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Reheat the French Fries
Advice, Cooking

Reheat the French Fries

Reheat the French Fries. French fries represent "street food" Junk Food for excellence, everyone loves them, young and old. Every time I prepare them I exaggerate and there are many left over. I am for non-waste, so I often have to heat them later.

How do you heat French fries in your home? Almost everyone will answer to use the microwave or oven at home. Let's see together what seems to be the best solution.

Reheat the French Fries

Use of the microwave oven: I've tried dozens and dozens of times, but always with bad results. Irremediably they become soggy and if you overdo it with time, they harden on the outside.

An alternative could be to put them in the previously heated oven, but there is a great risk of drying them too much on the outside, losing their tasty crunchiness.

Reheat the French Fries
Reheat the French Fries

Reheat the French Fries

Like it or not, the best solution is always to fry them again for a few minutes. Seeing is believing.

It is definitely the right choice, seed oil in a large pan and after bringing the oil to temperature, pour in the chips to be heated. You will see that the seed oil will bring back the lost crunchiness to our chips as if by magic.

Reheat the French Fries

This fantastic solution can be used for all fried foods, even cutlets to reheat the next day.

There is a method of preserving french fries? unfortunately no, Dear friends, it is always advisable to dry them well with absorbent paper from excessive frying oil, but there is no way to preserve its fragrance.

This is why I always suggest to prepare only the necessary quantity.

Reheat the French Fries

We have also reached the greetings today, before doing it, I would like to remind you of some of the useful links that you can find here on my website entirely dedicated to pizza.

All information on the Practical Courses of Pizzaiolo that we regularly carry out here at our school. Follow this link.

For those who do not have the time or resources necessary to personally attend our practical course, I remember that an excellent one is available here on my site Pizzaiolo Online Course that you can follow directly from your home, maybe sitting comfortably on the sofa. Just download it to your PC or mobile phone and ready to go.

If you remain 5 minutes available, visit my youtube channel, you will find hundreds of video pizza recipes available.

 

See you soon

Silvio Cicchi

How To Prepare Pesto
Advice, Herbs, Ingredients

How To Prepare Pesto

How To Prepare Pesto. After the tomato pasta, is the pasta al pesto the second most used sauce in the world, each country has its variations and additions of ingredients. It represents the real Made in Italy.

Although when we say pesto, almost everyone thinks that we are talking about the classic Genoese sauce made with basil, Pine nuts, garlic, parmesan, pecorino, extra virgin olive oil and a pinch of salt, this is not always the case.

How To Prepare Pesto

Indeed, pesto is a technique, not a recipe. A marble mortar and a wooden pestle and… everything makes pesto. Vegetables, herbs, nights, ricotta, dried tomatoes and so on.

Those who do not have a mortar can use a modern blender, being careful not to let the ingredients overheat. Creamy and very quick to prepare, ready in 10 minutes.

How To Prepare Pesto

There are many variations, I will mention only a few:

Rocket pesto: Rocket salad, pecorino, nights, fresh ricotta and extra virgin olive oil.

Sicilian pesto: Tomatoes, ricotta, Pine nuts, basil and extra virgin olive oil.

Avocado pesto: is nothing more than a revisited version of guacamole, with cashews, mint, chili pepper.

Zucchini pesto, of beets, of black cabbage, of green beans, of spinach.

I often prepare one with the leftover vegetables that I find in the refrigerator.

How To Prepare Pesto

In our School pizzaioli joined our practical course to become a pizza chef, Mr. Leo from Argentina. In his area they prepare pesto but with a variation: In place of pine nuts impossible to find, they use nuts. Even so great.

You got hungry? You just have to prepare a good pesto with the ingredients you have in the pantry. Before moving on to greetings, as usual, I remind you of some useful links that you can find here on my site.

Here you can download my latest book which is called: NOT ONLY PIZZA, just follow this link.

Here you will find instead over 300 pizza recipes freely available, add it to your favorite sites, it will surely be useful next time you prepare pizza at home.

Visit my youtube channel, hundreds of pizza video recipes are available.

 

Appointment in a few days for more news about pizza.

Ciao

Silvio Cicchi

 

How To Make Natural Food Colors
Advice, preparation

How To Make Natural Food Colors

How To Make Natural Food Colors. It has happened to everyone at least once in their life to want to give an artistic touch with color to our foods, but if the choice falls to make use of artificial colors we immediately gave up.

Just look at the labels and immediately we realize that they contain a large number of chemical additives which I don't think are very good for our health.

How To Make Natural Food Colors

Just look around to understand that we are surrounded by colors that nature itself makes available to us, with what surrounds us it is possible to easily create healthy natural dyes.

