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Please welcome Iron Chef Canada who will be preparing his signature dish, Kraft Dinner Bouillabaisse avec Tartiflette Poutine et Sirop d'érable.

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May 9	comment	Substitute to milk in coffee? @Marti: Except milk doesn't cut the heat of capsaicin by any appreciable degree. Cream does, because it's the fat that acts as a solvent. Milk is almost entirely water, and the addition of milk won't further dilute or dissolve anything that the water already hasn't. As far as I know, at least, the bitter-tasting compounds (lactones and phenylindanes) don't react to milk in any interesting way. You may not consider milk to have a strong flavour, but compared to water it definitely does, and many people would disagree with your claim that sugar alone can't make bitter coffee drinkable.
May 8	comment	How to reduce the bitter taste in broccoli rabe Related (and pretty dupe-ish): Why does my chard taste bitter when I cook it?, What helps against astringent mouthfeel from spinach or chard?, How to remove the bitter taste from green bell pepper?, What counters astringency?, Why do cauliflower or brussels sprouts sometimes taste bitter, and (how) can I avoid it?...
May 8	revised	How to reduce the bitter taste in broccoli rabe edited tags
May 7	comment	What should I use to build a parrilla? @rumtscho: They list "carpentry and woodworking" on their about page, so... maybe? Although it's clear that their focus is on appliances and home repair/renovation, so even if it's on topic, it might not get great answers. (I don't think it'll get great answers here either, for the record)
May 7	comment	Do more peppers mean more heat? Ok, the edit makes more sense. I'd still put it simpler, though: if peppers are a minor ingredient in the sauce (which they almost certainly are), then X hot chilies + Y mild chilies is hotter than just X hot chilies, for the same reason that X+1 hot chilies is hotter than just X chilies. Even the mild chilies have a much higher concentration of capsaicin than the entire sauce.
May 6	comment	Do more peppers mean more heat? It is? You seem to have arrived at the opposite conclusion ("the addition of the mild pepper dilutes the sauce - a spoonful of it will nto contain as much heat").
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May 5	revised	Homemade coconut milk in coffee compared to store bought edited tags
May 5	comment	Do more peppers mean more heat? I think you really have to consider the recipe to determine whether or not it is going to be dilutive. Cos Callis is right - more capsaicin means more heat, and all other things being equal, more peppers means more capsaicin. If you're substituting milder peppers for some of the hot peppers then of course it will end up less hot. But if you just add a couple more chili peppers without changing any other aspect of the recipe, then you're not really adding any of the things that cut the heat (fat, alcohol, etc.) but you are adding more capsaicin, and therefore more heat, with any chilies.
May 5	revised	Is there a cholesterol-free substitute for egg noodles? deleted 17 characters in body; edited title; edited tags
May 5	comment	Is there a cholesterol-free substitute for egg noodles? Please avoid making general health claims in questions or answers.
May 4	revised	Do all varieties of cocoa naturally taste bitter? deleted 4 characters in body; edited title
May 4	revised	How do I avoid dry meat and burned masala and rice in biryana? edited tags; edited tags
May 4	revised	dark black furrows in sweet potatoes edited tags
May 2	comment	How can I keep pasta shapes intact? @JeffAxelrod: It's really sticking immediately? Exactly how much pasta are you adding? That generally only happens to me when there's a very dense layer (or several layers) of starchy something-or-other. If you're dumping an entire package in, or a few of them, maybe you should try making smaller batches.
May 2	comment	How can I keep pasta shapes intact? We appreciate the contribution, however, very few of these points directly answer the question, and the ones which do (e.g. oil in the water) have been scientifically debunked.
Apr 30	answered	What varities of chili peppers are most commonly used in Italy
Apr 30	revised	Does the order of preparation steps for soy milk make a difference? deleted 4 characters in body; edited tags; edited title
Apr 29	revised	New crockpot cook times rule? edited tags
Apr 29	comment	Is there much of a difference between organic vs. regular olive oil? We can't provide advice on what to buy. However, I'd say that the underlying question about how much regular olive oil is "treated" is probably on topic, so I've edited the question to fit with our guidelines.