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Questions on selecting, maintaining, and using cooking tools and equipment.
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What to look for in a mandoline?
I would look for durability. I've personally gone through several mandolines that worked beautifully at first, but quickly and tragically dulled to the point of unusability. Like you mentioned, the fo …
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Does garbage disposal horse power matter that much?
My impression is that horsepower is really only going to matter when you've got something stuck in the teeth. Once or twice I've had this happen, where something has gotten stuck in there (say, a piec …
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Cleaning brown/gray spots on overheated stainless steel stock pot
Barkeepers Friend is a product that works wonders on steel and aluminum cookware. With a little elbow grease, this stuff removes discoloration very well. If you can't find BKF, Zud is another product …
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Can you put egg shells down the garbage disposal unit?
I was always taught the egg shells were good for the pipes, but when our drain clogged, the trap was filled with coffee grounds and egg shells. Perhaps the egg shells would normally be fine, and they …
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Why is a tablespoon defined as 20mL in Australia?
A 15mL tablespoon is three 5mL teaspoons. The Australian tablespoon would just be four instead of three. Equivalently, that would be one 15mL tablespoon plus one 5mL teaspoon.
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What's the best option for water for tea in the office?
When making tea at home, I have all the equipment I need to make a fine cup of tea. In the office, however, my options are more limited. … looks a bit like the commercial milk dispensers you sometimes find in cafeterias)
My criteria for evaluating these sources would be:
Purity
Temperature
Dissolved Oxygen
Oh, and one of the pieces of equipment …
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Sous vide without plastic bags?
As the public has been increasingly conscious of BPA and its alleged effects, I've seen more and more BPA-free plastic products hit the market. FoodSaver now produces BPA-free bags, presumably to addr …