Once cookies emerge from the oven, the next crucial step is cooling, and that's where cooling racks come into play. These wire racks elevate baked goods off the hot surface of the cookie sheet, enabling air to circulate around all sides. This circulation is vital in preventing steam from building up, which can lead to soggy bottoms, especially for delicate cookies. Proper cooling on a rack helps maintain the desired texture, allowing the cookies to set correctly while retaining their crispness.
A pellet smoker tube is a small, cylindrical device made of stainless steel, designed to hold wood pellets. When placed on the grill, it produces smoke, which adds a rich, smoky flavor to your meat, vegetables, and even seafood. The tube is especially useful for gas and charcoal grills, vehicles that typically don't produce smoke on their own.
The amino acids, sugars, and creatine in meats react at high temperatures forming heterocyclic amines(HCAs). HCAs are not found in significant amounts in foods other than meat cooked at high temperatures. The hotter the temperature and the longer the meat cooks, the more HCAs are formed. HCAs can also form on broiled and pan-fried beef, pork, fowl, and fish. In fact, National Cancer Institute researchers have identified 17 different HCAs that result from cooking “muscle meats,” HCAs that may pose human cancer risks. Studies have also shown an increased risk of colorectal, pancreatic, and breast cancers associated with high intakes of well done, fried, or barbequed meats.