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Tips

Family Travel #1

A “vacation box” can be packed with inexpensive kitchen equipment so it won’t matter if you lose something but the equipment is of decent enough quality to work properly:

  • 1 dairy frypan (preferably nonstick)
  • 1 pot for pasta along with a colander
  • 1 pot for boiling eggs
  • 1 soup pot and 1 frypan for meat
  • 1 pot for cooking vegetables
  • A big salad bowl (or two)
  • Disposable cutting boards
  • A couple of decent knives
  • A ladle, tongs, measuring equipment
  • A few mixing bowls, spoons and spatulas
  • A grater, vegetable peeler and cheese slicer
  • New sponge and scrubbies

HEALTHIER GRILLING #6

Don’t grill over direct heat. Place food around the hot coals, not directly over them.

HEALTHIER GRILLING #5

You can precook meat or poultry in the oven ahead of time, and then complete the last-minute cooking on the grill. This helps save time.

HEALTHIER GRILLING #4

Ground beef needs to be cooked until it reaches an internal temperature of 160°. Cook chicken to an internal temperature of 165° throughout. Large cuts of meat, such as steak, should be cooked from 145° (medium-rare) to 160° (medium). Check the internal temperature by inserting a meat thermometer into the thickest part of the meat or poultry.