Questions tagged [pot]
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What happened to my pot? [duplicate]
My pot has turned dark after my last usage as seen in the picture:
What happened to the pot and if I continue cooking with it will the food become contaminated? The surface of the pot is still smooth ...
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Stainless steel pot on fire
I was cooking in a stainless steel pot with copper bottom. When I added canola oil and olive oil into pot, a flame started.
Afterwards, I scrubbed out bottom of pot. The pot looks normal now and I ...
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How important is material thickness in really large cooking pots?
I need a stainless steel pot of 100 liters or maybe even bigger for cooking. They sell at different wall material strength at the wholesale, varying from 0.8mm to 1.6mm (they all have sandwich bottom ...
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Mnemonic tricks to remember all cooking steps correctly
I am looking for some advice on what some mnemonic tricks could be for remembering the following, when memorizing or preparing to cook a recipe by heart:
oven temperatures
procedures (remembering the ...
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Master Chef metal pot - I cannot find any details about if it is oven safe
I acquired a metal Master Chef pot many years ago and it cooks perfectly. However, I am worried about using it in the oven and do not even know what material it is made of so Is there an easy way to ...
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Stockpot size required - formula to calculate
Is there a formula for working out the pot size required for specified bone weight and water volume?
For example, I would like to make beef stock using 5kg of bones and 5 litres of water, what pot ...
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Is it possible to find an above-pot steamer that's as efficient as an inside-pot steamer?
My experience with steaming vegetables is that a no-name
insert, such as the one in the left of the image, inside a nice-brand covered pot steams vegetables very quickly (carrots in 5 min, green beans ...
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Can my copper bottom pot be fixed?
My favorite copper bottom pot is finally losing it's bottom. In fact, everyone uses this pot. However, I've hidden it so no one can use it until I find a solution. I hate the thought of tossing it and ...
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How to use a carbon steel pot (not pan)
I found a very old pot in my very old house. I suspect it to be carbon steel, for the following reasons:
It's rusty
It's magnetic
It looks a lot like the carbon steel pans that were stored with it, ...
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Is this type of scratched pot safe?
I found What can I do about scratched pots? But the type of pot, and level of scratch, is much different than that which was mentioned in that question.
Is this
Safe, at all, to cook with?
I tried ...
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Boil dried pot...is it safe?
I have an All Clad stainless steel pot and I was cooking some soup In it. The timer went off to tell me to turn the heat off but I must have been daydreaming because I merely looked at the soup at ...
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Black stains developed on the bottom on stainless steel pot [duplicate]
Black stains developed on the bottom on stainless steel pot.
These are coming back after cleaning the pot when I cook chicken. What are these, whether it is possible to get rid of these and it is it ...
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cooking with a round based clay pot on an electric stove
I have a clay cooking pot,
similar to this one here
and was wondering does anybody know of a heat diffuser I could use to cook with it over an electric Stove,
Its meant for a naked flame such as gas
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Is it safe to continue using a pot that has steamed dry?
I was making steamed chicken soup in a clay pot, and think I may have steamed/simmered the larger stock pot dry. My arrangement was like so: I had a large stock pot with a few cups of water in it (an ...
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Can I stack pots while cooking?
I have a one-burner induction cooktop and I use a stainless steel pot to cook various things, like rice and spaghetti. But I always get burnt rice or food stuck to the bottom of the pot, regardless of ...
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Why did my pot get so blackened after boiling some eggs?
I bought this pot a few weeks ago. I've only used it a couple times since, but yesterday I decided to boil some eggs in it.
I ended up forgetting about them for a minute, when I came back the water ...
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How to clean aluminum with lye "stains"
I got careless and used a lye solution to clean an aluminum moka pot. The end result was that the whole thing was covered in sodium aluminate with some stains standing out from the rest.
Here's what ...
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Reduce flame maximum on cooktop
My wife always uses the maximum setting which results in flames shooting around the outside of many pots melting their plastic handles. Is there any way of reducing the maximum to keep the flames ...
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Glass pot on glass top stove
I have a lovely glass double boiler which I would love to use on my glass cooktop. Cooktop already has scratches so that doesn't worry me, but will my pot break if I use it?
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Are heavy-bottom stock pots called something else?
I would quite like to get hold of a large stock pot with a thick base so I can make things like preserves as well, but whenever I look at kitchenware in my local shops (I'm in NZ if that makes a ...
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Need help cleaning an old aluminum coffee pot
I use an old Wear Ever heavy aluminum coffee pot for boiling water. I don't allow unused water to sit in it. It has stains inside and needs a good cleaning. It has white residue at the water line that ...
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Are these pots suitable to cook in?
My mother recently bought these from an old second hand shop because she thought them pretty, but I am just wondering if they are suitable to cook on the hob.
I tried to google them on Google images ...
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Aside from saving gas or electricity, why cover the pot?
There are some recipes that insist that you have to cover the pot when cooking. For example, in this video recipe for Bolognese sauce (at 7:36).
I understand that this might save gas or electricity by ...
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Flash Rust Under Wok Seasoning
This was my first attempt seasoning a piece of cookware. I used the following approach:
I scrubbed the wok down on both sides with a scouring pad and dish
soap.
I then heated the wok up and moved ...
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Is a corroded copper teapot safe?
I bought what I thought was a rusted teapot recently, treated it with an environmentally friendly rust remover, cleaned it thoroughly, and only then realized the bottom says "chrome on copper&...
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Benefit to covering pasta while cooking?
