The meat.
Beef
- Bacon-Wrapped Filet
- Broiled Steak
- Corned Beef
- Corning Beef
- Grilled Steak
- Ground Beef
- Hamburgers
- Meatballs
- Pan Fried Kobe Beef
- Pan Fried Ribeye
- Roast Beef
- Roast Sirloin Tip
- Slow Roast Beef
- Steak
- Stroganoff
- T-bone Steak
Pork
- Baked Ham
- Brining Pork
- Broiled Pork Chops
- Pan-fried Bacon
- Pork Chops
- Roast Pork
- Roast Pork Tenderloin
Chicken
- Baked Chicken Legs
- Chicken Noodle Soup
- Chicken Stock
- Coconut Chicken Curry
- Hot Chicken Wings
- Pan-fried Chicken
- Pan-fried Chicken Thighs
- Roast Chicken
Fish
Lamb
Turkey
Lobster
Crab
Salmon
Shrimp
Other Meat
The method.
When teaching a new cooking technique, it's best to keep the flavors simple and true to the featured ingredient. Complex flavors are just that—complex. The best meat I have ever eaten was slow cooked over a grill with salt and lemon. That single experience forever changed the way I cook.
I stopped trying so hard to create flavors. Instead, I began to enunciate the flavors already present by using simple complementary ingredients, with the occasional contrasting flavors thrown in. In doing this the flavors became stronger, purer, and more distinct.
These articles are entirely devoted to teaching you what you need to know in order to cook meat simply and well, and they include information about the tools, steps, ingredients, and precautions associated with the cooking of each meat. There are also tips, tricks, and variations to give you more options with each article.
This website is not designed to be an online recipe database. Recipes are wonderful guides to be used to replicate the success of others. But they don't teach you how to cook. Recipes are kind of like driving directions. No matter how well they are written, if you don't know how to drive a car, what good are they?
The greatest thing about cooking is that it encourages creativity and diversity. With this in mind, I encourage you to try new things and experiment with the ideas I have set before you. These articles represent my opinion and my way of cooking. How do you cook? Please feel free to email me any questions, stories, or comments. I am always ready to talk about food.
The man.
Nils Hoyum
While Nils attended university he worked as a cook at Concordia Language Villages. He has worked with many talented chefs from around the world. He eventually found himself in Argentina studying food and wine when he realized he wanted more for himself--to cook great food and then to write about it.