Questions tagged [temperature]
Questions about what temperature is optimal for cooking/preparing certain food or how certain temperatures can affect different types of food. Questions can also include how to best achieve/maintain a certain temperature for a specific type of food.
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Best temperature for reducing stock?
When I make (chicken) stock, after it's made and the fat skimmed off I reduce it 3-x and freeze the resulting highly concentrated stock in cubes. Obviously I would prefer the reduced stock to be as ...
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Fix my matcha pudding?
In the winter my matcha puddings come out the wrong color.
Every few months I make a batch of matcha puddings for my family get togethers.
In the warm months it comes out perfectly. The matcha ...
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Cooking with Hemp Protein Powder
I was considering making baking goods with protein powder and was considering Hemp Protein Powder. I see most of the recipes often use Hemp Hearts but didn't find much with the protein powder form. ...
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Why does food get cold faster in some locales than others?
I live in a dry climate at 7,000 feet where we experience a true four seasons. The temperature range can be vast from below 0 degrees farenheit to the high 90s and sometimes over 100.
I've noticed ...
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How to batter something wet?
I'm trying to batter a frozen egg but the egg melts as I try to batter it and it falls off about half the time.
I notice when I cool the batter mixture and flour mixture before hand it has a better ...
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Air dehydrating ambient air temperature?
I would like to dehydrate fruits with an outdoor air drying rack in an arid climate:
What ambient air temperature is ideal for this? I've heard anything below 118°F is good for dehydrating. Is 100°F ...
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Power outage - Six hours vs. four hours
We had a power outage last night in winter that lasted six hours. I understand that for an outage over four hours things should be thrown away if they get above 40 degrees for two more hours according ...
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Does simmering, boiling or roiling boiling water while cooking makes a difference?
So I've seen a few cooking styles when it comes to cooking things in high temperature water. You have people that blast heat at max and get the water to roiling boil, you have people that bring the ...
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Pressure cooked chicken didn't reach 165 but just 160, is that okay?
Okay, I am going from vegetarian->non-vegeterian for the first time, so need some cooking advice.
While pressure cooking the chicken in instant pot, I pressure-cooked on high for about 15 mins, and ...
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Temperature to bake/warm up a pumpkin pie that isnt frozen
Temperature to cook/warm up a store bought pumpkin pie that is not frozen.
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Precise Digital Temperature Control? & ideas to correctly threshold melt & cool Cocoa Butter for stable Recrystallization at home?
Precise Digital Temperature Control? & ideas to correctly threshold melt & cool Cocoa Butter for stable Recrystallization at home?
Trying to look at Hot water dispensers, kettles/ flasks, ...
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Can I pre-cook Tri Tip and finish it later?
I like to smoke tri tip to an internal temp of 100F, then sear it on the grill to an internal temp of 130F. Could I take the meat out of the smoker at 100F, cool it down with ice to 60F, store it in ...
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How do I keep my chocolate ganache in the right consistency?
I made a chocolate ganache and after a few hours in the fridge it was in the perfect consistency. I left it out of the fridge so it would be room temperature, and an hour later it became much harder. ...
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Can I use a terracotta pot to bake a pie?
I have cooked many casseroles in a large terracotta pot with great results. Can I bake a pie in a terracota pot in an electric oven. Can the pot take the high temprature that shortcrust or puff ...
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Keeping food warm: Do double duty with heated dinner plate and enameled cast iron sizzle "charger" plate?
Will using both a heated dinner plate and an enameled cast iron sizzle plate as a charger (under the dinner plate) keep food warm for an appreciably longer time than simply heating the dinner plate or ...
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Can I reliably expect cheesecake to raise by 10°F after being taken out of the oven?
I just made a Pumpkin cheesecake. Long story short, I tried substituting whipping cream for condensed milk, in equal parts, and my cake ended up super watery.
I managed to get the temperature to 155°...
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Oven temps for cooking in enameled dutch oven
What is the temperature needed to bake 1.5 lb boneless pork chops with 2 potatoes and mushrooms in an enameled dutch oven and for how long?
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