Questions tagged [organization]
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Dirty cutlery holder hanging over glass stove lid with drip container
When I cook, I use cutlery to get the food from the pan, and after using them I put it on a plate that is on the table.
But I thought I could do better, putting a frame of hooks to hang the cutlery in ...
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Cooking guide for individual ingredients (not full recipes)?
I'm on the hunt for a cooking resource (website, app, or book) that focuses on individual ingredients, rather than full recipes. Something where I can just type in / look up the thing I have (filet of ...
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Christmas turkey help (mostly organization)
We are receiving the family at my parent's house for Christmas lunch at around 2pm; GF and I are doing all of the cooking.
The turkey is fresh about 12lb.
I think it should take about 4 hours and ...
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Simple recipe that when combined in a different order yields different food?
I'm trying to organize a science demo, and one of the lessons I'd like to get across is that information and order matters when ingredients are combined! Mixing together a pile of raw chemical ...
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Is there a term for the blending of different recipies of the same type?
One of the things I do when cooking is I look at several different recipes for the same dish. I take a "base" recipe "A" and add these ingredients from recipe "B" and maybe even a unique ingredient ...
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Which one of the five mother sauces is Sauce Messine derived from?
I'm organising the sauce recipes I have and I'm uncertain as to where I should place Sauce Messine. I'm inclined to say it belongs in the bechamel category, or is it a veloute based sauce? I'm not ...
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What kinds of beans are there and how to recognize them? [closed]
I've been looking for nutrition facts for beans (bought in bulk, doesn't have a label) I bought but couldn't find which type there are. It took me quite a while to recognize them as pinto beans. Also ...
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What is the best marker for writing on glass?
I am looking for a permanent marker for writing on glass spice containers that can endure being washed. I thought of just using sticky paper labels but they will not endure washing. Should I go for ...
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How to classify the parts of a recipe ingredient?
I'm build a recipe app/website, and I'm interested in how to properly classify the sections of an ingredient (as you would find in a cookbook or on a website) with regards to the terminology. Let me ...
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Potato and onion used in cheese & onion pasties
In online recipes of cheese & onion pasties, they call for raw potato and onion mixed with grated cheddar cheese. I am wondering if the chopped potatoes and onions cook properly in the oven, don't ...
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Coca Cola's Secret Recipe
If only two executives know the secret recipe of Coca Cola at any one time, and it is so well guarded, then how do they manufacture Coca Cola in plants without giving away this secret to the workers?
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Nutritonal Facts of a recipe [duplicate]
I am doing a web app to filter recipes based on user's health information.
So if an admin adds a recipe of Friend egg(sunny side up).
Normally, based on how i cook my egg.
I would only need,
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Diagrammatic Notations for Recipes [closed]
Are there any interesting diagrammatic recipe notations out there?
I have found Nassi-Shneiderman diagrams:
used here at Cooking for Engineers.
An activity diagram from here:
Is there ...
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meal planning software with collaboration and sharing
Me and my wife are technophiles. We've had a fair amount of success organizing aspects of our life using RememberTheMilk for lists and google calendar for a shared calendar.
Recently we've wanted to ...
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What should one look for in the license terms of a crowdsourced recipe website?
I'm looking into uploading my recipes to "the cloud" via a crowdsourced-website. I have been trying to understand the ramifications of the licenses and terms of service. As I do not currently have ...
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Do you know of any good rectangular spice storage solutions?
Currently I'm storing most of my spices in a cabinet next to the stove. That's the best place for them. However, because of the way the shelves are spaced, I generally need to stack containers, ...
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How do I write a recipe so others (or Google) can translate it well?
Many recipes online are correct, but they are very difficult to translate from one language to another.
Google Translate, for example, does not translate recipes very well.
How do I write a recipe ...
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Unique Sweat dish recipe required for GOLAB JAMBO [closed]
This is a Indian Sweat dish, there are many recipes on the internet. I need to know how would you prepare it, what would you add to make it taste unique?
What will you do, to add a unique flavor to ...
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How should I organize making a cake days ahead?
My wife's birthday is coming up and I want to make a cake for her.
I was thinking of making a layer of sponge cake, amarena cherry sauce (cherries, wine and sugar), chocolate mousse, another layer of ...
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New takes on recipe format
I'm working on a cookbook that is designed to make it easier to master the steps that go into a recipe, and understand the timing, especially when trying to get multiple items to 'line up' so they all ...
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How to organize a walk-in fridge for a mid-size kitchen?
I have worked in two kitchens which served about 50-75 clients a day. Each had a walk-in fridge that was about 8 feet square with metal racks, and neither had thought much about the organization of ...
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Looking for meal-planning / grocery list software
I'm looking for software (either PC-based, or web-based) that can be used for meal planning and generating shopping lists. What I'd like is for it to store recipes that I have, including their ...
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Juice recipe recommendation engine to give me recipes based on the ingredients I already have?
Does anyone know of a website where I could enter a bunch of ingredients that I have and it would return a list of possible juice recipes for my juicer? Like a WolframAlpha for recipes?
I've seen a ...
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How should I organize my fruits for storage?
As I learnt from this post, there are some fruits that should not be kept together with the others (e.g. watermelon and apple). Which fruits should be kept separately in order to prevent rotting?
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Tips for a small kitchen
I enjoy cooking but have a seriously small kitchen. There is only about 3 ft of work surface and that has kettle and toaster on it. I have a fair amount of shelf space but still need to larder goods ...
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Cooking with chronic fatigue
Anyone know of any good resources for cooking recipes/methods/tools for people with a medical condition that causes chronic fatigue? I'm relying too much on convenience foods and 'tv dinners', because ...
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Timing cooking: methods / workflow
I'm looking for methods to improve timing or workflow during cooking. How to multi-task effectively, getting the maximal amount of differing dishes on the table, for each course, etc. A multitasking / ...
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How do you organize your recipes?
I am thinking of collecting and organizing recipes that turned out to be good.
The first thought I had is to write down the recipes in a word processor, print them out and collect them in a thin ...
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Digital recipes storage? [closed]
What works well for storing recipes digitally? Software and web solutions are both welcome.
For me, the ideal solution would accept recipes from different sources (copy/paste, or email) in any ...
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Recommendations for spice organization strategies
Spices have always been the hardest thing for me to keep track of in the kitchen. I'm interested in specific recommendations for
hardware (containers, labeling, shelving, etc.) and
organization ...
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