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Grape vinegar vs wine vinegar
Is there a difference between the two? Also, does the commercially available wine vinegar contain any alcohol?
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How many times can vinegar (after soaking onions in it) be reused again for soaking the fresh onions?
How many times can same vinegar (after soaking onions in it) be reused again for soaking the fresh onions?
Do I need to take any special care w.r.t Vinegar for maintaining its freshness?
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Can I use distilled white vinegar instead of white wine vinegar when making my own dressing for gifts?
I am making my own flavored vinegar for the first time and most of the recipes call fro white wine vinegar but it's hard to find and expensive. Would white distilled be okay?
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Vinegar softens the bite of raw onions?
This seems to always be the case for me. Any time I'm marinating a salad or pickling vegetables it always seems that the raw onion bite is very much diluted after soaking in vinegar. Is the vinegar ...
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When to use “wine vinegar” vs just wine?
How do you choose between red wine and red wine vinegar in cooking? Likewise, how do you choose between white wine and white wine vinegar?
The specific example I am thinking of is deglazing a pan, ...
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What is the difference in flavor between a fermented pickle and a vinegar pickle?
I'm interested in experimenting with pickling, and I'm wondering what the difference in flavor is between a classically fermented pickle and one made using vinegar. I've search online, but can't find ...
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How do I calculate the final acidity of homemade vinegar?
I am making vinegar by mixing vinegar (containing the mother) and wine, and then allowing fermentation to occur. I am wondering how to calculate the final % acidity.
Assume:
I know the initial ...
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Salad with vinegar lifetime [duplicate]
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How long can I store a food in the pantry, refrigerator, or freezer?
How much does salad mixed with vinegar and garlic last? Does it last for two days at least? Because ...
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If a recipe doesn't specify the type of vinegar, is there a standard type implied?
I occasionally come across recipes that call for vinegar, but don't specify which of the many varieties they mean. (A recent example is this recipe for a corn and pepper salad, which just says "2 ...
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Benefits of vinaigrette vs. pouring oil and vinegar separately on salad?
I was reading Essentials of classic Italian cooking by Marcella Hazan where I noticed she first pours a lot of olive oil to "protect the salad" from the vinegar as it prevents the acid from doing its ...
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Is white vinegar the same as White Wine vinegar?
Is white vinegar, aka the stuff just labelled as "vinegar" in the US and which I use for cleaning my kettle, the same as "White wine vinegar", which I have purchased on accident a time or two? If not, ...
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Is there anything wrong with keeping oil, salt, and vinegar together? [duplicate]
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Need to refrigerate vinaigrette?
I am curious if there is anything wrong with keeping oil, salt, and vinegar together.
A month ago, I made a small mixture of those and ...
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French dressing will not blend or mix to be creamy
I make a french dressing > I blend using a milk shake mixer. Usually as I add the oil, sugar and vinegar it mixes up to a very nice creamy thick dressing. Lately it will not thicken up and stays very ...
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Why do some pie crust recipes include vinegar?
I experiment some with pie crusts and have seen recipes that include vinegar as well as eggs. What does the vinegar do and what does the egg do. I have heard the vinegar promotes tenderness but have ...
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How to prevent a vinegar taste when poaching eggs (using vinegared water)
How does one remove the vinegar taste from eggs that are poached in water with vinegar added? Would rinsing the eggs in a sugar solution help?
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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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Why does white vinegar taste better when at restaurants?
Just got back from dinner, where I had some decent fish and chips with white vinegar, and a thought came to me: At restaurants, I've found the white vinegar there helps to accentuate the flavour of ...
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How can I make my own vinegar?
How can I turn excess wine into delicious wine vinegar at home? For those who have done it, are there any useful tips to get the best results?
I do not have access to any "mother of vinegar" ...
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What’s a good alternative to rice wine vinegar?
I find it difficult to source rice wine vinegar for recipes. I can usually find “rice vinegar“, “rice wine”, and “white wine vinegar”, but not specifically “rice wine vinegar”.
Can I use any of the ...
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What is the purpose of vinegar in this lollipop recipe?
I found a recipe for lollipops. It uses 2:2:1 ratio of sugar:water:vinegar. What exactly is the role of vinegar in it?
The recipe was:
10 spoons of granulated/crystalic sugar
10 spoons of ...
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3:1 ratio of oil:vinegar, vinaigrette — how can I use this in soups?
The introduction in the book, Ratio: The Simple Codes Behind the Craft of Everyday Cooking mentions that this mixture can be used to flavor meat and many other dishes.
I have created many soups and I ...
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Is my blue glazed crock safe to make wine vinegar in?
I have an urge to purchase a "vinegar mother" and make homemade vinegar with leftover red wine. According to what I have read, it is not a difficult process, and I have had great success with making ...
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How can I tell if a balsamic vinegar is good?
I bought a bottle of balsamic vinegar, and it smells so sour when I put my nose over the bottle.
