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How do I stop my Crispie/Crispy cake from going stale?
I make a Crispie type cake, but with my own homemade ingredients, Mallows,etc when I make it with shop bought Marshmallows etc it lasts for weeks, when I make it with my own ingredients it goes soft/...
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What differences will happen if you use a rectangular baker to bake cookies instead of a tray?
Hey so I have these rectangular bakers that I use to make lasagna. Unfortunately I don't bake cookies that often so I don't have a standard cookie tray. I decided to bake some cookies though so I ...
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Veggie burgers that Bleed [closed]
I have found these veggie burgers that bleed; but as we can see the price is hefty (~$62 for 5 lbs). I want to replicate them at home. They would have to be very convincing - ideally, the person ...
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My chicken soup always ends up with bones
I'm an avid crock pot-ter. My favorite recipe by far is my dad's famous chicken soup. It calls for bone-in chicken. I usually use drumsticks because that is what my dad uses, but I ALWAYS end up with ...
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Which cherries do I use for cherry pie
When making a cherry pie is it best to use frozen cherries or canned cherry pie filling when you don't have access to fresh cherries.
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Storing a bear roast after cooking in a crockpot
How do you store a bear roast after cooking it in a crockpot until you're ready to eat it?
It was done at 8:30am and I plan to eat it around 6:00pm. It was cooked in beef broth.
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Safe to eat this ham? [duplicate]
Took a boneless ham (shrink wrapped) out of freezer at 5 pm, and left it in sink all night, til 8 am. Room temp 65 degrees. Is it safe to eat?
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In a cheesecake, what’s the purpose of creaming the cream cheese and sugar?
I did a cheesecake following this recipe (first time).
I didn’t know I had to use cream cheese at room temperature, so I took it directly from the fridge, and also I don’t have an electric mixer. So ...
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Kefir sensitivity to drinking tap water?
I had a batch of kefir go bad - a slightly un-nice parmigiano smell and bits and pieces of proper cheese-like consistency. I tried gently rinsing in water and putting it back into a fresh batch of ...
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life without refrigerator
I'm a student living in a dorm without a refrigerator. I decided to change my diet and be a pescetarian starting this year. But most of the food sold nearby doesn't fit my diet or my budget so I'll ...
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Must a lid for a pot used for steaming be vented?
This is a follow-up to my earlier question about steaming using the Instant Pot. The answer there said that the "steam" function of the Instant Pot was only for pressure steaming; for ordinary ...
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Substitute nixtamalized corn flour for corn meal + corn starch
I want to make mexican tacos, which are usually made with masa harina (nixtamalized corn flour + water).
However I don't have nixtamalized corn flour, I have precooked corn flour. I read in the ...
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i have a mist twst can case but the date on the bottom of it shows dec 19 2016
i brought a mist twist 355 ml soda can case. But the date on the bottom of it shows December 19 2016, i could not know if it is an expiration date or manufacturing date and kindly let me know if i ...
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Can you use cooked fish heads and bones in stock?
Is there any reason not to put the heads and bones from cooked fish in stock?
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Should I thaw cherries for a sour cream cherry pie?
I have a bag of frozen cherries and want to bake a pie with them, adding creme fraiche. I'll probably use a recipe intended for sour cream, as they are easier to find. But they tend to use fresh ...
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What is queso (the sauce/dip)? Is it short for Chile con Queso?
Queso is the Spanish word for cheese but (in the US) it is often used to refer to a cheese-based dip or sauce for tortilla chips.
When I google "what is queso?", Google says "short for chile con ...
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Can bananas really be ripened through oven baking?
I am following a diet for IBS called the Specific Carbohydrate Diet (SCD).
Only bananas that are ripe, i.e. well spotted, can be consumed. Green and non-spotty can not be due to a difference in ...
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Rotisserie spit ,iron rod?
Is it OK use a plain iron rod for a Rotisserie spit?
I have a solid piece of iron rod that is about 1/4 inch diameter and from what I can see it has no coatings. It just looks like extruded iron.
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What is the purpose of waffle irons that flip?
I saw some local shops selling waffle irons that have a complicated gimbal mechanism (such as the Bella Rotating Waffle Maker listed here). What is the purpose of begin able to turn the waffle within ...
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Are purple spots in freezer safe?
There are purple spots inside the freezer that look like mold, but I'm not sure. Is it safe to store food in there?
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Where did I go wrong with this pie?
I baked this pie at 400F (200C) for 25 minutes on the bottom rack, then reduced temperature to 375F (190C) and moved pie to middle rack for 35 more minutes.
The crust doesn't look like CRUST, so to ...
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Lard isn't sold anymore?
Is lard being sold anymore?
I went to two different groceries, no lard, and no tallow.
(Shame on anyone who even thinks of telling me to use a hydrogenated oil.)
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Irish Coffee harder to get right than Baileys Coffee?
On a cold winter's day I was in a Irish-themed pub/restaurant and ordered an Irish Coffee. Some time later (could have been half an hour or longer), the waitress comes with all the stuff other people ...
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What is arepa flour?
I found a recipe for arepas that I want to try and it calls for "Arepa flour (precooked cornmeal)". What is Arepa flour? Side question: Would I be able to substitute masa harina?
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Can I put my cast iron pan with wood handle in the oven?
Can I put my cast iron pan with wood handle in the oven? This is what it looks like.
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What is the reason behind seasoning "from a distance"?
