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The FDA recommends a freezer temperature of 0ºF (-18ºC). Warmer temperatures risk bacterial growth and quality problems. But what are the reasons not to set the freezer colder? My Bosch freezer can be ...

That's it bars have no preservatives or sugar. Are they healthy? Are they good for you? Are they lying? That's it! That's all you have to say! :D

Franz Bakery makes a bread that contains 35 calories a slice (the fact that it is keto is irrelevant to me, but may still be a part of the answer): https://franzbakery.com/HTML/productView#category=...

If you put a steak or a chicken into a hot pan which is not completely non-stick, it is likely to stick to it a bit and leave a residue when you flip it. That is our fond. Later we deglaze the pan by ...

If I purchased a fresh custard filled Boston Cream donut on Saturday and left it at room temperature is it still ok to eat on Monday?

Looking through a variety of recipes for bao (and mantou) online some include salt and some don't. Which is more traditional?

I currently work in home office but in the late afternoon I pick up my kids from school, we spend some time on the playground and usually only come home half an hour before dinner time. For soups I ...

I've made pizza from scratch (dough and sauce) a few times, turns out great. I want to try fresh basil on it. Current recipe: Oven, 350° F: blind bake crust 10 minutes, add tomato sauce & fresh ...

I have tried to extract coconut oil. Below is the process I have followed. Ground the coconut flesh with some added water. Milked the ground coconut flesh by cold pressing it and filtering all big ...

I have a "Hamilton Beach Multi-Cooker" rice cooker / steamer / etc. 840304400 is the model number. We only cook rice for sushi, rice bowls, onigiri, etc. 9 times out of 10, we want to work ...

Inspired by What is the point of washing produce in cold water? Multiple times I remember reading or getting advice that [ingredient X] needs to be washed in cold water before preparing and that warm ...

I grew up near Munich, Germany and remember that I would love to eat my Doener by adding pepper flakes. I am pretty sure they were not the typical red pepper flakes you may put on pizza but I am not ...

I have a gas oven I'm thinking of using to make some Portuguese custard tarts (pastéis de nata). Since the oven goes up to 550°F (~287°C), I was considering letting it preheat, then turn on the ...

I bought Coconut milk (88% coconut and rest water) in a sealed can, when I opened it the solid where already separated from the liquid. The solid part was at the top quite thick like frozen coconut ...

I am making a cottage pie (mince with mashed potatoes on top) recipe that requires 100g of pearl barley, and 600ml of stock. Right now, I can't get either pearl barley or husked barley. The first ...

This question has been asked before but no one addresses this point: If I defrost meat or fish, say salmon fillets, and cook them directly after, wouldn't that kill the bacteria that might have grown ...

I accidentally left some cooked summer squash and red peppers lightly coated with olive oil in a pan wrapped loosely in foil on the stove overnight. My boyfriend didn't notice it and set a cookie ...

What's the difference between split-top and round top bread, other than the look (caused by the split)? Like does splitting the bread top make it lighter/better crumb, etc? I see at the supermarket &...

You can find tons of tips online saying you should always wash your produce. What is the point of it though? I mean with some hard produce, say carrots you can obviously give them a good scrub with a ...

My (eight year old) son has come up with a dessert idea that he is in love with: fruit coated in Oreos. Specifically, removing the filling, crushing the cookies, then coating the fruit in the ...

Obviously there are major differences if the pot roast is cooked uncovered in the oven. That aside, are there differences if it is covered?

Some pancake family recipes require adding soda. I have read in some professional pancake recipes that it's better to leave the batter for a couple of hours, ideally overnight, to let flour infuse ...

You know what I'm talking about, these food tubes that are popular for tomato paste, or pesto. Searching for 'food in tube' or 'how to make your own tomato paste in tube' yields mixed results, so I'm ...

For the past couple months, I've tried cooking my own crispy chips, yet I've had little no to success with them. Whenever I put them into hot oil, after a minute in hot oil, they develop brown spots ...

Canned food has rings stamped on the lids. What (or who) has the code? Here is a photo with crab and tuna tops. Maybe the better word would be "indentations"?

