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Flour for sauce: In the broth or in the oil?

I am an amateur cook. While I have been making a couple different sauce recipes, I have been using flour to thicken it. To deal with lumping, I have been try se

Can you cut cucumbers when you make them in brine?

I'm trying to make Polish style cucumbers in brine (ogórki kiszone) but my jars are too small to fit cucumbers I can get in the supermarket. Can I just c

What is the best temperature to roast a spatchcock chicken?

From your own personal experience, what was the best temperature and time it took to roast a whole chicken in the oven? Im doing a spatchcock. I want to know wh

Can the Black and Decker toaster oven, model TRO55, be used for baking?

On the cover it shows it can do baking, but when I read the manual it shows no option for baking. I am confused with the knob options. Can someone help please?

How do I make candy apples not sticky?

When I candy-coat apples and let them sit out, the candy coating becomes sticky. I live in the Southern U.S., so humidity is usually pretty high, but other peop

Substituting white chocolate in Julia Child's mousse

I've been making chocolate mousse à la Julia Child since I was 12. I vaguely recall trying it with butterscotch chips, which didn't work. Now I have hi

Pressure canner vs water bath at altitude

OK, I know right of the start that asking which way to go is opinion based, and the both still likely have their pros and cons, but still asking, more for what

Why use lard in tortilla dough?

What is the effect of lard in tortilla dough? Can a vegetable oil of preference be substituted for it?

how much difference really would various fridge temp affect the food life stored within? [closed]

this question outdated by ~7 years -- What temperatures should I keep my refrigerator and freezer set at? -- ask how much temp a fridge or fr

My soft cookies are falling apart! [closed]

At my job we bake 3oz chocolate chip, peanut butter and oatmeal raisin cookies from scratch. I've been baking them to be soft on the inside an

How to keep frozen beans soft?

I like putting beans (e.g., mung beans, red beans) into my ice cream when I make ice cream at home. What I do: soak the beans overnight, boil them, mash them,

Making apfelschorle

Apfelschorle is a German (or Austrian?) drink which is made with approximately a 1:1 ratio of apple juice and sparkling (carbonated) mineral water. My techniq

How do I use this knife sharpener?

I'm a little bit confused since I can't find this model on the internet.

can you saute lentils with butter (masoor dal)

After cooking masoor dal in pressure cooker, I used to saute it with ghee but since I don't have ghee and it's midnight, can I saute it with butter? will it tas

vacuum sealed kielbasa in a hot car for 18 hours - is it still good? [duplicate]

I bought vacuum sealed kielbasa yesterday about 6:30 pm. It must have fallen out of the bag in my very hot car and I didn't notice until about

What defines a "roll"?

I have some cut up chicken placed in a hotdog bun with sauce and veggies. Can it be called a "roll"? Since I saw a photo of a lobster roll, and it's lobster m

Does ornamental cabbage make decent sauerkraut?

I've heard that ornamental cabbage/kale can be bitter. I'm interested in using it for food, but I would want to make sauerkraut with it (lacto-fermented ornamen

How to know if a recipe is acidic enough for storage/bottling?

I've made some hot sauce that consists of: Whole large white onion Jalapenos (about 5, seeds and veins) Poblanos (about 3, seeds and veins) Sweet Peppers (abou

Worms found around eggs [closed]

Two weeks ago, I stored around 20 eggs in a pot and sealed it (that was wrapped inside clean closed trash bag) for storing them safely and pla

Is it safe to recook partially cooked steak the next day?

I prepared one steak too many yesterday. One of the steaks went into the oven (from about room temperature) for 7 minutes, but then we never pan seared it afte

I marinated a skewer with chicken not cooked next to peppers and mushrooms also uncooked and froze them - will i get sick when i cook them?

I marinated a skewer with chicken next to mushrooms and peppers all uncooked then put them in the freezer will I get sick when i cook them?

Did I get served fake maple syrup?

Last week I was at a breakfast place in a Maine resort town and had some pancakes. The offered "real" maple syrup at extra cost, so I asked for it. It came in a

Is burnt milk that sticks to a pan something used in cooking ever? Does it have a name?

This might be a weird question but I have to ask it anyway. I make my dad boiled milk and I find the burnt milk that sticks to bottom of the pan has got a reall

Can Cuban coffee be approximated?

On a recent visit to Miami I fell in love with Cuban coffee. It's a great mid-afternoon pick-me-up, but not available where I live. How, if at all, can I approx

What effect does removing previously-dried peppers from a sauce have?

I have a recipe for a basic enchilada sauce, in which I bring tomato sauce and chicken stock to a boil with some spices. It is then simmered for 15 minutes. It

My dough won't rise the second time

I am trying to make dill rolls and I am following the recipe but cut it in half. Instead of margarine I used butter and vegetable oil. Those were the only chang

Decrease stickiness of brownies during depanning?

I use a square pan with 12 slots to individually bake brownies, as opposed to using a large square pan. My problem is that during depanning, I would occassional

if uncooked shabudana( Tapioca) is soaked for 2 day i put this mixture in fridge, is it still safe to eat (after it's cooked)?

i put shabudana mixture into dish and put it into fridge ater two day i see this mixture .if uncooked shabudana( Tapioca) is it still safe to eat (after it's co

How important is it to roast nuts in a single layer?

In every recipe I see for roasting peanuts/walnuts they tell you to put only a single layer of nuts on the plate that goes in the oven. How important this instr

Can I make French onion soup with red onions instead of white?

All the white onions have been used for something else, all I have is the red onions, I would cook the red onions the same way, according to the directions, cor