Questions tagged [food-preservation]
Questions about LONG-TERM food storage such as canning, pickling, freezing, and drying.
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Discovered 2 eggs cracked in late stage of brining
One more week to go brining my salted chicken eggs. I just saw 2 eggs with cracks that were not there earlier. Do I need to take them out or will it be ok? I have 5 days left.
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Why does chocolate spread shortly taste less good once opened?
Chocolate-hazelnut spreads are said to have a relatively long shelf life even after being opened, e.g. 12 months for regular jars on the official FAQ for Nutella.
However, I personally find that once ...
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Curing Green Olives
I picked some beautiful green Manzananillo olives and followed the directions of my preserving guru Pietro Demaio's book by soaking them in fresh water for three days changing the water every 3 days ...
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Food Vacuum Storage Systems
What do consumers need to keep in mind when shopping for food vacuum storage systems? It seems FoodSaver is the most well received brand with the largest market share in the food storage space, ...
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When to add preservative to hot sauce?
So I am currently trying on a recipe of homemade hot sauce, but I plan on adding either sodium benzoate or potassium sorbate as the preservative. I have figured out how much I would try using, but I ...
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Bottling cream-based salad dressing. Preservative advice?
I would like to bottle my home made salad dressing that is mayo- and cream-based. I was wondering what kind of preservatives I could use to lengthen shelf life. Also, I am using garlic powder as an ...
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how to make fudge less melt-y in hot weather?
so, i'm making fudge for a family reunion soon, and i happen to live in a very hot, humid climate. the recipe I use is just condensed milk and chocolate since i'm pretty new to candy-making, but ...
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Expired diet soda tastes bitter
I have a few cans of diet soda that with a best-before date in 2023, and while some of them taste more-or-less normal, others taste bitter, almost like alcoholic beverages.
Obviously, there's no ...
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Are there negative effects of freezing clarified stock?
I have clarified some chicken stock using the ice filtration method. Are there any negative effects to re-freezing this newly clarified stock (such as becoming cloudy again, losing flavor, etc.)?
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What Impact Does Meat Curing/Preservation Have on Nutritional Content?
I am currently trying to research nutritional facts for cured meats and other preserved foods. In specific, I am looking for any information about the caloric impact that preservation methods might ...
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How to best transport bulots - sea snails aka welks?
I've just bought 2 kg bulots in France and would like to drive them home over 1000 km.
What's the best option to preserve them?
freeze
keep in cool* water (car has an electric but weak coolbox)
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Is there any cooking oil mister designed such that the oil is never in contact with plastic parts?
Is there any cooking oil mister designed such that the oil is never in contact with plastic parts? I just don't like the possibility of having any plastic chemicals dissolved in the oil.
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How long to soak white buckwheat?
I like to soak white buckwheat and do some raw recipes from it.
It is said that the optimal time for soaking is 1.5 days. I'm not changing the water
because of rutin preservation. What is the maximum
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Which foods become shelf-stable on cooking and why?
Certain foods are normally refrigerated, but after cooking can be kept at room temperature for a few days at least. An obvious example is cheese -- e.g. cheese-topped rolls normally have a best ...
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Cure #1 in Brine for Brisket
I'm trying for the first time to cure a second cut brisket (1.8 lbs.) to make pastrami (after curing the meat I will smoke it and then steam it). I followed a recipe from the Stanley Marianski book ...
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A blender that cans preserves to jars?
Do blenders exist that can cook and mix food so that it ends up in steamed jars automatically?
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After few day of plastick bag packing of Tomato sauce increase the size of it and produce gas in plastic bag
I am one small manufacturer of tomato sauce and dates sauce . And my question is regarding preservative i.e we make tomato sauce and paking it in plastic bag after few day this paket size increasing ...
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Is calcium hydroxide an acceptable substitute for sodium hydroxide for making century eggs?
Due to the difficulty in finding food grade sodium hydroxide and safety concerns, I'd like use calcium hydroxide instead. Specifically, some recipes call for a solution of NaOH and NaCl, would Ca(OH)2 ...
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Is it possible, and if so, how can I preserve lean meat using only salt at home?
I have lean meat (4-5mm slices) which I would like to preserve using only salt. Is this possible to do at home? Do I need any kind of special curing salt or is regular fine?
I really don't care ...
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How to preserve pistachios?
Its the pistachios season in my country (Lebanon), which is famous worldwide with its nuts Roasters and varieties.
I have more than 5 kilos of fresh unpeeled seasonal pistachios. What should I do to ...
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What Aromatic Fragrance that can be used in mouth fresher?
i am making mouth fresher(Paan Mukhwas in Hindi) in my home and for that one of ingredient is written as Aromatic Fragrance and i am confused what are the exactly.please could someone pls tell what is ...
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