Is Cooking The Way To Your Loved Ones Heart?

Cookware may not be seen as the most conventional romantic gift, but it could be the way to your loved ones heart.

Unlike diamonds, cars or flowers, food means something to everyone.  Everybody eats and everyone has a favourite food, so cookware could be the perfect gift to take your love life to the next level.

The top food aphrodisiacs are supposedly chocolate, oysters and red wine.  But good old home cooking could be just the ticket. 

Why not try cooking up a nice warming stew in a cast iron casserole and letting it simmer for a couple of hours?  Light some candles dim the lights and let the warm smell fill your home with its tasty aroma.

Or if you fancy a less cosy evening, bake a tasty pizza on a pizza stone.  You can place the stone at the table to keep the pizza warm while you enjoy a leisurely dinner and chat.

You could go for the works and create the perfect table setting for the perfect evening, below is some inspiration.

Visit www.procook.co.uk and see their range of romantic cookware for yourself.

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Go Clean, Go Green, You Know What I Mean

The 10^th to 16^th February is Go Green Week and cookware brand, ProCook have got some top tips to help you get the best from your cookware.

We are always being told what we should eat, how we should eat it and how it should be cooked, to be the healthiest it can be.

But how can you be sure you are getting the best out of your cookware to help you maximise green efficiency?

Below are 5 top tips to help you save the planet:

1.      Choose cookware, utensils and knives that will last a lifetime and don’t have to be thrown away with stuck on casserole.  Go for cast iron or stainless steel.  Although it is an investment at the start, it will last for generations.

2.      Gas v Electric –Gas is a fossil fuel, but it can be argued that electricity is generated from coal burning power plants.  So which is better?  The answer is Electric.With electricity, the most efficient stoves are those that use induction elements, which transfer electromagnetic energy directly to the pan, leaving the cook-top itself relatively cool and using less than half the energy of standard coil elements.

3.      Make the best use of the oven as possible.  Many ovens, these days, heat up rapidly so you don’t need to leave them running as long.  This means you can put food in right away, then turn the oven off five or ten minutes early and let dishes finish cooking in the residual heat.  It also pays to cook more than one thing in the oven at the same time.

4.      Make it yourself.  There is no point in buying frozen food and wasting the energy it takes to freeze and then reheat it.  It is much better to buy and cook fresh, and then you will know exactly what is in it.

5.      Buy and cook in bulk.  Buying in bulk means less packaging and less cooking time as well as financial savings.  Just make sure you can eat/store it all.

There are lots more ways you can achieve a greener kitchen, please feel free to make more suggestions via twitter @ProCookUK.

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A Cafetiere: A Coffee Lover’s Best Friend

There is nothing like the first coffee of the day. The steamy aroma that slowly fills the kitchen; the warm cup in your hands; and that first rich sip, bringing you back to life. However a few issues will divide coffee lovers, for example, the preparation of the drink. Everyone has their own way of making the perfect cup of coffee: from fancy coffee makers, to a spoonful of instant in a cup, to fragrant grounds boiled in Pans. But for purists, there is no match for the classic cafetiere.

The cafetiere or ‘French press’, comes in all shapes, sizes and colours, but normally features a glass body so you can see what you’re doing. This is the key to making the perfect cup of coffee.

Perfect coffee is a combination of heat, scent, colour and of course taste. However the main element which will decide your taste is down to the bean you choose – freshly roasted ground beans will give a fuller, earthier flavour, and the fresher the bean, the stronger the taste. If you buy pre-ground coffee beans, keep them fresh by storing them in an airtight jar in the fridge.

Only you will know how strong you like your coffee to be, but as a general rule of thumb you should add one level tablespoonful of coffee for each cup you are making.Once measured out place it into your cafetiere.

Next, add your water. Contrary to popular belief, the water should NOT be boiling hot. This will burn your coffee grounds and risking you to lose out on some of the amazing flavour as a result. Instead, bring your water to the boil and let it cool for a couple of minutes. Pour it into the cafetiere quickly, so that the coffee grounds whoosh up from the bottom of the glass allowing it to infuse within the liquid. If need be, you can stir the coffee a bit to help disperse the grounds.

Now leave the coffee for a few minutes. A sort of crust will develop on the top of the glass where the grounds have settled, skim this off and discard.

Take the plunger, and very slowly press it down into the Cafetiere glass. You will be left with a translucent reddish brown liquid, warm to the touch but not boiling. The fragrance and taste of the beans should be evident from the very first sip, and you won’t burn your throat if you need to gulp it down quickly! Ahh the perfect cup of coffee.

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Look The Part At Your Next Dinner Party With Stylish Oven Dishes

ProCook is a family owned cookware retailer whom provides their customers with great quality at unbeatable prices. ProCook have a full range of oven to tableware that will completely showcase your hard earned baking.

ProCook’s oven to tableware is the easiest way to cook, especially when you have guests coming for dinner. Pop it into the oven for a hearty cooked dish, whilst you spend time with your guests. These one pot cooking dishes will make cooking and washing up a pleasure to do, with their self-basting finish and excellent heat retaining properties they are the perfect way to enjoy food. By using these dishes at the dinner party you can get all the hard work out the way before your guests arrive and then pop into the oven till you’re ready to eat.

With the wide range of colours and styles there’s something for every kitchen.  Whether you need a pan for a warming stew, or a ceramic dish to crisp the mash on your fish pie, ProCook will have it. They even have a griddle which can be used on the oven or outside on the barbecue, for the brave cooks out there.

These oven dishes will be your cooking best friend which will last a lifetime with their incredible strength and durability powers. They come in a range of colours including duck egg blue, burgundy, cream and many more.

So next time you’re planning a dinner party remember that the ProCook oven to table range will help make your party go off without a hitch. Visit ProCook.co.uk and check out the range for yourself.

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