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How to soften diced meat that was has had too much of its juices leave from being cooked too long?
I have a bad habit of wanting to over cook meat on the frying pan. It's from a phobia that any juices or red/pink coloring inside the meat may contain bacteria/germs etc. So when I cook diced meat on ...
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How to dry homemade pork sausages with proper humidity and temperature?
I am new to this and am attempting to dry some pork sausages. I was told to add a quarter pound of salt for every ten pounds of pork meat, which I did (I used ordinary table salt). I have the sausages ...
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Freeze-drying fruit at home?
Is it possible to freeze-dry fruit at home without expensive special equipment (or get the same dryness otherwise)? Especially I want to get the fruit to the crisp dryness1 of freeze-dried fruit ...
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Which parts of fresh Fenugreek am I supposed to throw off before attempting to dry them out completely?
The fresh Fenugreek which I bought contains:
- long stems
- green leaves
- yellow leaves
I wish to know what parts of fresh Fenugreek am I supposed to throw off before attempting to place them ...
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What is the procedure to dry out Fenugreek leaves?
It is winter here. I wish to purchase lots of fresh Fenugreek leaves and then dry them out for later use.
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What procedure should be followed to dry them out in winter as fast as possible ...
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How do I make dried blueberries?
How do you make dried blueberries? Can I use an oven? Is there a proper technique or do I just bake them on low for a few hours?
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How do you dry homemade lollipops so that they are no longer sticky?
I made homemade lollipops and they are set, but still sticky. How can I dry them, or what I can do so that when I wrap them they won't stick to the wrappers?
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Can I preserve fresh potato gnocchi by drying it?
I have a lot of potatoes to use, and I am making a large batch of Gnocchi. I plan to freeze much of it, but I was wondering if it's also possible to dry the fresh Gnocchi and store in a sealed ...
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What's wrong with using spin dryer to dry lettuce?
I love lettuce salad. I eat it very often. I bought a spin dryer, which I find very handy and I use it all the time.
But recently I heard Gordon Ramsay saying that you should never use a spin dryer, ...
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How do you dry herbs?
We've had a container-based herb garden on our deck all summer, which has been wonderful. Unfortunately, the weather is predicted to hit freezing in the next week or so, and now I'm looking for ways ...
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Can a convection microwave be used to dry fruit
My wife has been wanting a dehydrator and our conventional microwave just went up. I did some research and found a new breed of microwave that I was previously unaware of, namely, the convection ...
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Is it safe to keep dried out egg noodles?
I've read a few sites explaining how to dry your noodles, and I know the store bought ones are not made with eggs. I tried experimenting with no-egg noodles though and they just came out too gummy. ...
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What are the herbs that “dry” the best?
Some fresh herbs seem to retain their flavor better than others when dried; for example, dried parsley has very little flavor, but dried tarragon tastes reasonably close to fresh tarragon.
Which ...
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Sun Drying Tomatoes
Sorry if this seems obvious, but is there a method to making your own sun-dried tomatoes or is it really as simple as leaving them out in the sun? How long should it take to reach the proper ...
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How to dry oregano?
I have oregano in my garden. But I only use it fresh.
How should I properly dry the oregano so I can get something similar to oregano found in the stores?
