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How does the meat in Weisswurst get so white?
I have looked for the answer online, but no luck so far.
Does the ice "burn" the meat and it gets white?
How does it work?
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How to make my scrambled eggs more yellow?
I make a very simple scrambled eggs combining two eggs with a knife of cream cheese.
Sometimes I've had this and it has been a warm yellow colour. Other times it has been a pale white colour.
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Improve color of banana jam?
One of my favorite uses for overripe bananas is to make a simple jam from them. I combine the bananas with a bit of water in a large pot, adding a splash of molasses, salt, nutmeg and cinnamon. ...
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Is there a comprehensive overview of food colors?
I found a small list of food additives compiled by the FDA, but it looks rather incomplete and somewhat unspecific.
For example, some colors like gold (probably the real thing) or silver (E171 - ...
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How can I process clear avocado oil with a pleasant scent, and how can I dry it faster?
I am processing my oil by cold press. I have to dry it first. I have three challenges:
The color of my oil is darker than intended.
My oil has a very strong smell.
I am seeking a cheaper and faster ...
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Can a blood orange be half bloody?
I've got a "sanguino moro" (blood/red) orange, but it appears to be only half-bloody, as in the photo below. However all figures I've found on the internet show oranges that are purely red inside, for ...
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How to prevent brillant pink raw bread dough from cooking up to yellow?
I added some cooked beets to a bread recipe. The result was a lovely pink dough:
After cooking, the rolls were yellow on the inside with some of the pink still visible in the crust:
Why? Any way ...
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Relating the Color of meat to doneness
I want to know more about how to correlate the color of meat to its level of doneness. How do I recognize how cooked my meat is based solely on color?
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When buying blue potatoes how can you tell what color the flesh will be?
Most of the time when I purchase blue potatoes they have blue flesh. However, once in a while I get some that have a creamy golden flesh. Looking at them I had no idea they would be different.
I know ...
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choosing a red food color for red velvet cake
Are there any tell tell signs to choosing a red food colouring for red velvet cakes. Having just whipped one up, mine is sadly brown despite a bottle and half (45ml) of red food colouring.
Also can ...
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How to stop mushrooms from discoloring everything?
A few times in the past week, I've cut up a few mushrooms (I'm pretty sure they're button) and sauteed or fried them with a few other ingredients for dinner. I absolutely love the taste and the ...
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Beef discoloration on parts not in contact with air
I have bought a pack of sliced beef and opened it up as soon as I got home. Judging by the date on a package, it was packed on the same day I bought it. It was red on the outside, but dark and brown-...
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Why did my flank steak turn grey when I brined it?
I brined 2 lbs of flank steak for 12 hours, but it turned the exterior gray. Why? How can I prevent the discoloration?
Ingredients:
1 quart water
1/2 cup kosher salt
Garlic Powder
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What causes changing blue and purple pigments in food?
I've noticed that many foods, such as cabbage, garlic, and ginger, either turn blue or purple in certain conditions, or that, like purple string beans, they lose these colors when cooked. Why is this?
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How can I turn my muffin batter into the natural blue color from blueberries?
I'm trying to make blueberry muffins, and I will be folding the blueberries into the batter as well. How can I turn the batter slightly blue without adding excess blueberries? The recipe i'm using ...
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How can I color pasta during cooking or afterwards, preferably using natural coloring?
My daughter asked me if I could make her red bowtie pasta in honor of Matt Smith as Dr. Who.
I'd rather not use an artificial dye. Either way, how would I go about coloring the pasta itself? ...
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Why do purple snap beans turn green when cooked?
We often get snap beans from the CSA (Community Sponsored Agriculture) that are either entirely purple or mottled purple. When cooked (at least when steamed or blanched), however, the purple color ...
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How can I make a mayo/ketchup-based sauce come out with a consistent color?
I'm trying to make a zesty sauce from a mayo base/ketchup base mixture. Sometimes color turns out dark orange, sometimes off white, even though I'm using the same recipe. I'm thinking that how I ...