Is it supposed to be like that?
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Why did my vinaigrette emulsify so quickly?
When I make salad dressing, I usually don't expect my vinaigrette to emulsify particularly well. I don't do any of the steps described in this question about vinaigrette emulsification, such as ...
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What are the functions of vinegar in cooking?
I have used vinegar for flavor as a substitute for salt and noticed that it is used in salads, not sure why perhaps as preserver/flavour. But I have never realized that it could be used in much more ...
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Does accidental vinegar have a culture that I can pass along?
Background: A couple of years ago we left a half drunk bottle of Sirah on the counter and it went to vinegar. A really nice vinegar with a pleasant, mild flavor, and we've been using splash here and a ...
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Can wine gone bad be bad for you?
Unfortunately, wine will eventually go bad. The time this takes can vary from a few years to many decades, but most wines eventually will get there; and things can always be sped up by improper ...
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Black Rice Vinegar for Sushi
Can I use black rice vinegar for sushi rice? (Chinkiang Vinegar)
What is the difference to white rice vinegar when making sushi?
Should I still add sugar and salt?
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Is it safe to cook wine or vinegar in cast iron?
I want to cook a beef brisket, following a recipe that suggests baking it on a bed of onions and red wine, or red wine vinegar. I'd like to use a cast iron dutch oven, but am concerned about the ...
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Why is there vinegar in the bread recipe?
Yesterday I made bread based on a recipe I found on the flour bag. It contained both rye and wheat flour but also three tablespoons of vinegar. I've never seen it used in bread before, why is it ...
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substituting vinegars
I have a recipe that calls for Wanjashan naturally brewed organic rice vinegar and I do not have this ingredient. Is there another vinegar I can used instead? I have white vinegar, red wine vinegar, ...
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Does vinegar increase the iron we can digest from Spinach?
I heard tale of people using vinegar to break down or concentrate the digestible iron in spinach. Is this true?
If it's true, the key things to know would be:
What vinegar do you use?
How do you ...
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Does olive oil and balsamic vinegar together need to be refrigerated?
Do I need to store a mixture of olive oil and balsamic vinegar in the refrigerator?
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Advantages of using vinegar as a salt substitute for enhancing flavor?
I read a short blurb in Cooking for Geeks that said vinegar can be used as a substitute for salt, as a flavor enhancer, to make food less bland. I plan on experimenting, but I don't know where to ...
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What can be substituted for vinegar in sushi rice?
If you could not use rice vinegar (for reasons of food allergy, perhaps), what could you use instead in sushi rice?
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Why roast beets in vinegar?
I have always roasted my beets in a bit of vinegar in the bottom of the pan like 1/4" or so. It is how I was taught. But why do it? What does the vinegar do for the beets?
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How long will a balsamic reduction keep?
Related to making small quantities of balsamic reduction, if I make a large quantity of balsamic reduction, how long will it keep? What's the best way to store it?
I know vinegar will keep for a long ...
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How can I make very small quantities of balsamic reduction?
Last night, a dish called for a drizzle of balsamic reduction. I thought that, in order to get a good reduction and not burn anything, I'd need way more balsamic than the recipe called for.
Is there ...
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When is homemade wine-based vinegar simply bad wine?
If I am making homemade wine-based vinegar, is there a way to tell if it's just plain soured wine? One recipe described the process as leaving the wine mixture open for a few weeks - is there a ...
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Why isn't my vinaigrette emulsifying properly?
I made a vinaigrette tonight. Normally, to make one, I put vinegar and oil in a mason jar and shake to mix. This usually seems to emulsify the mixture properly and it holds for a while. Tonight, I ...
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Types of vinegars used for salads
I was told by someone that rice vinegar was not suitable to be used in a salad dressing.
Can only certain types of vinegars be used for salads?
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Can red wine vinegar replace white wine vinegar?
I have a recipe for broiled swordfish steak that uses the following ingredients for the baste:
olive oil, butter, Dijon mustard, white wine vinegar, and black pepper.
I only have garlic-flavored red ...
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Vinegar Alternatives and rice combinations in making sushi rice
What are some of the alternatives in vinegar for making sushi rice? I know it's best to use rice vinegar, but has anyone ever tried it with white wine vinegar, or apple cider vinegar for example? ...
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Balsamic reduction, and the spicing thereof [closed]
Basic balsamic reduction is simple (add heat), but I'm looking for additives. Herbs, spices, sugar, other alcohol, whatever that would elevate my favorite tomato topping. Anyone have any favorites?
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Which vinegars are essential to keep on hand?
There seems to be a large variety of different vinegars called for in the various recipes I've been trying out lately. I've ended up with a cabinet full of half used bottles. That being said, which ...
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How does a splash of vinegar help when poaching eggs?
What does splashing in a shot of white vinegar to the simmering water do when poaching an egg?
Is it for taste or is it supposed to react in some way with the albumen?
