What’s on the Herbs & Spices poster
Hardy — add early against Soft — add late, side by side.
- Hardy — add early: Rosemary, thyme, bay, oregano, sage
- Hardy — add early: Woody stems, tough leaves
- Hardy — add early: Survive long cooking
- Hardy — add early: Release flavour slowly
- Hardy — add early: Dried works well
- Soft — add late: Basil, parsley, coriander, dill, chives
- Soft — add late: Tender leaves
- Soft — add late: Destroyed by heat
- Soft — add late: Stir in off the heat
- Soft — add late: Dried is a poor substitute
- Whole spices bloom in hot fat at the start. Ground spices burn quickly — add them a m…
Dried herbs are about three times as strong as fresh. Use a third of the quantity when substituting.
Questions about the Herbs & Spices poster
- What’s on the Herbs & Spices poster?
- Hardy — add early against Soft — add late, side by side. Hardy — add early: Rosemary, thyme, bay, oregano, sage; Hardy — add early: Woody stems, tough leaves; Hardy — add early: Survive long cooking; Hardy — add early: Release flavour slowly; Hardy — add early: Dried works well; Soft — add late: Basil, parsley, coriander, dill, chives; Soft — add late: Tender leaves; Soft — add late: Destroyed by heat; Soft — add late: Stir in off the heat; Soft — add late: Dried is a poor substitute; Whole spices bloom in hot fat at the start. Ground spices burn quickly — add them a m…. Dried herbs are about three times as strong as fresh. Use a third of the quantity when substituting.
- Who is the Herbs & Spices poster for?
- Herbs & Spices belongs to the Kitchen section rather than to a school year, because food is not something one grade owns. Anyone learning ingredients can pin it up — a beginner, a student mid-course, or someone revising years later.
- When should you use the Herbs & Spices poster?
- Woody herbs go in early. Soft herbs go in at the end, or they lose everything. A wall chart earns its place by being glanceable from where the work is happening, so Herbs & Spices belongs on the wall where that food work actually happens, within glancing distance, rather than filed away.
- What other posters go with Herbs & Spices?
- Storing Bread, Cheese and Chillies sit alongside Herbs & Spices in the Kitchen section. Printed together they make a wall rather than a single sheet, which is how a reference set actually gets used.Storing BreadCheeseChillies
- Is the Herbs & Spices poster free to download and print?
- Yes. Herbs & Spices downloads as a free PDF with no account, no email and no watermark, like everything else in the Kitchen section. Print as many copies as you like for a home, a classroom, a library or a tutoring group; reselling the file is the only thing the licence rules out.Read the licence
- What size does the Herbs & Spices poster print at?
- Herbs & Spices is a vector PDF laid out for US Letter, and prints on A4 with Fit to page — the same file, no separate download. Because every mark on it is drawn rather than photographed, it stays sharp enlarged to A3, A2 or A1 at a copy shop. Colour carries emphasis only, so a greyscale print of Herbs & Spices loses nothing.Printing guide
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