How To Make Natural Food Colors
How To Make Natural Food Colors

Natural Food Colors

Let's see together how to create natural colors in our home in a simple way:

ROSA: Beets, Red Cabbage + Lemon

ROSSO: Tomatoes, Strawberries or Cranberries, Red Cabbage, Blueberries + Vinegar

ORANGE: Curcuma or Curry, Carrots

YELLOW: Saffron, Peppers

VERDE: Spinach, Kiwi, Mint syrup

BLU: Blueberries, Red Cabbage + Bicarbonate

VIOLA: Blackberries or Berries

BROWN: Cacao, Chocolate, Soluble coffee

NERO: Charcoal

WHITE: Coconut flour, Grated Parmesan cheese, White chocolate

Prepare Food Coloring

Easy no? On our site entirely dedicated to pizza you will find many curiosities like this as well as more than 300 pizza recipes available at this link.

If you are real pizza lovers, I remind you that here on our site there is a great "Of Pizzaiolo Online Course”, you can follow it comfortably seated from the sofa of your home, just download it on your mobile or on your PC. Follow this link.

How To Prepare Dyes

If you want to become a professional Pizzaioli instead, sign up for one of our practical courses at our pizza school. You will find all information at this link.

For those who have not yet done so, I remember that it is possible to download my latest book which is called: NOT ONLY PIZZA, Lots of recipes and photos of classics of Italian cuisine. For more information click this link.

Before saying goodbye, I wanted to remind you to take a look at my youtube channel, there you will find hundreds of video pizza recipes, subscribe, you will be inspired next weekend when you make pizza at home.

 

Ciao

Silvio Cicchi

 

Pizza With Sausage Tomato Mozzarella and Tomatoes
Actuality, Advice

Pizza Cooking Temperature

Pizza Cooking Temperature. In the many years that I have been doing this job, friends and followers of our site entirely dedicated to pizza, they ask me so many questions, but there is one that is certainly at the top of the ranking: At what temperature should I set the oven to cook the pizza?

This question has no standard answer, because it depends on the type of oven we are going to use to cook our beloved pizza.

Pizza Cooking Temperature

Wood-fired oven? Static or ventilated electric oven? Gas oven? The home oven or a professional pizza / bakery oven?

As you can see the question regarding the temperature, sometimes it can be misleading. Unlike bread that cooks at a low temperature, around 190 degrees and takes just under half an hour, the pizza should be cooked at a higher temperature to prevent it from drying out too much by remaining in the oven for a long time.

At What Temperature

So let's try to solve once and for all which is the right temperature for each type of oven.

home baking. Unfortunately the home oven does not reach high temperatures, most of this type of oven reaches the maximum temperature of 250 degrees, so it's not very good for the classic plate pizza, but you can overcome this problem by putting it to the maximum and preparing the classic pan, maybe only with tomatoes and adding the ingredients and mozzarella only in the last few 5 minutes of cooking.

Cooking Temperature of the Pizza

The convection oven is not suitable for cooking a quality pizza, it may dry out and still remain moist inside, let's say that with a setting of 300 degrees, an acceptable product is obtained.

The professional ovens in electric or gas pizzeria, are set around 320/330 degrees, while the wood-burning oven can also reach i 400 degrees for the Neapolitan pizza version.

Pizza cooking at what temperature

For pizza lovers I remember that here on our site there is a fantastic Online Pizzaiolo Course that you can follow from the comfort of your home sofa. To find out more, follow this link.

For lovers of the classics of Italian recipes, I suggest reading my recipe collection which is called: Not just pizza - What all pizzerias should have on their menu, it is a collection of classics of Italian cuisine ranging from panzerotti to supplì that you will find in this link.

I'll meet you in a few days for other news regarding the world of pizza.

Ciao

Silvio Cicchi

 

Microwave pizza
Actuality, Advice, Cooking

Microwave pizza

Microwave pizza. The pizza with the microwave It can not be done. We are talking about pizza, take a good look at the title of this post. Despite the technology offered by some models of microwave ovens, see "Crisp", the product obtained is unfortunately very far from a pizza.

Certainly if you don't own a pizza oven, try making it in a pan, and, a non-stick pan with an airtight lid. The product obtained will certainly be better than that obtained in the microwave.

Microwave Pizza Not Worth It

If the pizza is often prepared at home, I wonder why you don't buy this type of oven:


 

Making Pizza with the Microwave

Here another type of oven:

 

Perfect Microwave Pizza

These ovens that are great for the home, reach temperatures of 400 degrees and you can also prepare a perfect pizza in your home 3 minutes.

I'll finish today by reminding you of some important links that you can find here on our site:

For all pizza lovers who want to learn this fantastic art, I remember that in our school of pizza makers professional practical courses are available weekly. You will find all the information about our courses at this link.

