📚 Cooking and nutrition FAQ centre

Diets

Keto diet: what to eat, what to avoid and how to start without mistakes

Keto diet works with under 20-25g net carbs per day. What to eat: meat, fish, eggs, cheese, avocado, non-starc

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Meat and fish

Juicy baked chicken: temperature, time and the resting trick

Juicy baked chicken needs 180°C, 20 minutes per 500g weight, internal temperature of 74°C and 10 minutes resti

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Soups

Authentic Andalusian gazpacho: exact proportions and perfect texture

Authentic gazpacho with 1kg ripe tomatoes, 50ml extra virgin olive oil, 1 cucumber, ¼ pepper, ½ garlic clove,

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Meat and fish

Pan-fried salmon: temperature, time and how to tell when it's done

Perfect pan-fried salmon: very hot pan, skin-side down 4 minutes without moving, flip and 2 minutes more, inte

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Nutrition

Avocado calories: per half, per 100g and the whole fruit

A medium Hass avocado (100g pulp) has 160 kcal. Per half: 80 kcal. 77% of calories are monounsaturated fat — t

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Drinks

How to make a green smoothie that doesn't taste bitter

Green smoothie too bitter? Use baby spinach instead of kale, add ½ ripe banana and 200ml coconut water. Exact

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Desserts

Fluffy sponge cake: why it rises, why it sinks and how to prevent it

A fluffy sponge cake needs room-temperature ingredients, not opening the oven before 2/3 of the baking time, a

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Cooking techniques

Juicy Spanish omelette (tortilla de patatas): the low heat secret

Juicy Spanish omelette needs low-medium heat throughout, room-temperature eggs, well-drained potato and 3 minu

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Nutrition

How much protein do I need per day? By weight and goal

Daily protein: 0.8g/kg for sedentary people, 1.6-2.2g/kg for active people, up to 2.4g/kg in a calorie deficit

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Air fryer

Air fryer chips: the soaking trick for restaurant-level crunch

Crispy air fryer chips: cut 1cm batons, soak 30 min in cold water, dry thoroughly, 1 tbsp oil, 200°C for 20 mi

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