Taking a quick poll of several bags of pasta in my kitchen, about half recommend keeping the pot covered while cooking1.
This is not very convenient for me, as I don't have a good tightly fitting lid ...
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Burned water out of pot...popping sound a month later?
A month ago I foolishly left a pot of water on to boil WAY too long. It was a small pot and all the water was gone (though it had been covered) and it continued to sit on the stove burner with the ...
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Is there some sort of pot with a sort of sieve on the bottom to separate sauce?
I'm not a native English speaker so I'll do my best to explain what I envision.
I was wondering if there is some sort of... kitchen utensil, a pot of some kind that has a... sieve of some sort at its ...
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Is it safe to use a stainless steel pan after making salt and vinegar brine in it?
I used my stainless steel pan to dissolve salt in a 30% vinegar/salt solution to kill weeds outside. After the salt dissolved I let the solution cool. This stripped the shiny surface of the pan. ...
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Deep Saute Pan vs Stockpot
I'm considering some new cookware and some sites have recommended I get a deep saute pan and a stock pot.
But from looking at All Clad's choices for the stockpot and the deep saute pan, these seem ...
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What is the benefit of a pasta pot with an inset?
All my life I’ve cooked pasta in regular pots. The most fancy thing I had in regards to pasta cooking was a pot with little holes in the lid and a locking mechanism, so that you could use that to ...
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Why this cooking pot not working on my Induction?
I just bought this Induction compatible Kadai (kind of wok) but surprised to know it's not working.
When I place it over my Induction cooker, it doesn't show any error (generally if a pot is not ...
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What's a pan and what's a pot?
In Dutch, we have just one word for pots and pans, which happens to be "pan", so I was surprised to learn about the word "pot". I learned that pans are for frying, which is why they are shallow and ...
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blending smoothies in a metal pot - will the vitamins go away?
I do not own a professional mixer where you can put all your fruits in and start to blend. I am using a hand blender. I put all the fruits and some yogurt in the metal pot and then blend it all. ...
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Peas with onions
I was wondering whether it is best to cook peas with onions in a pan or in a pot. Is there any difference between the two approaches?
Thanks.
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Is it necessary to add vegetables to slow cooker pot roast?
I like slow cooked roast for tenderness but hate the taste of 'pot roast' vegetables. Is it really necessary to cook vegetables with the roast?
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Does "build up" on the bottom of copper-bottom stainless sauce and frying pans matter?
I am not the most fastidious pot washer: over the years, my copper-bottomed fry pans have developed a layer of (I guess) burned oil residue.
Aside from any "ick" factor, does this affect the the ...
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How to address this burnt sugar conundrum
Some Caribbean recipes, such as this Jamaican oxtail stew, ask for browning sauce, which is essentially burnt sugar:
Heat a large Dutch oven or a heavy-bottomed pot over high heat. Add brown sugar ...
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Tramontina lid stuck to pot
Loved my tramontina 3 piece induction system from Costco until this happened. Was boiling some eggs as I do every morning and had done for 9 days in a row with this system. This morning I might have ...
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enamelled pot with a chip on the outside on the bottom
I have an enamelled pot with a chip on the outside on the bottom. This isn't a problem, is it? It is about an inch long and maybe an eighth of an inch wide.
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I need to keep blacks beans and rice warm.
In about an hour I need to leave with a pot of black beans and rice. I don't have a crock pot, but I do have a cast iron pot with lid. To keep it all warm can I put it in an iron pot, and put it in ...
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Worms found around eggs [closed]
Two weeks ago, I stored around 20 eggs in a pot and sealed it (that was wrapped inside clean closed trash bag) for storing them safely and placing in the fridge (which I forgot to do...). The eggs ...
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Weird Smoke Coming from Stock Pot on Stove
I have recently purchased a stockpot and I have been using it for making pasta on an electric stove. The first two times I used it, everything was fine, but tonight I put it on the stove to make pasta ...
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Overheated stainless saucepan - food now sticks
I overheated my Stellar stainless steel saucepan. It is discoloured and if I poach an egg in it, it sticks. Is there any way of restoring the surface?
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How can I remove sticky residue from a pot I boiled salsify in?
Yesterday I made black salsify. I got the salsify fresh and peeled it myself. Knowing what a hassle that is, I rinced and scrubbed it, put on disposable gloves and peeled in my sink, which afterwards ...
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How to clean burnt food from an unglazed tagine
We recently cooked a beef stew in our unglazed earthenware tagine. The food at the bottom of the dish burned a bit, and we're now left with a rather crusty mess that we don't know how to remove. Is ...
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How can I cook more efficiently in a campervan using a single pot over a gas-powered flame?
I am using a campervan 3 nights per week, 40 weeks per year. I have a single gas powered hob (like most camping stoves), a sink with running water and am seeking advice to cook efficiently with as ...
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Best way to clean copper pots?
I got an awesome set of copper pots as a wedding gift. They are amazing, but the direct flame has created aggressive burn marks and discoloring. I'm aware that this is always going to occur. Is there ...
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What is a casserole (vessel)?
Maybe it's because I'm German speaking, but I'm utterly confused by the concept of the concept of a Casserole.
When I enter "Kasserolle" in the German Amazon I on the one side get dishes that look ...
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Do I need a specific pot to cook Japanese-style rice?
So, I've been rather curious lately as to what I'll be needing in order to prepare/cook some Japanese-style rice. I wanted to say sushi rice, but I believe it's prepared a bit differently—or rather, ...
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