Does It Really Matter If My Stovetop Is the Right Temperature?
Generally, when one follows a recipe that requires stovetop cooking, the recipe will include a directive regarding how hot (or not so hot) the stovetop should be. This can lead to some confusion about exactly what these terms mean, or, more often than not, might be disregarded because the recipe follower doesn’t think it matters.
I’m Danielle, an avid cook and recipe developer, and I’m here to tell you that it matters very much!
In fact, it can be the difference between a perfectly delicious, full of flavor, umami-packed steak and a bitter, sadly dried out piece of meat.
The good news is, though, that once you understand the difference between all these terms and why they matter, you’ll instantly up your food game for almost no effort! I mean, you may have to adjust the fire or temperature of your stovetop, but that’s literally all I’m going to ask you to do today!
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