Tag: cooking skills
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How Texture Changes When Food Cools (And Why It Matters More Than You Think)
Most people think food texture is fixed. You cook something, it’s soft or it’s crunchy, and that’s that. But texture isn’t static. It’s alive. It changes with temperature, time, moisture loss, and even how a food was cooked in the first place. If you’ve ever reheated leftovers and thought this isn’t the same food, you’ve…
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Pregelled Breads: A Key Technique for Safer Eating with Dysphagia
Bread is one of the most common comfort foods in the world, but it’s also one of the trickiest for people with swallowing or chewing difficulties. On its own, bread tends to crumble, stick, or form dry lumps that can be unsafe. That’s where the pregelled bread technique comes in. Pregelling transforms bread into a…