortilla bowls but you just don’t know how to bake a tortilla bowl! I found myself in this situation a few days ago and a simple call to my mom told me... -

If “ How to Bake Meringue ” is the question that is bothering you, then there’s a good news for you – and that is, the secret of this great traditional dish is now unraveled. These light-weighted delicacies are nothing but stiff peaks of lightly... -

Celebrate this Christmas by incorporating top 10 Christmas baking ideas dished out by the food experts at iFOOD. Minced Pies : As we all know that the Christmas will be a sweet affair for the most part, at... -

“A fish should swim thrice: in water, in sauce, and in wine” - and they swim best when baked in an oven to perfection, basted with wine and glazes. One of the most popular fishes that are commonly baked is Catfish and learning how to bake catfish ... -

Those of you who love baking would definitely do wonders if you have your own home baking area. Here, you can dish out some of your best baked goods.  Generally people tend to use the kitchen counter or the island in the kitchen as their baking... -

I was having a party to watch the last round of the football playoffs and wanted to serve some chips and salsa.  I had some salsa tortilla chips (thanks to Steve The Tortilla Guy) and I couldn't think of anything better to make chips out of - They... -

While baking cakes and confectionaries we often think how to reduce sugar from the baked food. Reducing sugar from baked food is not that easy because inadequate sugar hampers baking process. To bring down amount of sugar we certainly cannot compromise... -

There are numerous benefits of eating baked potatoes. And in my view there are very few people who would not prefer potatoes, especially eating baked potatoes. You can reap the various benefits of eating baked potatoes by making it as an ingredient in other... -

Wedding cakes are symbols of the happy and prosperous life that the newlywed couples have in store for their future. The ifood guide on how to bake wedding cake will help you in baking the traditional, yet attractive and delicious wedding cake. Read... -

Carrot cakes are nutritious, yet tasty desserts. Baking carrot cake is not as tough as it seems to be. Follow this ifood guide on how to bake carrot cake for making a very tasty and supreme carrot cake. Read to know more…     ... -

Baking muffin is not a hard task. Read this ifood guide on how to bake muffin to know how simple and easy the whole process is. Try it out now…                   The... -

Baking cheesecake the perfect way is an art. This ifood guide on how to bake cheesecake will help you to make a gentle cheesecake without any cracks. This guide uses graham cracker crust for preparing the cheesecake . Read on to know the simple steps... -

  Cookies made for the Chinese New Year are traditional and include pineapple tarts , peanut cookies, and fortune cookies . Pineapple tarts are rarely seen on shelves on other days and hence it stands to reason that they are specially made... -

Just thinking about the salty addictive taste of yummy crispy bacon leaves my mouth watering. There are plenty of ways to make your bacon but the healthiest way is to bake the bacon in an oven. The best thing about oven baked bacon is that you... -

If you are tired of the same old chicken recipes or of the recurring failures of making dried baked chicken recipes, then all you need to do is, learn how to bake chicken thighs. Though it might sound like a mammoth, complicated task, in reality, it’s quite... -

When I was learning how to bake tilapia, the first thing I was told was - related to all those things which I had to buy. Yes, the list is a bit too long but when you taste the baked fish, you will realize that every ingredient is necessary for baking... -

Brie cheese is delicious and appetizing when baked. It serves well over outings or picnic lunches. It is easy and quick to make. It can be baked with or without seasonings. Knowing how to bake brie cheese acts is an onus skill that can prove useful in time. ... -

Let’s make it happening here at ifood. Let us all get together and GET COOKING!!!. A theme based cooking event is what I would like to host here and look forward to enthusiastic participation from all of you to get our fun place “ifood.tv” Rocking!! ... -

Butternut squash is a sweet winter squash. It yellow skin with an orange coloured pulp with a small round cave inside with fibres and seeds. It is rich in vitamin A, vitamin C, magnesium, manganese, potassium and dietary fibre. It is popular in Mexican and... -

Acorn squash is a variety of squash available in winter similar to appearance with acorn in its shape. It is found in colours including dark green, yellow and white. The colour of the flesh inside ranges from deep yellow to orange. It is highly nutritious and... -

An ideal Clam Bake is done on a beach by digging a huge hole in the sand and needs participation from a lot of people. The Clam Bake tradition goes back to the Native American civilizations who thought the Colonials this process of steaming food like... -

Do you want to impress you near and dear ones with a tastefully home-baked ice cream cake ? Then, you are the right place. Ifood offers you a chance to learn how to bake ice cream cake . Read on to know more about baking ice cream cake.   -

