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What other English names are there for dried grapes?

In the US we refer to basically all dried grapes as raisins. In cooking shows in the UK I hear them refer to sultanas. I've also read that dried currants are re

Holding a Shepherd's pie until dinner

I made a Shepherds pie for dinner, its assembled and ready to bake. I'd like to hold off for a few hours though, maybe 4-5 hours. I have no room in my fridg

How to roast vegetables correctly?

I have heard that roasted vegetables are more tasty than steamed, but I have never been successful in roasting in small batches. What is the best temperature t

What's the best way to cut strawberries to consistent thinness, for dehydrator?

I like making dried strawberries as candy snacks for my kids, but my knife skills aren't fantastic so the thickness when I hand slice is not consistent, also as

How do you barbeque a whole piece of fish?

I tried having a visbraai this weekend and was a little bit dissapointed by the result. The skin of the fish sticked to the grill and the flesh stuck and crumbl

My Candy Apple is too brittle, how to prevent?

I am cooking the candy mixture to 302°F and dipping right away, but the candy seems to be brittle and not holding to the apple when you either cut into it o

Storing olives that I seasoned

I bought vacuum packed green and black olives in brine. I drained them, seasoned with garlic, oregano, and dried chili. I put them in sterilized mason jars, top

When should I add fresh fruits in homemade yogurt?

I just bought an Instant Pot and want to use it to make yogurt. I found a recipe online for fresh fruit yoghurt that I want to try (https://recipes.instantpot.c

Which type of chocolate to use for covering a coconut ball

I wanted to try a chocolate ball which is made of: condensed milk a little almond powder raisins I mix these ingredients into a soft ball and then I want to

Managing oven temperature [closed]

I know that the temperature inside an oven fluctuates, but I'm just curious. Won't the temperature inside continue to rise? How do I manage,

Are all dark chocolates with the same amount of cocoa equal?

I've noticed 3 ingredients in all dark chocolates: cocoa mass cocoa butter cocoa powder. This made me wonder if someone could have different ratios of these in

Substitute to grain mustard

I am planning on doing a recipe of mustard sauce pork. Here is the recipe for the sauce (quantities are approximate, the recipe is inspired from a Gordon Ramsay

Freezing flavored/infused oils

I'm looking to make a variety of infused oils (lemon zest infused, garlic confit oil, herb oil, etc--all strained with no solids left) to have on hand. Unfortun

Alkaline ramen noodles shelf life in uncooked state

I do make alkaline noodles by myself in our restaurant. David Chang suggests to mellow-stop the alcalic reaction to add citric acid. I dont have a good experien

what difference does slow cooking onions with/without broth make?

I'm reading recipes for slow cooker onion soup (and onion soup in general). There seems to be two camps- cook the onions with broth (~8 hours), cook the onions

Will agitated already set custard re-set again?

Assume that I will put cream/yolk mixture in to a water bath (in a container or a bag) let it there on 80C for an hour. Cool it. This will set. If I agitate thi

How much evaporated milk do I use for a half a cup of milk [duplicate]

I'm trying to make peanut butter fudge and it's calling for a half a cup of milk I don't have milk I'd like to know if I can substitute evapor

Why does Phillips Crab taste like chemicals, unlike M&S's Orkney Crab that tastes natural?

BC supermarkets stock only Phillips Food for picked crab meat. Thrifty Foods sell them in plastic cylinders: To me, Phillips's crab always tastes wacky, li

About potassium bromate in bread

Why is potassium bromate in bread banned in almost all countries of the world except for countries in Africa?

Eggs used as Binders

Eggs are commonly used as a binder in meatballs and other foods. If separated, is one part of the egg a stronger binder: Is the white a stronger binder than

How to eat wheat as a staple?

I'm wanting to stop having rice as my staple and try something else. I was thinking to try wheat however I never heard that people eat pure wheat daily like th

My mom says to knead bread doutgh after rising

My mom's bread making bread process is to let the dough rise before kneading. She mixes well, then lets the dough rise, about one hour. After that, she kneaded

Why is my pizza dough so tough?

I'm using Ramsay's recipe from the US version of his Home Cooking book. The recipe is: 4 cups bread or 00 flour Two 1/4 oz packets of yeast 1 Tbsp sugar 1 Tbsp

Alternative for tartar sauce?

Is there a substitute for tartar sauce? It is difficult to find in India. I need an alternative that can be obtained in Indian markets.

Burn stains inside microwave

I heated a dish that my local fish store said was in a microwave-safe aluminum foil. Now I have a brown (chocolate looking) residue, mostly on the sides of the

Can I use chicken brine as a base to make a broth?

I just brined 2 chickens which I am about to roast. Once the roast dinner is over, I anticipate there will be some chicken and carcass left-overs which I will

Dehydrated Fish Bone Broth

I'm trying to determine conversion for US. - dry teaspoons to ounces and grams, namely 1 tsp, 1-1/2 tsp, and 2 tsp. Every conversion table I've seen shows diffe

Canned food, botulism and ph [duplicate]

Recently i started to do some home-made canning. The procedure I use is Use a pressure cooker to build the jars (cristal ones) for about 10 m

Stack oatverflow [duplicate]

Every time I follow the directions on my instant steel-cut oats they bubble up and overflow. I am using the microwave instructions. 1/3 cup o

Is there any difference between wholewheat pasta and wholewheat sphaghetti besides the shape?

I'm asking about the plain food as you would buy from the shop which has no extra ingredients. It seems to me they are both pure wheat just in different shapes