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Over the decades, the Joy of Cooking has shared hundreds of useful tips and techniques for successful meal preparation and a safe, well-equipped kitchen. If you have a cooking or kitchen secret, tip or trick you are willing to share with us, please send it along, and we'll consider it for inclusion in the Joy Kitchen Tips and Techniques file.
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From Cooking Methods Tips
Grilling
• If using charcoal-fired equipment, do so with adequate ventilation, where the carbon monoxide fumes can be carried off completely.
From Stain Removal Tips
Coffee and tea
• Stretch the stained material over a bowl, and be very careful not to scald yourself.
From Kitchenware Tips
Slow Cookers
• Never allow the food to stand for longer than 2 hours before the cooking element is turned on or after it is turned off.
From Cooking Tips
Slow Cooker Meals
• Most low settings cook food at just under a boil, high settings, at just above.
From Kitchenware Tips
Pressure Cookers
• Never fill a pressure cooker with more food than two-thirds to three-quarters full, depending on your model.