How to make a foam in the kitchen?
Pour the milk and cream into a saucepan, add the butter in pieces. Heat until the butter is melted. Blend with an immersion blender to emulsify and adjust the seasoning. Clear and reserve.
How to avoid having foam when making jam?
When the jam begins to boil, a kind of foam full of impurities forms on the surface. For the jam to keep its clarity, remove it with a slotted spoon several times until it no longer forms.”
How to skim while cooking?
To skim your jam, nothing really rocket science. All you need is a slotted spoon and remove the upper part of the preparation, where the foam has formed. It is important to carry out the skimming at the end of the cooking of the jam and not at the beginning or gradually.
What is jam foam?
If it is important to skim the jams it is because the impurities contained in the preparation will rise to the surface under the effect of the heat and gather together in what is called “the foam”.
Why put lemon juice in jam?
Lemon juice preserves the color of fruits by preventing their oxidation when they are cut. It emphasizes the flavor of the fruit. It accelerates jam setting by acting on pectin. A must for jam!
Why foam during cooking?
the broth is skimmed to obtain a limpid liquid, either to serve it hot, or so that it takes on a translucent jelly. degreasing is another operation. if the broth contains a lot of bones and meat, it will make a lot of foam, which is greyish and not always appetizing if there is plenty of it.
Why put butter in strawberry jam?
To avoid skimming the jam during cooking, this step is not necessary for small quantities (one jar). You can also skip this step by adding a knob of butter (about 10 g) to your jam at the end of cooking. The scum will then subside on its own.
How to remove the scum?
Sometimes abundant, and often not very easy to remove. I found on the net a few years ago a trick that allows you to remove the foam: add a small piece of butter at the end of cooking. And yes! Very simple and it works!
How to skim meat?
Start by blanching the meats for a few minutes.
Once the water is boiling again, remove the meat with tongs and discard the water full of foam.
Why remove the foam when making jam?
If anything can mold your jams, it will surely be in the scum. So if you don’t skim your jam, it won’t look pretty at all and it’s less likely to keep well.
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