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Way to Prevent Rusting Racks?

I'm using metal racks with sous-vide cooking to help keep the packets separate, and they're rusting on me. The racks are mostly chrome plated (or maybe nickle).

How to make specific taste more obvious in slow cooker

Let's say I'm making some fairly generic dish in a slow cooker. Throwing in beef, zucchini, onions, leek, and other stuff. I brown the beef and onions, but othe

Why use an acid when doing a scallops dish?

I'm trying to understand more about balancing a dish and I was wondering, why would you add some acidity to a seared scallops dish?

How can I get my flavorings to flavor my carnitas all the way through the pork?

So, I've been trying for a while to mimic taqueria carnitas at home with my slow cooker. I initially tried a recipe that had you put some water in and then cook

Do relish recipes typically include vinegar?

I'm designing a sandwich and I want to include a fruit relish as a topping. Are there methods that don't include pickling?

How can I fix brownies that I accidentally added ketchup and pepper to?

When whisking eggs with flour, I accidentally added about 3 tablespoons of ketchup (I know, I know - I was making pizza at the same time and mixed up the two do

Regarding Connecticut style steamed burgers - is the container necessary?

To my knowledge, Connecticut style steamed burgers are only found commercially in Connecticut, but thanks to the Internet, they have become a kind of thing else

What effect will this have on my french fries?

While making french fries earlier I began to wonder what would happen if I changed my process in a few ways. My current method: Peel potatoes and cut into thi

Over easy eggs sticking in copper pan

I was given a new copper pan and tried to cook my over easy eggs in the pan without butter, as it says in the ads. However, the eggs stuck in the pan horribly.

How to prepare an easy and fast snack rich in protein? [closed]

I'm going to the gym, usually, everyday. I'm looking for a simple and easy snack, something that I can carry with me to work, to the office, a

How long should I cook a half goose?

I have a 4.6 kg frozen goose from the supermarket. I have cut it in half along the spine and am planning to roast both halves separately. Presumably the bigger

pressure cooker overflowing while cooking soup

All my life I've cooked soup in a big, old (over 30 years old) pressure cooker. I'd boil all the vegetables in it, open it to blend them all together, then add

How to make creamy hot chocolate

I am trying to make thick hot chocolate. At first I used cocoa powder and cornstarch as the thickener, bringing the milk + cocoa powder + sugar mixture to a boi

Storing chocolate

I bought some Mars Celebration and Cadbury chocolates and toffees yesterday in my local store in Australia. I'll take them as gifts for my friends when I return

Smoked meat too smokey tasting

I bought a large quantity of smoked cuts of pork (Ham, Sausage and bacon) and find it is too smokey. Is there anything I can do prior to cooking or method of c

Using sugar when making pizza dough

A lot of the recipes that I've seen on YouTube and different forums have used four main ingredients when making pizza dough - flour, water, yeast, and salt. I'm

Beef broth vs. beef stock

I have a few leftover bones from prime rib but not really enough to make much stock . I have a little extra prime rib meat left over and wondering if I can mak

Cooked food / heat and serve meal, long term packaging

How does package food producers such as "Seeds of Change" or "Pacific Foods" package their food to keep for up to 15 months and store without refrigeration? Wha

Food Vacuum Storage Systems

What do consumers need to keep in mind when shopping for food vacuum storage systems? It seems FoodSaver is the most well received brand with the largest market

Can bad potato salad be made into something good?

I was lazy the other day at the grocery store and bought potato salad from the deli instead of ingredients to make my own. That was a mistake. Now I have a big

Melting yellow cheese for savory pancakes or crêpes

Due to differences in cultures I will begin with explaining the terms I am going to use: Savoury pancake - It is a normal pancake or a crêpe by US standa

When making bechamel, why does the roux need to be room temperature?

Most detailed bechamel recipes call for the roux to be brought to room temperature before adding the warm milk. What is the difference between that and pouring

Why did my tenderloin end up undercooked inside?

So last Thanksgiving, I tried (for the first time in a while actually) to cook a tenderloin and every single time I tried (I split the entire loin I bought into

Substitute pork with beef

I have a number of recipes that call for pork. Am I able to substitute with beef? And when it calls for chicken stock, do I use beef in place?

Why isn't Almond Milk (and other non-animal based 'milk') considered juice?

As per the title, I consider "Milk" to be the substance secreted by living being to sustain their young, whether they be human, cow, dog, etc... Almonds do not

Chiffon Cake Problem [duplicate]

I would like to know what are the causes for a chiffon cake to have a caved in centre. After baking, the cake turns out with a nice dome. The

I have some old smoked nuts- can I make anything with them?

They were smoked so they are not rancid. They are just rather flat in flavor. Are there any options for use? They are smoked almonds and brazil nuts.

Does baking bread longer dry it out?

I am wondering if baking bread longer results in more dryness of the crumb. It seems like the more "artisan" recipes often push the crust to near the point of b

Cooking pizzas using two stones/steel vs one stone/steel in consumer oven

So I use a regular oven to cook my pizzas, and I use a steel platform. It works great, and the pizza comes out amazing. The throughput is low, so I was wonder

ratio of flour to liquid in bread

I am new to baking bread, and I have a recipe that calls for 2 1/4 cups total liquid to 2 3/4 cup whole wheat flour and 2 3/4 cup unbleached flour. I have made