Of course, the lid is very practical and saves energy when heated the content of the pot. But it is not always suitable. When does not belong to the pot?
With or without a lid?
Cook the broth with or without a lid? What about other meals? Is it a seemingly banal question or can you get caught in this case?
How to make an honest and excellent beef broth will show you in the following post author of the YouTube channel on cooking pregnant chef.
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Broth only without a lid
Even pregnant chef mentions that the broth does not belong to the lid. There is no science behind it. The broth should be slowly pulled. To do this, it is necessary to warm it up very slowly, not to rush, and especially to collect foam. If you had a lid on a both pot during cooking, the broth would boil more and bring foam to the sides of the pot and the bottom of the lid.
Cooking the broth without a lid is easier to achieve a cleaner broth, but of course you have to take care of the collection of foam and slow towing or gradual cooking of the soup.
For the same reason, it is not suitable to put a lid on soups that already contain, for example, finely chopped parsley or other light and fine ingredients that foam would bring the foam from the boiling soup up to the edge of the pot and the underside of the lid.
When does the lid on the pot do not belong
The use of the lid, of course, reduces energy consumption and is therefore definitely used for water heating. However, retention of steam under the shelf is not appropriate in all cases.
For example, if you fry the oxen eye, the result will be dramatically different if you use a lid. Even a short detail of the steam under the lid causes eggs to start cooking. Bílek and the yolk begin to whiten and change their consistency.
Also in the preparation of pasta Italians do not recommend using the lid. Bring the water under the lid to a boil, add salt and throw it into the boiling water of the pasta. Stir and cook without lid. Why?
Because the pasta does not stick in and at the same time cooked, you should cook them on a medium sized heat. By using a lid, you would arrest steam, but the water could easily cut out. Pasta should still be cooked intensely without the water overflowing or just slightly bubbling.
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