Cooking with Saffron: Using it the Right Way

Saffron is not an everyday ingredient, like said before. Since it needs a special dish to be used in, it has to be used in the right way as well. Saffron recipes often lack the instruction of how and when to put it in the dish. Generally, two or there threads of saffron are enough for a full meal. The threads have to be drenched in the water for at least two hours before using it. The dried out strands need to open up and get mixed in the water to release the color and aroma. These cannot just be thrown in a dish on the stove. Avoiding wooden cookware can stop the texture of saffron being soaked up by the utensil itself!