A tag is a keyword or label that categorizes your question with other, similar questions. Using the right tags makes it easier for others to find and answer your question.
baking× 1828
Questions about cooking by dry heat without direct exposure to a flame, typically in an oven.
food-safety× 1600
Questions on handling, preparing, and storing food in ways that prevent foodborne illness.
substitutions× 1120
Questions about possible substitutions for an ingredient. Please indicate the reason for substitution.
storage-method× 519
Questions about how to store food so as to preserve its freshness and overall quality.
cake× 496
Questions about preparing or baking cakes, defined as chemically or mechanically (using eggs) leavened flour batter.
flavor× 491
Questions on understanding and manipulating the flavor of foods. Not for "what goes with X?" which is generally off-topic.
freezing× 422
Methods, techniques, and quality/safety concerns around the freezing of various foods.
chocolate× 371
For questions about chocolate as an ingredient. Also includes questions about the use of other cocoa-based products and questions about chocolate drinks.
temperature× 365
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…
oil× 355
liquid at room temperature, such as olive oil, canola oil and peanut oil. Questions about the use of oils or about which oils to choose for a specific culinary purpose…
coffee× 313
Coffee may refer to either the beverage, coffee beans, or just the flavor. See also http://coffee.stackexchange.com/, a dedicated site for coffee. Questions *purely* about coffee can be asked there, b…
cookies× 312
Questions about preparing, baking and troubleshooting any cookies (also known as biscuits). Cookies are flat baked sweets which are usually small enough to be hand-held.
beef× 308
the meat of adult cattle (cows & bulls). Use this tag for questions about selecting, identifying, storing, preparing, replacing or cooking with beef as an ingredient. Questions about dishes …
pasta× 303
Questions about the make, manufacture, preparation, and cooking of all types of pasta, including traditional durum wheat, whole wheat, and gluten-free.
fruit× 301
Refers to the culinary definition of fruit: a sweet and/or seed-containing part of a plant that roughly resembles a botanical fruit, even if it is not a seed-containing botanical fruit.
food-preservation× 291
Questions about LONG-TERM food storage such as canning, pickling, freezing, and drying.
cleaning× 290
For questions about cleaning kitchen equipment after use. Please also tag with type of equipment you're cleaning. Do not use for food preparation (washing produce, cleaning fish, etc), just use the ta…
soup× 278
a dish obtaining most of its flavor from a liquid created by extracting flavor from solids such as meat and vegetables.
