Joe

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American foodie (non-professional) of mixed italian / sicilian / basque / argentinean / british heritage; family from US northeast, but has lived in US mid-atlantic, US south, and western europe.

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Mar 22	comment	Mystery cookbook If it isn't one of the items in Project Gutenburg that Shaima mentioned, could you at least give us the various section headings / table of contents, so that we can attempt to match it against other cookbooks?
Mar 22	comment	Getting the bowl out of the mold To release around the edges, I like either a really narrow blade (I use a boning knife) or a plastic knife so I don't scratch the surface for non-stick pans. Once you've gone around, you can sometimes use the knife to press inward at various points to get it to release from the bottom ... but I don't know how well it'll work with this mold.
Mar 20	answered	Getting the bowl out of the mold
Mar 20	comment	Why does instant coffee have less caffeine? Science in the Public Interest has a table, but the values are pretty much all over the place. I don't have the time to do any real analysis right now.
Mar 20	comment	Do specialty cheese-cutting tools have specific advantages over an ordinary knife? @JeffAxelrod : the serations are similar to the SNITTA steak knives from IKEA, maybe a seration every mm or so: ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/96342700
Mar 19	comment	What is the basic technique for making tea with teabags and a mug? Filtered, maybe .... distilled no. There's no salts left in it, which makes the tea just seem ... strange.
Mar 19	comment	Thai noodle dish with peanuts Kuai-tiao haeng ?
Mar 19	answered	What ingredients can be used to make fried rice slightly sweet?
Mar 18	comment	Why does my butter icing melt so quickly? related : cooking.stackexchange.com/questions/4835/…
Mar 18	comment	Why does my butter icing melt so quickly? @Preston : many have starch in them, because they use powdered sugar, which contains some cornstarch. I'd personally use Wondra over AP flour, or cornstarch, but the starch will help to stiffen it and protect slightly against slumping from heat.
Mar 18	comment	Do raisins have a maximum shelf life? Almost all dates on packages are 'best by', but they have no idea what conditions you're storing it at. Also, it's when you can tell a difference, but the question asked if they could still be used for other purposes.
Mar 18	answered	how to use ktc pure coconut oil?
Mar 12	revised	Translating cooking terms between US / UK / AU / CA / NZ added groundnut & pulses
Mar 12	answered	Risotto question - what does “translucent rice” look like?
Mar 12	comment	Risotto question - what does “translucent rice” look like? related : cooking.stackexchange.com/q/54/67
Mar 12	comment	Best way to cleanly cut brownies? +1 for the plastic knife ... my neighbor showed me it, and it's impressive how well they work when you're cutting still-warm brownies. And if you're going to be making the same sized grid on the same sized pan ... make a template; find some cardboard larger than the pan, cut a hole so you can place it over the pan and still cut everything, then mark your grid. When it comes time to cut, place it on, put a straight-edge across it, then cut w/ your plastic knife and it's perfect every time.
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Mar 11	revised	Reusing oil containers added 'update' bit.
Mar 11	comment	What kind of cheesecake is more popular, baked or no bake? 'no bake' is less famous, simply because it hasn't been around as long. As for delicious, it's going to be personal preference. I'd recommend that you make one of each, and give samples to your customers as a taste-test, an let them make the decision.
Mar 11	comment	Where can I buy borosilicate (Pyrex) bakeware in the U.S.? @JeffAxelrod : I can add to the stories -- tried making a yorkshire pudding in a brand new Pyrex dish, which I've done for years in an older one ... and it exploded from just heating it empty. (it's possible that something might've dripped above, I guess, and as it was its first use, it's possible that it had a defect)