For all those who do not have the necessary resources to come to our school and attend a professional practical course, I remember that on our site there is a fantastic "Pizzaiolo Online Course”That you can follow from the comfort of your home by simply downloading it to your PC or Mobile. You will find all the information at this link.

I conclude by reminding everyone that it is already possible to download my latest book which is called: NOT ONLY PIZZA - What should have all the pizzerias in your menu. A fantastic collection of old and new recipes that are monuments of Italian cuisine. Follow this link.

Finally, I remind you to visit my youtube channel, you will find hundreds of video recipes for pizza. subscribe.

 

Appointment in a few days for more news on the fantastic world of pizza.

Ciao

Silvio Cicchi

A great oven for cooking pizza at home
Advice, Cooking

A great oven for cooking pizza at home

A great oven for cooking pizza at home. Every time we prepare pizza at home we notice that our kitchen oven is not suitable for cooking pizza.

The pizza must be cooked in a very short time, maybe 4 the 5 minutes would be the perfect time for cooking, to prevent it from drying out.

A great oven for cooking pizza at home
A great oven for cooking pizza at home

A great oven for cooking pizza at home

Technology in recent years has come to our aid, in shopping centers and on shop online we often see machines like this. But have you ever wondered if they are suitable for pizza?

A great oven for cooking pizza at home
A great oven for cooking pizza at home

Cook Pizza at Home

And, they are absolutely perfect. They turn out a soft and crunchy product just like that of a wood oven. They arrive at a temperature of approx 400 degrees. Your pizza will be ready in 4 minutes.

A very good oven

If you don't find them in the mall near your home, you can always order them on amazon:

An excellent oven for cooking pizza

If you want to improve your pizza preparation instead, I suggest you to enroll in one of our professional practical courses that take place weekly in our pizza chef school. You will find all the information here.

If you no longer have the resources or precious time to come to our school, I remind you that here on our site a fantastic "Pizzaiolo Online Course" is available for everyone, which you can download to your PC or mobile phone and follow it comfortably seated from the sofa of your home in your spare time. All information on our Online Course will be found at this link.

One last thing before saying goodbye that will surely be useful: my latest book called is already available for download: NOT ONLY PIZZA - What should have all the pizzerias in your menu. Follow this download link.

Follow or subscribe to our youtube channel, there are over 300 pizza recipes, all prepared by the pizza chef students who weekly attend our courses.

 

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Silvio Cicchi

 

Eggs In The Refrigerator Or Not
Advice

Eggs In The Refrigerator Or Not

Eggs In The Refrigerator Or Not. Anyone who has taken a vacation to the United States will have noticed that eggs in supermarkets are strictly kept in the fridge. Have you ever wondered why? They are perhaps different from European eggs which are always kept out of the fridge?

The differences in how they are preserved is actually a different approach to combat the risk of infection salmonella.

Eggs In The Refrigerator Or Not
Eggs In The Refrigerator Or Not

Eggs In The Refrigerator Or Not

We are all aware that eggs are at a high risk of salmonella for consumers, the bacterium may be present on the surface of the egg and sometimes even inside as a result of contamination with the infected feces of laying hens.

In the USA, eggs are subjected to a cleaning and disinfection procedure before being put on the market. This process is very effective in reducing possible surface contamination of the shell, but nothing can against any pathogens present inside the egg.

Eggs In The Refrigerator Or Not
Eggs In The Refrigerator Or Not

Why Eggs In The Refrigerator

This process causes problems with the permeability of the egg shell, and to avoid bacteria proliferation, immediate refrigeration is required.

After the egg is refrigerated, the cold chain must never be interrupted. And in Europe? On the contrary, eggs are marketed without any treatment, giving priority to good hygiene practices during the harvest.

Eggs In The Refrigerator Or Not
Eggs In The Refrigerator Or Not

Correct Eggs In The Refrigerator

In Europe we follow the logic that leaving the shell intact, contributes to reducing the risk of any pathogens entering it. That's why it is expected to be marketed at room temperature.

Not being sterile, at home it is good to put them in the fridge to keep bacteria under control. In addition, it is always advisable to keep the eggs in their sales carton at the top of the fridge shelves, here the temperature is not subject to changes, which happens frequently if we put them on the fridge door, right where we find the egg holder, it is known that by opening and closing the fridge door many times a day the temperature could vary causing humidity on the shell and therefore a proliferation of bacteria.

Eggs In The Fridge Not To Risk

Even today we arrived to greetings, but before I left you I wanted to remind you of some of the useful links that you can find here on my site:

The practical professional courses that you will find weekly in our pizza school.

The calendar of the next practical courses programming

For all those who do not have the time or resources to come personally to our school, remember that on our site there is an Excellent Online Pizza Maker Course. You will find all the information following this link.

Finally you can download my latest book is called: NOT ONLY PIZZA _ What all pizzerias should have on their menu. You'll find it here.

