Ingredient Intelligence - Fresh Fork Market

Using New-Skinned Potatoes

Did you know that potatoes need to cure before they can be stored? The curing process hardens the skin, making it less likely for the potato to rot and mold while in storage. This can be achieved in two ways. Farmers will either mow down the plants, wait a bit for them to die off,…

Parker’s Five Steps for a Successful Thanksgiving

Step 1: Write your menu Select all your recipes that you will be cooking, as well as those that guests might be brining. There are no rules for what to make at Thanksgiving, so time to get creative! If someone else is bringing a dish, are they brining it fully cooked? If they’re cooking at…

Can you freeze cabbage?

Yes, cabbage can be frozen, however the wedges, quarters or shredded cabbage must first be blanched. Cut the head of cabbage in half from top to bottom through the thick core. Cut the halves in half. Depending on the size of the head you may want to cut the quarters in half making eight pieces…

Guide to Cooking a Whole Chicken

Our chickens have so much flavor because of the way they are raised- slow and naturally outside on green grass where they forage for bugs and seeds in the pasture. These plump birds are juicy and flavorful. Or if you want to read a bit more about how and where our chickens are raised, click here…

Guide to Roasting a Turkey

First, before you even get to the roasting, you should definitely brine your turkey. Click here for instructions on brining your turkey. 1. Start the oven hot: preheat to 450 degrees. Remove one rack and place the remaining rack near the bottom. The turkey should be about centered in the oven for even air flow.…

Pizza Guide

Perfect Homemade Pizza is a tricky thing to achieve, but with a little practice and the right technique, you can be making parlour-worthy pies in no time. For lots of toppings ideas, check out our Pinterest Board, “Pizza!” WHAT’S THE DOUGH? INGREDIENTS It’s made with our organic whole wheat flour, honey, yeast, sunflower oil,…

Tomato Guide

If you have tomatoes growing in your garden, tomatoes from your neighbor, tomatoes in your farm share– you might just be plum tuckered out of these Summer beauties. So we put together a guide to give you some tips and tricks for making the most of your haul. “Tomatoes are one of those vegetable-fruits that…

Guide to Cheeses

You might not know this, but Ohio is the nation’s lead producer of Swiss Cheese. Besides these major cheese productions, however, we also have some amazing small local dairies developing artisanal cheeses all within a stone’s throw of Cleveland, and we are lucky to carry some of their wares and wheys. All of the cheeses we sell– cow’s milk,…

Guide to Cooking Dried Beans

Parker is the president of the Dried Bean Fan Club here at Fresh Fork, so we wanted to give you his guide to cooking our dried beans. His general advice is to cook the whole package all at once, and then to freeze in individual portions (1-2 cups) in their liquid for easy cooking use.…

Fresh Fork Market’s Sausage Guide

We have a lot of varieties of sausage links and patties at Fresh Fork. Our pasture-raised meats are so delicious, that we keep coming up with new ways to show them off! Also, FYI: we never use MSG or sodium nitrate. Some Helpful Definitions Fresh: a sausage that is raw meat that has not been smoked. Fresh sausages include…