Questions tagged [culinary-uses]
Questions about the culinary uses of products that are normally discarded or used in non-culinary applications. DO NOT use for everyday ingredients, leftovers, etc - this is off topic.
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Is it safe to consume expired Perilla seed oil? [duplicate]
My parents bought a few perilla seed oil that I had no awareness of and found that it is expired already by around 1 year 1 month.
I tried to smell it, it still smells good without any rancid odour.
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What can I do with soft biscuits due to air exposure
I had bought a biscuit packet and after eating some I left the packet in a poly bag with a knot.
However may be due to loosening of the knot, and hence, the air exposure, the biscuits have lost their ...
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Burnt milk uses
Though infrequently, when boiling milk, it gets burnt if you forget about the milk on stove.
I usually boil 2-3L of milk in one big pan on stove/induction.
When it gets burnt, it develops a peculiar ...
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What is leftover in the pulp after making oat milk and how can you use it?
I've been making oat milk and looking for recipes which can utilise the pulp which is left after making the oat milk. I tried cookies and pancakes but they end up wet and soft.
Is this because all of ...
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How do you reheat rice in a takeout box after you've already made the mistake of refrigerating it straight up?
I have refrigerated rice that I want to serve alongside chicken tikka masala (Not for guests, that's unthinkable! For family.). It's in one of those styrofoam containers with a plastic lid, although ...
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What is the purpose of raita?
Raita is usually served with spicy dishes like biryani. If the purpose was that the curd in raita would give some relief from the hot, spicy food, then why are chillies and onion added to raita?
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What can I do with leftover almond pulp? [closed]
After making almond milk, I'm left with almond pulp that is flavourless. How can I use it instead of throwing it out?
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Uses for tzimbalo fruit of varying ripeness?
First post! I like growing unusual fruit, but I'm a bit of a cooking novice, especially when it comes to fruit. We've just ripped out our tzimbalo (Solanum caripense) plants for the season, and now I ...
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Food industry: where does buttermilk go?
I've recently home- made butter.
Starting from 500g of cream I've obtained, let's say, 250g of butter and 250g of buttermilk.
The fairly big amount of by-product/scrap, the buttermilk, due to:
half ...
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Reheating Hamburger Helper
When I make Hamburger Helper I always follow the directions exactly and the consistency of the sauce is usually good--not too thick and not too watery--but whenever I reheat the leftovers the sauce ...
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Uses for meat that has been in the freezer for 2 years?
I have some old chicken breasts, thighs, and a steak vacuum sealed in my freezer. I think it is between 1.5 and 3 years old.
I'm assuming it won't have a good texture if I cook it and eat it normally....
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What can be done with left over mussel shells?
What can be done with left over mussel shells? I have heard of them being boiled to make sauces etc.
Is there any other culinary use for them once the mussels have been removed?
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How to make extremely dry pork more palatable?
I cooked a pork shoulder sous-vide for 24h and sadly It came out extremely dry. I think it's due to cooking it in a citrus heavy marinade and removing a bit too much of the fat cap.
So now I have a ...
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Food safety concern - storing medium rare steak overnight [duplicate]
I hope this is an ok first question to ask. So, yesterday my partner and I had steaks at a pub, and he saved half of his medium rare one. We came home and put it in the fridge, but he decided to leave ...
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Can dry roasted squash be used effectively for gnocchi?
I roasted an entire pumpkin (specifically, a triamble variety). It was cut into large pieces and roasted with oil in an oven. I ended up leaving it to cool in the oven which I guess was a mistake ...
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Pizza dough didn't rise, maybe yeast cells were killed off
I made a pizza dough and I left it to rise until doubled in bulk. However, it didn't rise at all. After reading here I can just guess that I killed the yeast cells:
Yeast Is Too Hot. Recipes that ...
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Is there a use for bean juice - the cooking liquid of beans?
When I cook beans there's heaps of brown-coloured water. Is there a use for this? Do you drink it or something?
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Are there common culinary uses for the addition of stearic acid?
I was doing some research into flavorless (or flavor-neutral) acids that could be used to create certain things without altering the flavor of the outcome (say, an emulsion).
Stearic acid immediately ...
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What can I cook with noodles and soy sause only [closed]
Fellows all the ingredients I have in my cabinet are:
1)Noodles (containing egg)
2)1 bottle Soy sause
3)1 botttle Sesame Oil
4)2-3 Onions
4)1 Ginger root
And because I am reallocating I want to ...
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Making pickles or preserves from hedgehog cucumbers (cucumis africanus)
Tiny hedgehog cucumbers, cucumis africanus, are usually grown as ornamental. The blurb in the seed catalogue mentions they were historically pickled and preserved, although they are rarely used for ...
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Can the skin of lychee be used for anything?
We recently saw and picked up some lychee from the grocery store.
It appears that the skin is inedible, but my girlfriend is wondering if it could be used for anything.
Should the lychee skin just be ...
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What can I make with corn flake that is no longer crispy?
I left the cornflake bag open for too long that it is not crispy anymore. Still taste good, but I wonder what can I do with it.
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What is the difference between acetate sheets and baking paper when making chocolate deco?
I would like to make chocolate decorations with melted chocolate. After searching on the web, however, I am not quite sure I could find acetate sheets. But I can find baking paper.
Would there be any ...
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What to do with leftover almond peel?
I always soak almonds at night and peel them the next morning. I'm just wondering if I can do anything with the leftover almond skin. Any suggestions?
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How long will spaghetti and meat sauce last in the refrigerator? [duplicate]
Today, I accidentally forgot that I had brought my lunch in - leftover spaghetti noodles and a meat sauce (sauce from a jar, meat cooked fresh and added to the sauce) that we had last night. They are ...
