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One of the most frequent questions among those who consider buying a cocotte or casserole is "What size cocotte or casserole to choose?". It is hard for us to choose, because we want a pot for everything: for everyday use and for the most special days, to make creams and to make roasts... Given all these disparate approaches, what size is the right one?

We have long experience advising on this subject, so we leave you a guide to correctly choose the size of the cocotte.

Loved and hated in equal parts, garlic is the ideal partner to add to butter for a flavorful dressing that will take your breath away. Preparing a delicious garlic butter is as simple as it is grateful for its result. You will see that it is made almost without mess and in a flash you will have turned a good butter into a special ingredient, which will raise the category of your dishes and give you much joy. To you and your guests!

Do you know that you can make your roasts in the usual way, baked or grilled, but finish it with a sublime glaze that makes all the difference? This brown sugar glaze will make all the difference!

I really, really, really encourage you to try it out!

Cooking chestnuts, not roasting them, is one of the easiest things you can do if you plan to cook chestnuts and the result is delicious. I fondly remember how at home, when I was little, at dessert time on autumn Sundays, two trays were brought to the table: one with fire-roasted chestnuts, and the other with cooked chestnuts. The truth is that it was difficult to decide which ones were richer. They always disappeared!

I bring you a basic kitchen, roasted garlic, an essential preparation both to enjoy them as is and to increase the flavor and result of any dish in which you use it. Here you will find how to make roasted garlic, how to use it in your recipes, and also ideas to take advantage of the wonderful oil flavored with roasted garlic that results from preserving roasted garlic in oil.

I love caramelizing nuts. Caramelizing is such an absolutely simple, quick and clean process. I think that many people either do not know how easy it is or do not keep in mind the infinity of uses that can be given to them. So today I remind you 𝐂Ó𝐌𝐎 𝐇𝐀𝐂𝐄𝐑 𝐍𝐔𝐄𝐂𝐄𝐒 𝐂𝐀𝐑𝐀𝐌𝐄𝐋𝐈𝐙𝐀𝐃𝐀𝐒:

Artichokes are one of my favorite vegetables and, if I have to choose which way to prepare them I like the most, without a doubt I prefer candied artichokes in olive oil. Confit artichokes is a process in which we cook the artichokes submerged in olive oil, at low temperature and for a long time.

We are often asked the question of why in the store we practically only have griddles, grills and iron grills. That is why we have made this complete guide to find out why it is important to use an iron grill if what we really want is to GRILL, since there is no color in the results of using grills, pans and iron grills when grilling, versus doing it in a nonstick skillet or grill. You will also see tips to be able to choose between the different types of irons that exist.

The dehydrator is useful for much more than making dehydrated fruit chips for a snack or dehydrating onions, garlic, mushrooms and aromatic plants to always have them ready for your stews. With this recipe for dehydrated banana and cocoa crepes I hope to shed light on the possibilities offered by the air dehydrator, and of course I hope that with them you will enjoy some of the healthiest, most energetic and tasty breakfasts.

If you haven't heard of brown butter, a world will open up to you today. Brown butter , also called noisette butter, hazelnut butter or brown butter, is the ingredient that works wonders in any recipe, whether it's baking or savory recipes, and it's super easy to make. the brown butter level up any recipe you make with it (There's a reason some people call it "liquid gold"!).

I bring you the advice to make beaten and seasoned olives, in brine, from the hand of someone who was responsible for caring for a farm with 80 olive trees for 50 years. He has explained it so well that you will be encouraged to prepare homemade marinated olives without hesitation.

Since we are about to enter autumn, I thought it would be nice to talk about some secrets and ideas that help me a lot to create a perfect autumn table.