I've seen some top chefs like Gordon Ramsay seasoning their food in the "air" or "from a distance".
Please take a look on the following example, where Chef Ramsay is seasoning a scallop:
https://...
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Sous vide a whole chicken : temp/time?
I have a butterflied chicken in the fridge that is marinating in a mojo mix.
I have read many times to SV it at 148f.
But what about time?
I would like the bird to be uniformly cooked and the meat ...
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Can I substitute gluten for eggs in coconut flour pancake recipes?
I'm looking to reduce carbs, yet still have things like pancakes, waffles, and maybe even tortillas.
I've tried several coconut flour pancake recipes, but they all come out tasting like fried eggs to ...
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Using steamed rice the next day or later safety
Can someone knowledgeable about Asian cuisine and cooking culture please give me a reason why it's safe to use old steamed rice in a recipe? I know people in Asia typically use old rice to make some ...
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How to conserve kefir grains for 2 weeks?
I guess there's no need to freeze them, just keep them dormant, so I guess this question doesn't apply. My thought was to put them into clean milk and into the fridge, would this do or is it risky?
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How to grease a parchment paper for SugarVeil?
How can I grease a parchment paper, for making SugarVeil? Because I want to do my own SugarVeil design. I already tried it with butter for greasing, but after lace is dry, it stick on the parchment ...
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Tray to hold a big turkey
I have a 40 pounds Turkey. I want to cook it on the oven. Where can i get a tray big enought to hold it. The ones in walmart are not big enough.
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What is the purpose of resting non yeast flour dough?
When making something like flour tortillas, which don't call for yeast in the dough, it's called for to have the dough rest for about an hour before forming to a tortilla and cooking. What is the ...
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How to recreate the sauce in McDonald's 1955 Burger?
For a few weeks, my local McDonalds was selling a burger called the "1955 Burger", which had a really delicious sauce with lots of other things mixed in. I tried buying various BBQ sauces in the ...
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Can I still cook this white king hot cake without using any eggs?
So I have a hotcake mix in a box, White King Hotcake Creamy Classic, but I ran out of eggs.
It's 1:10 AM here in the Philippines and there are no stores open so I'm asking if I can still cook this ...
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Whipped egg white snack texture and preservation
I am trying to make whipped marshmallow egg white snacks. I would like the end texture to be between heavy whipped topping and a marshmallow and preserve flavors and texture for 5-7 days.
I have been ...
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Can I bake cakes or pizzas in my kenstar microwave grill combo oven?
I have a Kenstar microwave grill combo oven without convection mode with coils fitted upwards. Can I bake cake, pizzas or cookies? In which utensils?
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Shall I use xanthan, guar, both?
I have guar, lbg and xanthan in the pantry.
I would like to do 2 things :
thicken whole milk to make "creamy" sauces (would like to try a chicken champagne recipe I found but replace the 30pct fat ...
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Meaning of 'sift together'
What is the exact meaning of the phrase 'sift together'? If I need to 'sift together' flour, baking power, baking soda, and salt, does that mean put each one into the sifter sequentially, operating ...
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Healthy Boy Black Soy Sauce vs Healthy Boy Black Sweet Soy Sauce [duplicate]
Could someone please tell me whether these two soy sauces are different?
Thank you.
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Does oven size affect baking?
My bread sometimes burn and I've checked my thermometer and it works fine. Does the oven size affect the baking?
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Color of fried beef steak: sometimes dark, sometimes light-colored. Why?
I have noticed that sometimes when I am frying beef steak it does not turn dark but it becomes rather light-colored. I have also noticed that those steaks that do turn dark during the frying tend to ...
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How long should pearl barley be boiled for?
Different recipes that involve boiling pearl barley recommend boiling pearl barley for different periods of time. How long should pearl barley be boiled for, and why do different packets of pearl ...
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What are these small salty peppers from The Cheesecake Factory?
I recently had a dish at The Cheesecake Factory that had these small salty peppers in it that I really enjoyed. Stupidly, I didn't ask the waiter what they were. I made a mental note to google it ...
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Can I add milk to tea while it is steeping?
Can I add milk to tea (bagged or loose) while it is steeping? Or will it stop or otherwise mess with the process?
If so, does the temperature of the milk make a difference?
Ideally, I'm looking for ...
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Why does the Instant Pot use pressure while steaming?
I think this question falls under "equipment", but if it's off-topic, please close and I'll delete it.
I recently acquired an Instant Pot. To my surprise, its "steam" setting generates and uses ...
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Not able to juice a guava
Well I have a Jack LaLaine Power Juicer Express. This did not work so well with the ripe guavas. Twelve washed and whole guavas and no juice. Lots of pulp though. Decided to scrape all this pulp out ...
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Making homemade seitan for stew recipe, do I need to cook the seitan first, then cool it, then use it?
There are several homemade seitan recipes available, and all call for boiling the seitan in some kind of broth for a bit, then letting it cool. I'm making seitan for this "vegan beef stew" recipe.
Do ...
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Ingestion of small piece of uncooked meat [closed]
I have a question about e coli. I ate a little bit of a very small piece of uncooked beefalo hamburger. I am under 18, and over 11. I know that there are bi-products of this, but what exactly are they?...
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Can I subsitute crushed tomatoes with tomato puree?
I am making tortellini tuscan soup. Recipe calls for can of crushed tomatos I guess I grabbed puree instead. Recipe further calls to mix with 1 box chicken stock....can I use the puree or is my dinner ...