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Meat Thermometer

Bought a new Food Network meat thermometer. Temperature never changes. Always stays at 160 even before use. What is wrong? How do I correct?

Mole sauce without chocolate?

Would you recommend a way to make mole sauce without chocolate? If so how? I'm diabetic and don't want a lot of sugar in my sauce.

How to season my tagine if my oven doesn't have setting for the temperature the instructions call for?

I recently bought a tagine for cooking. I have to season my tagine by heating it in the oven with the temperature below 300 F. My oven works with two settings o

How to properly handle an all clad pan

I just bought all clad's chef's pan (HA1) and their 10 piece set. However, I quickly find out it's very uncomfortable to hold it by gripping the U shape hand

Jam and Marmalade setting

I recently made a batch of marmalade and Ginger Marmalade and although I used the same recipe as I have before, this batch did not set very well at all. I didn'

Moldy food left in oven, safe to cook?

So we cooked some corn a couple weeks ago, left extras in the oven. Fast forward to tonight, I discovered we left it there. The pan it was sitting on was white

What is ' chicken garlic chicken '

I was at a Brewers Fayre pub and saw this on the menu (pictured) When it arrived it was an egg on top of a garlic and breadcrumb chicken breast. Why call it ch

Can you cook with a partially healed open wound? [closed]

I got a small cardboard cut on the top of my thumb 3 days ago. It's not bleeding or anything but the cut hasn't fully healed. Technically this

Using white vinegar in all types of cooking

I'm curious if I use white vinegar in almost all types of cooking is there any problem? Deodorising fish and meat can I use vinegar while they are on heat? Can

Does it matter if I heat water and mik together and pour it in the instant coffee altogether?

Often I have heard that first we need to add little hot water and then mix the coffee properly and then add hot water and then add milk to taste. Since instant

From a nutrition perspective, is microwaving frozen vegetables without water the same as microwaving frozen vegetables with water?

Similar to this question, except I'm asking about nutritional content instead of just taste: Is it ok to microwave veggies without water instead of blanching th

Can cabbage leaf (stalk leaf not the outer leaf) be eaten?

I am growing white cabbages and as the cabbage heart develops there are other leaves growing below the heart off the main plant stalk. Can these leaves be eate

How to avoid flour lumps in the sponge cake?

I have a sponge cake recipe which has been in our family for a long time: 6 eggs 1.5 cups icing sugar 2.5 cups flour 1 cup milk 1 cup oil 1 t

What can I substitute for flour in pancakes?

I don't have flour to make pancakes. Are there ingredients I use as a substitute, or is there a way to make pancakes without flour?

How can I replace sweetened condensed milk in key lime pie with goat's milk?

I want to make a Key Lime pie using only goat's milk(cow's milk allergy issues). The filing is usually, if not always, made with condensed milk. No one sells sw

How to imitate the oven on the stovetop?

I would like to know if there are techniques of replicating oven-cooking on the stovetop, without using actual stovetop ovens (aluminum box that sits atop a fla

Can tomato sauce with cooked pork in it be eaten after sitting out in pot and a/c overnight? [duplicate]

I made tomato sauce with browned pork roast pieces in it and cooked it for around 6 hours and left overnight by mistake until the next morning

Marcato Atlas 150 spaghetti head

I use my Marcato Atlas 150 for fettuccini and occasionally to make lasagna noodles. One side if the fettuccini head has a spaghetti roller. I've used it a only

Are you supposed to stir sauerkraut while it is fermenting? [duplicate]

I am making sauerkraut I have the cabbage and salt in the crock. I mixed it together really well as I did this. I know it takes several days

Baked 2 cakes simultaneously. One sank in the middle on cooling

I have a gas oven. I have raised a question regarding it before, Baking in gas oven does not brown the top. This time when I baked I placed a aluminum foil in b

Do you add frozen peas directly to flavor bases or you have to boil them?

Im asking since I have directly added frozen peas to a flavor base with water. Its been over 30 minutes in simmering temperature with a lid and the peas are sti

Need faster reheating of frozen vacuum packed roast beef

I totally agree with the sous vide process of reheating frozen vacuum packed pre-cooked roast beef. But if I require much faster reheating for immediate serving

How much vinegar can I safely add to bread dough?

I'm making Russian Black Bread for the first time, and I don't tend to follow recipes exactly. (I do weigh ingredients and understand how to speak in baker's pe

Is cat food safe for human consumption?

Completely genuine question Background I was just feeding my cat, I was giving her some cat food that had 'duck' on the front and I remembered that I had some o

Northern Indian Cuisine - Garam Masala Without Cumin

I love Northern Indian cuisine, but am allergic to cumin. Can anyone suggest a substitute for cumin to use in making garam masala from Northern India?

How to conserve natural fruit juices without alcohol?

Sorry if this is not the proper place to ask this. I would like to produce some natural fruit juices to sell, and it must last at least a week once bottled. It

Freezing ready to poach eggs

I am generally a bit strapped for time, so in an attempt to maximise my time my plan is to crack eggs into clingfilm and tie them so they make poaching pods, fr

Can I cook meat on low for half the preset time?

I have a Crockpot that has preset settings to cook on high for 4 or 6 hours or cook on low for 8 or 10 hours. The Crockpot model is "Crock-Pot® SCCPVL605-B

Can I rescue a bread preferment with unmixed flour lumps?

I started a plain 65% flour+water+poolish, mixed it up and left it to sit for a few hours before kneading. When I came back, I discovered I hadn't stirred all t

Difference between "Sweet" , "Yellow" ,"White" and "Chives"

So I am working on this recipe here. I have previously used this meal service, but I loved it so much I am making it again. But I don't want to pay for all the