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Why are there bitter bits in my cake?

I made a vanilla cake from scratch using this recipe and when I removed it from the pan, I noticed little brown lumps along the bottom and edges the size of BB

My éclair (pâte à choux) was doughy

I followed the Pierre Hermé éclairs recipe: 60mL water 75mL whole milk 3g salt 3g caster sugar 56g butter 75g flour A little

How do I coat puffed rice with chocolate or cocoa?

How do I apply a thin chocolate coating to puffed rice? I want to make chocolate puffed rice cereal. Considering a coating of milk chocolate vs dusting of coc

Chocolate coating for truffles shrinks as it sets - What to do?

I've been making chocolate truffles recently, and I'm pretty pleased with the result, with one exception. I make a ganache (different mixtures of cream, butter

How long will cayenne peppers extend shelf life of cooked ground pork?

I am wanting to make a spicy Korean soup broth and the recipe calls for ground pork. I was wondering how long the cayenne peppers would extend shelf life of c

Drying fruits with a household dehydrator

I have a "small" household dehydrator, it is similar to this one: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Food_dehydrator#/media/File:Tomato_in_food_dehydrator.jpg Now,

What type of rice vinegar is more often used in Asian dishes?

I occasionally come across recipes that call for rice vinegar, but they don't specify which of the many varieties they mean. Is there a "standard" or implied ty

What caused the spoilage of my homemade mayonnaise before 48 hours

I followed all steps I saw online but the mayonnaise looked good at first but spoiled the next day. What would also cause the oil to separate from it?? I seper

What happened to my cheese?

I have had my Gorgonzola in the maturing box for 10 days turning each day it is shiny on the outside, hard and does not have any mould.

Using acidity to brighten simple sides like purees

I made a simple carrot puree last night doing the following: Sweat off some carrots, onions, garlic and a bit of peeled apple Added a small amount of apple cid

Why does this entire carton of eggs have 2 yolks each?

I got chills this morning making breakfast as I cracked open 6 eggs in a row, all having 2 yolks each. I've read this is caused by an anomaly that is conside

Why didn't microwaving a stainless steel spoon set my kitchen on fire?

I am a new, and newly sleep-deprived, dad. As such, I didn't think twice about taking a big, shiny, stainless steel spoon and sticking it right in a baby bottle

Good Frozen Fish /seafood

Fish seems to be one of the food items that is much better with fresh ingredients than frozen. Why is this? If I want to shop frozen food for my freezer, w

Is roasting the same thing as broiling?

My electric oven just has two settings: broil and bake. I have a recipe that calls for "roasting" a duck at 400 degrees. Is that the same thing as broiling or

How many carbs I will lose by cold fermenting my bread dough?

I made bread dough recently, and I want to know how many carbs I'll lose using the specific method below: Composition: 6.5 cups of whole wheat flour (21g of ca

Is vinegar just vinegar - even with a different flavor

Is vinegar simply just that - vinegar? If one were to keep every type of vinegar called for in recipes from around the world then there would be a lot of diffe

Will washing a certain part of my blender in the dishwasher ruin it?

I just bought a new "smoothie-blender" from Russel Hobbs, and in the manual I read that you can wash the parts not connected to the motor in the dishwasher. Th

how to fry eggs 200+ with no green and no breakage

How can I get my kitchens to fry eggs that dont go green and dont break - we fry about 300+ on gas in pans of 15 or so, put them into hotel pans & stand in

Partially tough pulled pork after 12 hours

So, after grilling a half picnic roast of pork (about 5lbs) for around 12 hours at about 200 - 250 (F) I found half of the final product to be tender and half t

Can pho be served ice cold?

Is pho ever served ice cold similar to that of Korean mul-naengmyeon? If so, does it have a special name?

Is it safe to cook raw meat (beef) and veggies in the same pan?

Is it safe to first make sautéed onions and then cook raw (thawed) beef in the same pan? I plan on cooking the meat thoroughly (no pink), so I figured I

Cooking sous vide a steak which was vac pac frozen

I bought a nice 1.5 inch New York cut steak from a butcher some time ago, and without thinking I vac packed it and froze it without spices. I feel like trying t

Can I eat an eclair which has been at room temperature for almost 2 hours [duplicate]

I have recently bought an eclair and I'm not sure if I should eat it as it has been sat on the side for a good hour and a half/two hours. Plea

whipped cream icing beforehand vs right before serving

I found a recipe of a chocolate poke cake with chocolate ganache in the holes and a whipped cream icing that it's supposed to be only on top, and then with peca

how to fix a sharp carousel microwave after it has been used to heat a lot of food?

I was reheating food from the fridge that had to defrost a little bit. I had reheated about four types of food, the microwave made a sound, and it stopped worki

chocolate creme anglaise is runny

I want to make a creme anglaise au chocolat for tart filling. I used the recipe of my best pastry chef Pierre herme: 125g milk 125g cream 3 egg yolks 70g su

Can I defrost fish in the microwave?

Is it OK to defrost fish in a microwave? Any particular precautions? Generally, what is the best way to defrost fish in 15 or 30 minutes before cooking? Some

3 day old steak turning brown from the inside out

I have a 10oz. steak I cut 3 days ago. It was stored on peach paper, which is oxygenated. It is beginning to brown from the inside out. The exterior is fine, no

How to know what light soy sauce had higher quality?

My local asian market features two brands of soy sauce. Lee Kum Kee (LKK) Premium Light Soy Sauce (李錦記鮮味生抽):

Mold on Vinegar Batch?

About 2-3 months ago I decided to start my own batch of vinegar. I started with some Braggs apple cider vinegar which contains the mother, and I added some old