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Curried parsnip soup, not flavoursome enough

I've just made a big batch of soup but the curry flavour is too subtle, how can I spice it up at this stage please?

Tea strainer clogged [closed]

Has anyone tried this method to remove tannin build up from a clogged fine mesh METAL tea strainer? A method that I have found to work, is to

Flammable gas emitted by sausage

While cooking a kielbasa in a toaster oven today, I noticed that periodically there would be flashes near the heating element. At one point there was a very lar

Roasting pork and traveling

I have a 4 lb pork loin to roast, approx 2 hours. I also need to travel 1 hour distance. The pork is the main entree. Dinner is set for 6 pm. What is the best m

Substituting barley for pasta

I want to substitute barley for 1/2 cup of macaroni in a soup. How much barley should I use?

Sauce with Jalapeno, garlic, cumin and lime?

I created this sauce/topping with chopped jalapenos, fresno chilies,minced garlic, cumin, olive oil and lime or lemon juice. I used it as a topping for steak or

What does it mean when a dish or product is described as "(insert culture/tradition) style"? [closed]

For example, if I have fried eggs and toast, it's just fried eggs. But if I add chorizo on the side, suddenly it transforms into "Spanish styl

Recreating Tonka Bean Gu Cake

Last year, Gu released this cake bar, described as 'Dessert with Layers of Milk Chocolate Mousse, Salted Caramel Crémeux, Chocolate and Almond Sponge on

Risk of eating potato skins with anti-germination treatment

Most potatoes are given a chemical anti-germination treatment to stop them sprouting before we eat them. With crispy potato skins and baked potatoes seen as a

Truffles: how do I pick between buying truffle or truffle oil?

I'm interested in buying truffles in one form or another to be used as a seasoning for omelettes and pastas and such. The main two truffle products available a

Do I have to adjust oven cooking times from recipes for more / less food?

In an oven, when following cooking times from a recipe, do I have to adjust times if I change quantity? I don't mean thicker or thinner food, I mean more or les

heating ham at 200 degrees versus 325 degrees

If I am heating a fully cooked ham that directs me to cook at 325 degrees F for 20 minutes per pound (ham is 3.38#) and I want to heat it through at a 200 degre

Macadamia nuts in Malaysian cooking

I've seen that macadamia nuts can be used as a substitute for candlenuts in Malaysian cooking. Is it a 1:1 substitution or do you need more macadamias. I'm not

How do I make rotisserie chicken less moist?

I bought a rotisserie attachment for my gas grill & I've used it to roast a couple of chickens. It works really well & I love it - the chicken comes out

Washing Griddle before first use

I recently purchased a cuisine art 5 in 1 griddle machine and cooked with it before noticing the instruction to wash it before the first time use. Does this re

I'm pretty sure these aren't scones, but what are they?

We've made a type of deep fried bread in my family for years, which we've called "scones". I'm fairly certain these aren't actually scones, and have no idea wha

How to cook waffles intended for freezer-then-toaster?

I intend to cook a bunch of waffles to be stored in the freezer and later retrieved for warming in a toaster or on the racks of a hot oven. I want a homemade ve

What function that is suitable for baking cookies

My cookies had been bake for almost 13 minutes ...but my cookies didn't flat and it had blacken on top ... so what function that is suitable for baking cookies

Is it safe to cook or braise with beer in cast iron?

Is it safe to cook with beer in cast iron, for longer cooking such as braising or stews (eg, cook over 30 minutes, probably for 2 hours or more)? I saw on this

Butter in coffee

Several years ago, a friend from Ethiopia suggested I try butter in my coffee. He said it reduces the bitterness. It did and is now my favorite way to drink i

Tasting food in kitchen

When cooking (for example, in a restaurant), is it common for cooks in the same team to taste each other's dishes (still in progress), without asking for a perm

Sous vide cooker and beer cooler

I just ordered an Anova Precision Cooker. Most of the pictures I have seen show the cookers being used in large cooking pots of water, like Dutch ovens. Does i

How to keep insects away

I live in a warm country, cockroaches are endemic here, and I do my utmost to keep them out. However, occasionally one will sneak past my defenses. Is my kitc

Why did my chicken skin came out papery and dry?

I seared some chicken thighs in the oven (400f, top position with some olive oil and plenty kosher salt) and waited until the skin became golden brown (and thus

Cooking time for steaming vegetables "Al Dente'?

I have a pack of mixed vegetables (peas, broccoli pieces, green beans and diced leek) that I want to steam in a two pan vegetable steamer (the bottom of the top

Baking chicken in the oven

Can I bake small pieces of chicken in the oven on a metal bake sheet? Or would glassware be better? When I say small, I mean 1/2 inch pieces

Is it possible to destroy the seasoning on cast-iron by getting the pan too hot?

Yesterday I thoroughly cleaned my cast iron pan, reseasoned it four times for 30 minutes at 450 with liquid canola oil. The seasoning looked really good, and I

Tough Stew Meat for a Carbonnade

Tonight I made a Carbonnade Flammande (basically just a Boeuf Bourguinon with beer instead of traditional red wine). I have made this stew before successfully,

Dicing Hot Tamales (candy)

I wanted to cut up some Hot Tamales candies for cookies, but had a horrible time cutting them. I couldn't get the candies small enough and they stuck together.

Keeping the taste consistent in hummus after initial cooking

I make hummus a lot and love the taste. My recipe is pretty refined now - it could probably go commercial. There's one problem though: the taste degrades subst