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Cooking with Plastic [duplicate]
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How dangerous is it to bake food with plastic?
I baked a cake with a piece of plastic in the oven. Is the cake safe to eat? Were the dangerous chemicals in melted ...
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When a recipe says, 'simmer uncovered', what's the issue?
Many a recipe or package instructs: 'cook uncovered' without stating a reason. As a general matter, is this to protect me from boilover, or does it have some more subtle purpose?
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How firm a bite should Ptitim (pearl couscous) have?
I've made Ptitim for my family a couple of times without any prior experience of how it should taste. After about 25 mins of simmering, the pearls remained quite firm (a little like pasta that needs a ...
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What determines whether a sherbet will set or not?
A couple nights ago I was watching the Food Network show Chopped and one of the contestants made sherbet. Because the contestants are limited to 30 minutes to prepare their desserts, the contestant ...
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What is the origin of spam musubi, a Hawaiian dish?
I love spam musubi...basically spam sushi. It is made with some rice(some people use sushi rice)' a 1/4" slice of spam, and some teriyaki sauce...it is wrapped with a sheet of nori. This is the basic ...
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What are some atypical ways that a solar oven has been used to make food? [closed]
I was just recently doing some research on Solar Ovens. They are built to redirect/refocus the suns UV light to a cooking chamber. Temperatures in the chamber can reach 200-350+ degrees F.
What are ...
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What electronic tools are recommended for a cooking journal?
I am embarking on a project to cook every recipe in the "The Bread Baker's Apprentice: Mastering the Art of Extraordinary Bread" cookbook. I would like to maintain a cooking journal, something similar ...
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Has anyone ever tried birch sap as a tonic?
According to this blog posting, birch sap is very popular in Russia as a drink. Further, I read in wikipedia that it is popular enough to be bottled and sold commercially.
Finally, (and most ...
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Ingredients: Danish local specials
I'm visiting Denmark and I'd like to bring home some local Danish ingredients so I can prepare a meal which is specific for Danish cuisine (can be scandinavian if Danish is too narrow).
It doesn't ...
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What are the primary differences between Ethiopian and Eritrean food?
As far as I can tell based on restaurants in the US, the cuisines of Ethiopia and Eritrea are quite similar. Are there any characteristic differences between the two, or dishes that belong strongly to ...
