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What is the proper way to dispose of a kitchen knife?
How do you throw away a kitchen knife (or for that matter, any knife)? It seems extremely dangerous to just throw it in the dumpster, even if it's wrapped up real well.
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Best chopping board material for meat
I've heard that using a wooden chopping board for cutting meat is not very hygienic as it is a porous material. If that is the case, then what would a chopping board ideally be made out of when ...
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How can I ensure food safety if my cooking utensils have touched raw meat?
Twice in the past week or so, I've wondered whether my cooking utensil was still clean enough to cook / serve with. Here were the situations:
Cooking ground sausage (no casing). While breaking the ...
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Methods for seasoning wooden spoons?
Any tips for seasoning wooden spoons? I found a couple different methods on the web but they vary quite a bit. What I've done so far is to sand the new spoons starting with 280, then 320, and ...
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what is this utensil, where can i buy it?
I want to buy this cooking utensil but have no idea what it is called and where i can buy one from. I think it is mainly used on barbeques. Ive tried googling and had no luck. I'll try describing it ...
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What characteristics should a bread peel have?
A peel is the utensil used to transfer loaves into the oven:
Image source: Wikipedia
I've done a couple of them using some wood boards I had on hand. I made them for a home electric oven. But now I'm ...
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Kitchen essentials for a poor college student who wants to cook like an iron chef?
During college years funding is low but the need to cook like a pro can be essential. (Let's say to meeting your future wife/husband?)
What are essential devices the kitchen should have but will ...
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How to remove mould from a wooden spoon
One of my wooden spoons has mould on it (black spots, not able to be removed by surface scrubbing - I went on holidays without clearing the dishwasher...).
Is there a way to remove the mould? Or ...
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What's an efficient way of removing seeds from citrus fruits?
My application is for juicing but I guess it would apply to fruit salads as well.
I have an auger-style crushing juicer and roughly remove seeds I see before ramming the orange/lemon/... pieces down ...
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What can I do about scratched pots?
I have a pot that is really nice, and I was silly enough to use a metallic spatula. It is not Teflon but looked ceramic, and it has scratches now. Can any repair be done?
Edit: I am including an ...
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Need help identifying a kitchen tool, with a wooden handle, and a cylindrical cutter
I have no idea what this thing is, and it appears to be a kitchen tool, but for what?
I put up a YouTube video of it, and would love to see if anybody knows exactly what it would be used for, because ...
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Do I need to use sterilized jars straight away?
When making jams and preserves you obviously need to sterilize the jars. After the jars have been sterilized do you need to use them straight away or can you sterilize them in advance and keep them ...
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Is it safe/sensible to store utensils above the hob?
I have a rack of hooks that sit on the wall that my cooker backs on to, and on this I hang a crowded collection various utensils:
The space is fairly contained, as there are cupboards on either ...
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Is it safe to use the same cooking utensils for raw and cooked meat?
So, being new to cooking, I tried cooking a pan-seared ribeye steak for the first time recently. I'm just getting new cooking utensils, and the idea of flipping the steak is something I'm not sure ...
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How do I recognize a silver utensil?
Being visually impaired, looking at the color of a utensil doesn't tell me whether it's silver or not, so I'm wondering if there are other easy ways than simply "tasting the utensil" to tell if it is ...
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Should you store cutlery upside down?
I try to touch only the handles of my cutlery (as recommended here), but I have one doubt. After washing, I place the cutlery upside down in a plastic basket. This way the handle is 'handy'.
Is this ...
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Untwisting stuck salt shaker
Any idea how I can facilitate the untwisting of this stuck salt shaker? I was thinking an oil filter wrench but that may break it. Should I try soaking it?
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How to choose good quality Chinese slicer knives?
Chinese slicer knives look like cleavers, but are very thin and meant to chop foods that are reasonably soft, e.g. not bone.
I've heard that Chan Chi Kee (CCK) is the best, but it's very difficult to ...
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What kind of cookware is suitable for a glass ceramic stovetop?
I have a glass ceramic stove surface. I need to buy some cookware, but I'm not sure what kind I need to buy.
The manual has the following opinions about what cookware I should use (paraphrased):
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What is the difference between these tableware flatware and cutlery?
1) May i know specifically in words what the difference(s) are, if any, between
a fish knife
a master butter knife (butter serving knife) and
a fruit knife?
I have googled sufficiently and found ...
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Difference between cooking vegetable curries in a pressure cooker and a wok?
Is the difference only w.r.t time consumed?
Is it better (in terms of taste) to cook vegetable curries in a Kadhai rather than a pressure cooker?
EDIT 1:
Q: Do the spices change their taste when ...
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Does 1 tea spoon correspond to half table spoon?
I don't have a measuring glass. I just have a tablespoon (15 ml). Can 1 tea spoon be considered half of 1 table spoon?
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Is it wise to use vinegar to handle rust for cooking utensils?
Sometime, the cooking utensils can be damaged by minerals in the food and cause some rust. Would it be wise to use vinegar to remove rust for cooking utensils or are there are better methods?
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What is this teapot and where can I buy it?
I recently watched this video and instantly fell in love with the shown teapot. As you can see, the strainer is movable and integrated in the handle very cleverly.
I tried searching for it with the ...
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Is there any dessert that needs a knife? [closed]
A friend of mine told me that there is no dessert that needs a knife to eat. I'm sure that this is not true, but I can't find a good example in the Internet. So is there any dessert that needs a knife ...
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What is the best utensil kit for the cost? [closed]
Ideally I would like a set to build a kitchen around. Knives and the most vital and commonly used utensils. The best kit relative to it's price, and not leaving out important things like varied ...
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How to prevent the silver utensils from tarnishing?
What causes silver utensils to tarnish and how to prevent that?
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What is the best utensil for stirring in a wok? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Is it ok to use a metal turner in a wok?
I have heard that you should you use bamboo, but then I have also seen "wok shovel"s which are metal. Will a metal "shovel" ...
