Questions about what temperature is optimal for cooking/preparing certain food or how certain temperatures can affect different types of food. Questions can also include how to best achieve/maintain a certain temperature for a specific type of food.
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Can vegetables be roasted at lower temperatures?
I tried to bake some new potatoes, small tomatoes and hot peppers, in extra-virgin olive oil, using a recipe calling for 1 hour at 100° C.
I was skeptical of the 100° C temperature, so I set the ...
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Precise temperature reading on induction cooker
I have an electronic thermometer that I've used on an induction cooker and it is getting crazy. The thermometer starts buzzing and the temperature displayed is highly volatile. It's just unusable.
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If braised meat is cooked at 200 degrees in a perfectly sealed pouch in the oven, does the temperature rise above boiling?
I just tried to answer a question about pot roast and looking at recipes I discover one that cooks the meat at 200 degrees in a sealed pouch for 3 to 3 1/2 hours.
There is a lot of reason to make a ...
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Cooking with temperature instead of 1-12? [closed]
I have a question regarding temperature control when cooking on the stove. Some of the new cooktops come with sensors measuring both boiling sensors (using IR) and frying sensors (measuring ...
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Smoke point and toxicity [closed]
I was taught to make omlettes with a hot pan and cold (room temp) oil. My wife thinks that I'm giving our family cancer. I heat the pan quite hot, hot enough to smoke the olive oil that I add. The ...
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Flour and water… at which temperature?
What is the difference between adding hot, lukewarm or cold water to flour?
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I'm curious about the following dishes, they all call for flour and some water and I'm not sure how warm the water ...
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To slow down the fermentation process of a food in a can
I am particularly interested in the histamine's creation in a can because I need to deal with allergies. Possible Factors to me which affects to histamine's creation that is the speed of the ...
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Getting better in the kitchen [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Resources for a beginner learning to cook
So, I really want to improve my talent in the kitchen. I think I should start with the basics though. I've always concentrated ...
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Frying with Induction Stovetop
My electric oven died about six weeks ago and, in the meantime, I've been using a 1500 W single burner hot plate. I have proper pans for induction but I can't get certain things to fry properly. ...
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Is there a table that shows the cooking temperature and the duration for different meat types and its bones?
Just wondering if there is a table (similar to the one below - including a example) that can shows the cooking temperature and the duration to cook different types of meat (and/or its bones) in ...
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How to keep vegetables and herbs fresh for longer? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How to Store Fresh Herbs
How long can I store a food in the pantry, refrigerator, or freezer?
Due to my lifestyle it's hard to tell in advance whether I will be ...
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at what temperature should apple-choco pie be prepared?
I have done this in the past but didn't really get the pie to turn out like I expect. I am wondering if I am not cooking it at the correct temperature since all the other aspects of the apple-choco ...
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Electric oven Temperature
I have bought a Smeg double oven to replace my old smeg oven. As I have read the temperatures fluctuate which I can understand. An engineer came and tested it and said it was operating 10 deg below ...
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How hot is your oven? [closed]
I have a big dispute with an electrician if the oven he supposedly fixed works or not. Problem is I think it reaches only about 150 C (300F) degrees when it indicates it has reached 250 C. So at 250 C ...
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The cooking temperature 15 degree is consider as …? [closed]
When we perform cooking on devices such as in the oven, the temperature is considered as the cooking temperature or the normal temperature?
For example, when I cook a potato in the oven in a ...
