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Temperature for making bone broth in slow cooker

I've made bone broth with grass-fed beef bones a couple of times in regular stock pots. Yesterday I tried it in my Hamilton Beach 6-qt Stay or Go Slow Cooker af

How can I remove excess fat/oil from my slow cooker dish?

when we are cooking something, we don’t know how much oil we need, so sometimes we add too much oil, which affects the taste of the dish. What can I do w

Are there any guidelines for converting cooking recipes from Regular Ovens to Convection?

I was looking to buy a Convection Oven and wanted to know if there are any general differences in baking methods between the two.

How to reduce the sour taste in gravy?

When the gravy becomes sour due to adding too much tomatoes, lemon juice or yougurt etc. What are the ways to get rid of its sourness(Pulupu)?

Doesn't wagyu beef need to rest?

One of the core advices when cooking beef is to allow it to rest at least five minutes before cutting it. But I have seen several videos where Japanese chefs cu

What percent of the inside lining of the Instant Pot actually stainless steel? [closed]

I’ve tried 2 intant pots and both pitted with first use. The 2nd pot I never added salt to the recipe, made the squash soup recipe from

How to balance the spiciness in any kind of dishes

My question is about the spiciness of any kind of dish. I am having trouble balancing the spiciness in food. Sometime salt becomes sharp, and sometimes peppers

How to remove bad smell from kitchen?

how to maintain a healthy, neat and clean kitchen in an apartment without smell as apartment is too small, there is no direct sunlight, no window only exhaust f

How do you test a cake or brownie with a toothpick?

When it comes to the toothpick test for checking cake and brownie doneness, where do I poke the toothpick?

Substitute for calcium oxide (lime) to keep pumpkin from falling apart

The recipe for this pumpkin dessert from Mexico says I should leave the pumpkin pieces submerged in water with calcium oxide (lime) for 3 hours, so that the pum

How to avoid the blackening fruits once they are cut?

Apples and bananas start to blacken and sour in taste soon after cutting, which spoils the presentation of dish, especially in fruit salads. How can I avoid thi

Biscuit burning around sides [closed]

My biscuits are burning around the outside edge of the oven trays. How can I stop this happening?

How can i convert all purpose flour to bread flour?

Sometime I want to cook something that requires bread flour, but bread flour is unavailable. I have all purpose flour. How can I convert it to bread flour?

Is there a simple rule of thumb for time when pressure cooking?

Pressure cooking reduces the time of cooking, but I want to know if there is a simple rule to follow. Let's say that I find a recipe that says that something sh

what is a required temperature of water for foaming of yeast??

What is the exact temperature of water for the foaming of yeast while baking because when i use cold it is does not activated similarly on hot water.

How do i cook pizza dough before adding toppings?

As we know, normally pizza dough is cooked after adding toppings to it. I want to know how I can pre-bake pizza dough, before adding toppings. I find that somet

How do I cook Basmati rice without soaking?

I know that all types of rice need soaking, but sometimes there are water shortages and I would like to skip this step to save water. How can I cook Basmati ric

Why do you need buttermilk to marinate chicken before frying?

Why do fried chicken recipes recommend marinating the chicken in buttermilk before frying? Is this absolutely necessary? If so, then How long should you marinat

Substitute for ground picnic ham.

Can’t find 1/2lb ground picnic ham to use in pasta sauce recipe. What could I use as a substitute?

How do i make frozen pizza crispy and what temperature is required?

I want to know that how i make frozen pizza fresh and crispy.And what temperature of microwave oven is required for this purpose?

Can we use baking powder instead of activated yeast for making pizza dough?if yes than in which proportion we can use it?

Can we use baking powder instead of activated yeast for making pizza dough wouldn't it effect the recipe?if yes than in which proportion we can use it?

How can I toast rice without using an oven?

Rice can be toasted for adding more taste and flavor. The recipe I have uses an oven to toast rice. I want to find out another method which toasts rice without

How much oil do i use in place of butter in a cake?

I have a cake recipe which use butter in cake.But, i want to use oil in place of butter.So, how much quantity of oil is used in replacement of butter.According

How do i get rid of burnt smell from kheer?

when we cook kheer it happens most of the time kheer burnt and stick with saucepan.The smell of burnt kheer transfer into whole kheer and it tasted not good.Wha

How do I keep boiled pasta from getting sticky overnight?

When I boil pasta and store it overnight in the refrigerator, it sticks to itself. Is there a way I can avoid this stickiness?

Pizza crust lack of flavor

Since we've moved to the UK our pizza dough hasn't been tasting the same as it was in the states. We'd normally use King Arthur flour (Sir Lancelot or bread fl

What can be used safely (e.g. basalt "hot stones") to fill volume of shallow pan for deep frying?

I have an electric hot pot that would be good for deep frying as it automatically controls heat. However, the pot itself is more of a pan - shallow and wide. I

What temperature is a rolling boil?

At what temperature is water called at a “rolling boil”? How long does it take until water is at rolling boil?

Is there an easy way to peel garlic? [duplicate]

Is cooking garlic is the important part of curry.This huge use of garlic in our dishes wants the easy method to peel of garlic.

Is it better to wash eggs before refrigerating?

I want to know how to store eggs in the refrigerator. Some people say to never wash them, others say it's ok to wash eggs before refrigerating. Which is correct