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KatieK
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41 votes
5 answers
1.2m views

What's the difference between latte, mocha, and all the other drinks on a coffee-house menu?

24 votes
6 answers
24k views

What is the criss-cross pattern on top of peanut butter cookies used for?

22 votes
1 answer
4k views

Why clean a pot (used to cook rice) with cold water?

20 votes
5 answers
44k views

How can I identify dutch process cocoa?

20 votes
5 answers
169k views

What kind of frosting doesn't need to be refrigerated?

16 votes
5 answers
14k views

What is the purpose of tempering chocolate?

16 votes
8 answers
71k views

How can I prevent simple syrup from crystallizing?

15 votes
10 answers
214k views

How To Tell When Corn is Done With Boiling

15 votes
4 answers
12k views

How do I know when my stock is done cooking?

13 votes
2 answers
27k views

What are macaron "feet"?

12 votes
3 answers
3k views

What ingredients should be avoided in stock?

12 votes
8 answers
136k views

How can I get a corn tortilla to be pliable enough to work with?

12 votes
9 answers
135k views

Is there any difference between cheap and expensive vodka?

11 votes
3 answers
39k views

What does an overnight chill do to cookie dough, that a 4 hour chill doesn't?

10 votes
4 answers
37k views

What should I look for in strawberries at the market?

10 votes
1 answer
13k views

Why does chilled equipment help when whipping cream?

10 votes
2 answers
1k views

How do Blue potatoes differ from Yukon Gold potatoes?

10 votes
3 answers
138k views

How to convert a recipe calling for active dry yeast into rapid rise yeast?

9 votes
3 answers
8k views

Is it true that honey never spoils? Why?

9 votes
2 answers
558 views

How can I smoothly sugar the rim?

8 votes
7 answers
13k views

What's the fastest way to hull a strawberry?

8 votes
4 answers
45k views

What purpose does coffee serve in a chocolate cake recipe?

8 votes
4 answers
39k views

What impact does the order of assembly have when making cookies?

7 votes
1 answer
2k views

What mechanism causes a butter crock to function better than other options?

7 votes
8 answers
37k views

What can I do to prevent the gaseous side effect of sunchokes?

7 votes
2 answers
3k views

Why didn't my turkey stock gelatinize?

6 votes
3 answers
1k views

Why is salt sometimes added to straight coffee?

6 votes
3 answers
10k views

How to clean and trim parsnips?

6 votes
8 answers
2k views

How can I make coffee with a minimum of equipment and maintenance?

6 votes
4 answers
3k views

What Kinds of Recipes Should I Sift/Aerate The Flour?