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Telling if small pieces of meat are cooked - blind or colour blind chef
When I am cooking small pieces of meat (so a meat thermometer is not an appropriate tool - I'm thinking of things like shredded chicken being stir-fried, frying or grilling slices of bacon, or minced ...
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Dying a white iced cake black
I've had an Xbox cake made for my son, but they made it white and I wanted it black. It can't be remade, because it's too late.
Can I do anything to dye it black?
I was thinking about brushing black ...
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Color change in duck meat!
I roasted a duck some days ago, and while eating, the meat on the carcass slowly turned a sharp red, much like an apple turns brown.
I can't find any information on this anywhere, as all questions ...
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Why is my green tea brown?
As Crystal Gale once wrote, "You're gonna make my green tea, brown." Or something like that.
When I typically order (the free or close-to-free) green tea at Japanese restaurants, it's usually ...
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Why is meat red?
What makes meat red? At first I would think it is the blood, but most packaged meat doesn't seem to be bloody per se, and plus, different meats (chicken, beef etc.) range in color from deep red to ...
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What natural ingredients can be used to color food blue or green?
I've been experimenting more and more with "natural" food colorings - meaning spices and other ingredients that naturally impart color as opposed to a commercial food dye made specifically for this ...
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How can I keep corned beef pink?
I have a large gathering on St Patrick's day and serve corned beef. In years past I did all the cooking on that day and missed my own party due to all the work. Last year I cooked the beef the night ...
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Safety of Blue / Green Garlic
My mother pickled a bunch of garlic recently and it turned blue soon after. She has had this happen once or twice before where some turned green, but this time all of them turned really blue.
I tried ...
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How can you make gray or black butter?
Soon, I'll be serving garlic bread, but I would like to add something to the garlic-butter, to make it darker (gray or black). It should look like lead.
So far, I've found two ideas:
- add dark ...
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Yellowness of egg yolk
Related question: Why are Italian eggs so yellow?
Occasionally I get served a fried / poached egg with a deep yellow/orange yolk. I find it extremely appetising and visually attractive.
Sometimes ...
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Why would a blended salad dressing change its color?
Yesterday evening we had a barbecue and I made a tomato/mozzarella salad. Since I couldn't find my dressing shaker, I used my hand blender (an ESGE M180S, in case it matters).
I got my dressing as ...
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Why are drippings from restaraunt ground beef colored orange?
I've noticed over the years that whenever I cook ground beef from the grocery store, the drippings in the beef are typically clear in color.
When eating out, if I order a particularly greasy ground ...
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Looking for a Blue Ingredient
Blue food is notoriously hard to find, but I'm working on a dish that basically resembles a lighthouse, and I need something blue to act as the water. Mustn't be wet. The dish is sort of breakfasty (...
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What makes store brand mayo white?
So, I've finally accomplished making mayo. But it has a yellowish hue to it, obviously this is the case because of the egg yolks.
My question is this: Why is store mayo white? What makes it white?
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Identifying Strands of Dough
I'm trying to write up a how-to guide for braiding six strands of dough.
I figured that for comprehension I would instruct the cook to move the pieces of dough based on a color-coding scheme. E.g. I ...
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Why did my tomato soup turn thick and brownish?
I tried to improvise a tomato soup following these steps:
Slice tomatoes, briefly stir-fry for aroma, together with some onions, garlic pepper, salt, and a bit of sugar.
While still hot, purée all ...
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How to make my pasta less brown?
I really like making pasta, but I've found that most of my recipes have these sorts of ingredients:
Pale yellow pasta
Brown mushrooms
Brown tempeh or tofu (or ground beef if you prefer)
Spices that ...
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Why is my gravy opaque?
I only started making gravy a year or two ago, so I don't fully understand the process, although I appreciate the taste. As I was making gravy for Thanksgiving, I noticed that the color was ...
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