Normally (e.g. here) the recipe for oladyi (thick palm-sized pancakes) requires kefir, a fermented milk drink similar to a thin yoghurt or ayran. There is one well-tested recipe that uses milk with ...

In an effort to limit leftovers, I recently bought a 26cm steel paella pan to supplement my 40cm pan. Because such things do not always scale linearly, I looked for a guide on how much rice to use in ...

I've lived in several midwest states (Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Michigan), and while the midwest isn't known for spicy food, in these states I've always ordered the hot salsa for my burrito bowl when ...

So I'm someone that is somewhat new to the kitchen, I like helping my mom in cooking but I don't do much alone because I'm usually swamped with university work but as the time to move out becomes ...

I took a recipe that a called for 45 minutes at 350 in a 2" tall 9" pan, doubled the recipe and put it in a 4" x 9" tub pan. Are their any rules of thumb to use when converting a ...

So here is the deal, I was sitting on a ketchup packet when it dawned to me, What is the point of cabbage? Cabbage is pretty much god's failed try on making lettuce. 500 million years of evolution to ...

Which ingredients pair well with the flavor of carrots, and what is the reason or explanation for this?

A house hold oven tops out at just 550 Fahrenheit or 288 Celsius , but lower than average temperature wood fired pizza ovens operate at about 650 Fahrenheit and average ones at 752 Fahrenheit or 400 ...

There is this ragu I make, it consists of minced meat in a tomato sauce with lots of red bell pepper. The ingredients are mirepoix, cubed tomatoes, lots of red bell pepper, garlic, bouquet garni, veal ...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mille-feuille It doesn't cut nicely for fork and knife. When I tried eating it with my hands like a sandwich, the fillings of cream sploosh and the layers of wafer ...

Both egg white and cream can be beaten until they form a stiff foam. So I tried mixing them and beating the mixture. The mixture will not rise (foam) no matter how hard I try. What is the reason ...

I was just diagnosed with a stomach ulcer and need to know what I can season my food with. I normally use black pepper and/or Slap Ya Mama (similiar to Tony's seasoning).

I recently bought a carbon steel wok, and I've been trying to season it. I removed the protective coating (or at least, I hope I did) by getting it super hot on the hob, then scrubbing it with soap ...

I cooked some corn in boiling water today, and immediately wrapped it in aluminum foil after taking out of water. 5 mins later, I found out the colour of the foil changed, I'm not sure whether the ...

I've read that you can chop potatoes up to 24 hours before cooking with them, and store them in water in the fridge. I'd like to know how long can chopped potatoes be left without soaking in the ...

I recently purchased a professional-style milkshake mixer, and some recipes I've researched say that adding ice cream is a must for making shakes, along with adding a few drops of milk. But some of ...

I recently bought a ceramic slow cooker insert at a thrift store. It has a glass top and is the perfect shape for using as a Dutch oven in baking bread, which I do regularly. When I got home, my ...

One of the lids on a quart jar of green beans "popped" after sitting on the kitchen counter for two days. It was one of a batch of a dozen jars canned in that session. The others are fine ...

I am on a low sodium diet. Does soaking noodles with too much sodium and dumping the soak water before cooking reduce the sodium level?

Various fresh fruits, such as grapes, apricots, and dates, can be used to provide the yeast that is needed in breadmaking. But often in commercial production fruits are sprayed with pesticides, and ...

Is there a food that resembles the texture and consistency of ice cream but is not cold/does not have to be kept cold?

Inspired by the TV show Mad Men, my wife and I made whiskey sours, which were really delicious. We followed the standard recipe, which includes a couple of ounces of bourbon and roughly half an egg ...

Prince William's Grooms Cake recipe contains 1 raw egg that I assume is for emulsification only in this refrigerator cake. Skipping it would not impact enjoyment (have done) but would replacing with 1/...

After my pizza preparation, from a dough that has spent already a night in the fridge, I always leave about 200g of dough to make a small white pizza to accompany my meal on the day after my pizza ...

I was making salt baked chicken last night, and I didn't have a casserole dish big enough for the bird. So, instead I used a half glazed Chinese clay pot, and put that straight into a pre-heated oven ...