How do I choose a casserole dish?

Table of Contents:

1. How do I choose a casserole dish?
2. How do you make mac and cheese sauce from scratch?
3. What can I use if I don't have a pan lid?
4. Can you use aluminum foil as a lid?
5. Can you steam without a lid?
6. Do you cover the pan when frying?
7. Can you fry food with a lid?
8. Can you cover oil while cooking?

How do I choose a casserole dish?

Consider size and shape. Before buying a casserole consider the best size for what you want to cook. Round casseroles are great for stews and soups, but oval pans are better for pot-roasts and cooking whole legs of lamb or pieces of pork. Also consider the size, as generally the larger it is the better.

How do you make mac and cheese sauce from scratch?

Melt butter in a saucepan over medium heat; stir in flour, salt, and pepper until smooth, about 5 minutes. Slowly pour milk into butter-flour mixture while continuously stirring until mixture is smooth and bubbling, about 5 minutes. Add Cheddar cheese to milk mixture and stir until cheese is melted, 2 to 4 minutes.

What can I use if I don't have a pan lid?

Need to cover a pot or pan but can't find the lid? Use a baking sheet or cookie pan (the “lid of choice” in most restaurant kitchens).

Can you use aluminum foil as a lid?

Yes. Foil will be fine but it's hard to make it quite as "air-tight" as you might want for some things. ... I've used foil as a replacement lid for different things before, and it works just fine in a pinch.

Can you steam without a lid?

Steam travels in one direction: away from the heat source. This means that, while the food closest to the liquid might get cooked even without a lid, the top surface of the food will remain cold and uncooked.

Do you cover the pan when frying?

All foods give off some steam when cooking, so it's important to leave the lid off the pan during frying so the steam evaporates rather than collecting on the lid and dripping back into the hot oil.

Can you fry food with a lid?

You can definitely use a lid instead of a splatter screen to minimize grease splatter when browning/shallow frying food, but you would have to keep it propped up to allow the steam to escape.

Can you cover oil while cooking?

The cook should always remain in the kitchen whenever food is on the stovetop. Always having an eye on it will help prevent dangerous oil fires. A lid should be kept next to the stovetop on which the meal is being cooked. In the event of a fire, placing the lid over the pan can suffocate the flames.