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Why is it that veggies, fruit, and meat need to be salted or sugared when fermented to avoid pathogens, but milk and yogurt don't?
With all fermentation the goal is to create an environment where tasty microbes will thrive and harmful microbes won't.
One way to do this is by changing the chemistry or temperature of the ...
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Split pea stew HELP!
I suspect what's happened here is that the acid in the lemon juice has slowed the rate at which the split peas softened; you should be able to just continue simmering the stew (add more liquid if it's ...
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Can I rescue unwhippable cocoa-meringue?
Foams are indeed very sensitive to the structural properties of the materials present. I can't say what exactly in the cocoa powder prevented it from whipping, but no, if it doesn't beat up to a foam, ...
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There are black stains on the kitchen tissue when I wipe my pan after washing, is it safe to use the pan?
This pan looks like uncoated aluminium. It is quite normal for uncoated aluminium to rub off in this way, after all it is relatively reactive, and the reaction products have to go somewhere.
Your pan ...
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Why might my fermented garlic purée have an incredibly bitter, ammonia-like smell?
It must have fermented with a different strain than usual.
Fermentation is a process in which you start out with a food contaminated with dozens of species of bacteria, all competing with each other. ...
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Is NeoSoilon the right textile for a reusable tea bag?
The link you've provided explains that NeoSoilon is produced from organic products and is biodegradable; the difference with its predecessor is that it is GMP free, and it is nowhere described as ...
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Type of silk to use for making tea bags
This is an interesting idea, but I don't think it's all that practical - or at least not as good as you seem it to be. Still, you can try it, just don't expect wonders.
At what temperature would this ...
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What makes sencha karigane sweeter than sencha?
Consider the shading of the plant, picking season, cultivar, and the length of the steaming process before drying.
Catechins and caffeine are bitter and grassy, but Sencha Karigane's stems possess ...
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Is salty tongue effect normal after eating sichuan peppercorns?
if you have some recipe with Szechuan chilies and you are getting salty tongue when tasting it, add a little sugar (or more sugar) and that will counteract that. I made some chili crisp that ...
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