If you do not know how to bake black forest cake at home, then you ought to read this blog. This ifood guide on baking black forest cake is easy to understand and follow. Read on…               ... -

Gingerbread cake’s popularity as a Christmas dessert has grown so much that it has become synonymous with Christmas. However, how many of you actually know how to bake gingerbread cake? Try this ifood guide on baking gingerbread cake to make the... -

Fruitcake is a traditional, mouthwatering holiday dessert which is adored by everyone. Baking fruitcake is not a mountainous task. Follow this ifood guide on how to bake fruitcake to enjoy the cherishing experience.       ... -

Pound cake is a marvelous dessert which is a picnic favorite. Ifood offers you the complete guide on how to bake pound cake . This buttery, rich cake with a delectable golden brown crust is prepared with 1 pound each from four basic ingredients – cake... -

Birthdays are fun-filled moments for kids as well as adults. Knowing how to bake birthday cake will makes these moments special and unforgettable. Here is a comprehensive guide on baking birthday cake, which is sure to help you in making a birthday cake... -

If your stock of baking soda is sitting idle in your kitchen’s pantry then probably you need to know  the lesser known uses of baking soda . Baking soda is an inexpensive yet versatile substance that has many uses other than just baking. Baking... -

Know how to bake ham and make a delicious dinner anytime guests drop in at home! Baking ham is a wonderful way to prepare a sumptuous meal for your family – it is easy, sumptuous and hassle free.             ... -

  Are you a busy person who just never got the chance to learn the basics of cooking; especially when it comes the question of how to bake corned beef? This article is dedicated to them who likes baked corned beef but does not know how to... -

How to bake using a paper-bag? Baking and brown paper?! Yea, you have heard it right, brown paper bags not only make good wrappers, but they can be used for cooking food too. The brown paper bag helps to retain the heat and moisture content of the food.... -

Quiche, though a classic French dish, the name is of German origin, which means cake. An oven baked dish, which can be modified with different fillings to suit the breakfast, lunch, or dinner menu. Read on these easy steps of how to bake Quiche and try the... -

  Baking is all about accurate measurements and following the formula precisely for best results. Measure the various baking ingredients exactly as in the given recipe to get the perfect baked product. Bakers are sticklers for rules and if one... -

All of you know that butter cakes are versatile desserts. Do you know how to bake butter cake the perfect way? If you do not know, then follow this ifood guide on baking butter cake. A straightforward process, this guide ensures to offer you the perfect... -

Many of you adore chocolate cake, but how many of you actually know how to bake chocolate cake . This time-tested guide on baking chocolate cake from ifood will now help you to bake a chocolate cake at home. You can follow this guide to make the best... -

Baking sponge cake is now simpler. Read the ifood comprehensive guide on how to bake sponge cake to make this versatile cake as and when desired.                        ... -

It is believed that the Red velvet cake was baked for the first time at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, Manhattan. Baking red velvet cake is a very interesting art. Read the ifood guide on how to bake red velvet cake to know more…     ... -

  Kids have a keen desire to try out their baking skills during holidays. The tips we provide on  Christmas baking for kids will not only involve your kids in the baking process, but will also help you get your holiday baking done! You can... -

This is one recipe that is quick and easy. It takes just two hours for you to bake butterfly pork chops.                     What You Need 12 pork chops 2... -

  You should have a scientific approach towards baking besides incorporating cooking techniques. Especially it needs careful measuring, so always measure wet ingredients and dry ingredients with the correct utensils. Most of... -

Frying a steak or grilling it are some of the common methods that we all know of, but have you ever tried to bake a steak ? If not, it’s time you try this simple method of making a delicious, yet wholesome meal for your family and see the joy that it... -

Bread..yummy bread. I just love bread...I thought to learn how to bake bread at home so that i can enjoy the taste anytime i feel the urge to eat bread. It is much easier than we think. Bread is considered to be the staple food... -

Wondering how to bake a whole chicken just the way you find them in restaurants? Try this simple baked whole chicken recipe out. It will never fail to delight you or your family.             Ingredients: ... -

Baking for Christmas   involves all those foods which are loved by kids and is enjoyed by them during holidays. Christmas baking mostly involves sweet cookies, cakes and breads which sets the mood  for celebrations and holidays. Here are some ideas which... -

There is nothing like the smell of freshly baked biscuits wafting through your home. Those of you who are avid bakers will know how invigorating the delicious smell of baking cookies is and for those who have never experienced it, read on! ... -