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Food Safety of "Scavenged" Chicken Stock
I happened upon an article entitled "Please Pass the Scavenged Bone Stock" and discovered that there are many different opinions out there about the propriety of saving chicken bones for stock. The ...
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(How) can I store and cook leftover rice so it isn't soggy? [duplicate]
My wife and I like Asian meals (Curry, Niku Jaga, et cetera) and without fail we tend to make more rice than we need.
I would encourage her to cook less rice, but a preferable solution would be to ...
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Can you substitute blood for the eggs in an ice cream base?
I read somewhere (Facebook) that you can use blood as a substitute for the eggs in an ice cream base due to to the similarities in protein composition shared between the two.
Does anyone know more ...
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What can I do with the meat and fat trimmed from the top of lamb ribs?
I'm making rack of lamb tonight. I got the rack at a local farmer's market and it was a bit less butchered than I expected. I can (and did) trim it myself, but there seems to be a lot of meat embedded ...
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What to do with grapefruit seeds?
I have several grapefruit trees and get tons of grapefruits almost year round. When I eat the grapefruits, which is fairly regular, I typically eat a good amount of the seeds with the fruit for ...
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What do I do with leftover egg whites? How long are they safe for? [duplicate]
I made two Leche Flan the night before last, each calling for 10 egg yolks...so, I was left with about 20 egg whites. I've stored them in the fridge in a tupperware container. How long are they good ...
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How can I incorporate brown lettuce into something appetizing?
I have four bags of lettuce that have gone brown. A nice fresh salad is obviously out of the question. Is there anything I can do with it?
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What can I do with a large amount of dried cilantro?
My husband came home from America and proudly Presented me with about 4 cups worth of dried cilantro he bought from pensey's spices. I do love pensey's, but I don't see how coming from pensey's can ...
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Can I use rhubarb without tons of sugar?
My yard is crawling with rhubarb, a hardy perennial that comes back every year in greater numbers. As far as I can tell, recipes usually involve a pie or jam with gratuitous amounts of sugar to wash ...
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Where can I buy rose petals that are safe for human consumption?
I'd like to make a rose petal jam, which requires roughly 14-16 ounces of rose petals. However, I've been warned to not buy roses from florists, due to potential pesticide issues from roses sold for ...
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The whey of mozzarella or tofu
Mozzarella, tofu come with a liquid, I think is whey. Is it useful in any way? has this any culinary value?
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Can yeast be used as a main ingredient?
Yeast is a fungus. We eat other fungi like mushrooms. I love the taste of bread yeast (although it's a bit expensive to make a full meal out of compared with other ingredients).
I know that live ...
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Can you eat the seeds of Tamarind if you roast them or boil them?
I just bought some fresh Tamarind & was told that I can eat the Tamarind seeds. Are they really edible? How would I prepare them if so?
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How to store/what to do with leftovers from Ayurvedic ginger & turmeric cold/flu drink?
I've made an Ayurvedic drink for a cold/flu (though I adapted it to my tastes) - minced ginger and turmeric brought to a boil over medium high heat then simmered till it turns a dark amber color.
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What to do with leftover crumb topping? [closed]
After making an apple crostata, I was left with a lot of leftover crumb topping. The topping is delicious and I could eat it by itself ;) But since it includes raw flour, I'd rather find a more ...
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Reheating homemade meal
About 1 week ago I made 2 of the same meal and froze one of them to eat at a later date. Both were cooked in the oven. I was wondering if it is possible to reheat the second meal straight from the ...
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What to do with browned butter after frying a steak
I have cooked a steak Gordon Ramsay style (oil, butter, thyme and garlic).
Now after I have prepared and seared the steak, what can I do with the remainders in the pan?
Its brown butter with the ...
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Good uses for leftover Bechamel? [closed]
I guess it's technically a Mornay, it has Parmesan and Fontina. I've got about 1 1/2 cups in my fridge. Refrigerated it's solid enough to hold a knife vertically, when it was warm it was just barely ...
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Is there any way to use oversized okra?
I accidentally let some of my okra grow much too large. It's about six inches long, and I've heard that it's inedible at this size--per this video it should be 2 1/2" to 3".
Is there any way to ...
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What can be done with Norwegian brown cheese Brunost other than a sandwich?
Some years ago I tried Norwegian brown cheese Brunost. I am aware that technically it is not cheese and it is brown and very sweet due to caramelized milk sugar.
I was wondering - is there any other ...
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What can a half-ripe jackfruit be used for?
We got a (fresh) jackfruit that was not so ripe... somewhat bland, not very tender and not enjoyable.
My question is: What should I cook with it?
I cooked it like I would a green jackfruit, but ...
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What to do with leftover whey from vinegar-based cheese preparation
Whey is a valuable protein-rich by-product of cheese preparation. There are many advises for using whey came out of cheese preparation by culture. However, the whey produced after cheese preparation ...
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What is "Fish Sauce" typically used for?
A while ago I bought "Fish Sauce" for a recipe (that I've long forgotten) and ended up not using it. Now we don't know what to use it for because none of the Asian cuisine recipes we come across seems ...
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How do I get the butter out of my chocolate fondue?
In my chocolate fondue, I used butter to help it melt smoothly. Now, after the meal, I want to use the left over chocolate. There is a slight sheen of oil on the chocolate and, in the refrigerator, ...
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Should I keep the meat boiled off of bones when making beef broth?
I am making a simple beef stock from the leftover bones from a New York cut roast beef. Beyond adding a mirepoix and boiling the bones for three hours I'm not doing anything special. When I make stock ...
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