If you are a pizza lover, I invite you to visit my Youtube channel, you will find hundreds of video recipes for pizza, all prepared by the students who attend our pizza chef courses.

 

See you soon

Silvio Cicchi

 

 

How to Clean the Kitchen Stainless Steel
Advice

How to Clean the Kitchen Stainless Steel

How to Clean the Kitchen Stainless steel. Dear friends, here's to you seven valuable tips to be kept in for people who work all day in the kitchen and is always having to hold clean all steel surfaces.

The stainless steel as well know is a highly hygienic material, easy to clean and indestructible. To keep always perfect we must take some practical steps.

How to Clean the Kitchen Stainless Steel
How to Clean the Kitchen Stainless Steel

How to Clean the Kitchen Stainless Steel

It should be cleaned immediately after use, We not expect that the dirt will stick to the surfaces. It should be washed with a sponge and a neutral liquid detergent, then be rinsed thoroughly. Avoid cleaners that contain chlorine because these will eat into the structure staining or oxidizing it permanently.

For cleaning, never use steel wool or a sharp tool.

If you look at the formation of scale deposits, treat them with white vinegar, also warm, making sure to rinse thoroughly.

How to Clean the Kitchen Stainless Steel
How to Clean the Kitchen Stainless Steel

How to Clean the Kitchen Stainless Steel

If stubborn stains from forming, I suggest you treat them with specific products for steel.

Do not rest completely on steel surfaces hot pots, may cause deformation of the product.

Do not leave under sinks or under tables steel bottles open to acid composition, can corrode the steel surfaces.

Do not leave residues of cola, lemon, tomato, wine, sale, on surfaces for long periods.

All these indications are valid for all stainless steel items such as tables, sinks, cabinets and fume hoods.

How to Clean the Kitchen Stainless Steel

I end by reminding you today some of the links that you will find available here on our site:

Our professional practical courses

300 pizza recipes

My Youtube Channel

 

If you have not already done, I remind you that it is already possible to download my latest book called: NOT ONLY PIZZA - What should have all the pizzerias in your menu. You can find it at this link.

See you soon

Silvio Cicchi

 

 

Dough gluten-free pizza: 4 ground rules
Actuality, Advice

Dough gluten-free pizza: 4 ground rules

Dough pizza without gluten: 4 ground rules. If you are gluten intolerant, but you want to eat a good pizza it is enough to pay attention to a few simple rules.

Buy the right flour. As you know there are many on the market that do not contain gluten flour:

Buckwheat, soy, Rice, chestnuts, to name a few, and each flour is suitable for a different type of processing.

Try to prepare a very hydrated dough, saw that the gluten-free flours tend to dry.

Dough gluten-free pizza: 4 ground rules
Dough gluten-free pizza: 4 ground rules

Dough gluten-free pizza: 4 ground rules

long leavening: The flour does not contain gluten does not rise as the classic one, then maybe leave overnight in a warm and humid environment.

I recommend the salt. As you know the salt inhibits the action of yeast, then the mixture should be added only at the end, pretty much when it's ready.

The pizza baking with or without gluten should be made at a high temperature, so not in our little home oven.

If you observe that the dough is not elastic, so difficult to work, try adding a boiled potato that is rich in starch, or corn starch, even if in this way you will get results, I suggest to test "of xantara" rubber that you can buy on amazon.

If even this solution you will get good results, I suggest you enroll and attend one of our Practical courses to become a pizza maker in our school of Italian pizza.

See you soon

Silvio Cicchi

 

Cooking Courses In Our School
Advice

Cooking Courses In Our School

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Cooking Courses In Our School. cooking classes have already begun in our school Also this year. The season began in Portugal. The course includes homemade pasta and 5 types of sauces to accompany our dishes. The course is distributed 5 days and includes a mix of absolutely delicious flavors. The proposals provide gnocchi, risotto, tagliatelle, ravioli and many other types of pasta including being able to choose and delicious sauces that range from simple to more complex tomato sauce Bolognese sauce.

Cooking Courses In Our School
Cooking Courses In Our School

Cooking Courses In Our School

The novelties are lots, among many things we will learn to prepare the original "Arancini di Riso" with different fillings ranging from traditional sauce with ricotta and spinach filling.

Our courses are individual and are available every week.

Cooking Courses In Our School

 

For more information please contact me at my email.

Our school also organizes cooking classes on request directly in your restaurant anywhere in the world it is.

Cooking Courses In Our School

Our school of Pizza

The calendar of upcoming courses in programming

Fantastic course pizza maker Online

E’ already possible to download my latest book is called: Not only pizza: What should have all the pizzerias in your menu. Get it here.

Visit My YouTube Channel

 

See you soon

Silvio Cicchi