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Fermented cucumbers without or with minimal salt possible?

Cucumbers can be made sour by giving sugar to lactic acid bacteria (I do not like vinegar). Do you really need salt and can it be avoided, or what is the minim

What is the difference between French and British cuts of beef?

What is the difference between French and British cuts of beef? I am told they just butcher the animals dfferently. Certainly the cuts don't seem the same. Fo

Is it possible to gain more body mass from a food than the mass of the food itself?

Is there a some sort of food with such energy in it, that eating e.g. 100 grams of it will produce an increment of body mass greater than 100 grams?

Could you air fry oxtail?

Has anyone trying cooking oxtail in the air fryer? Is that even possible could you cook it in sauce / gravy or does air fryers not allow you to add liquid to th

Why is my pizza dough sponge failing?

I have tried a number of times to make my own pizza dough. Where I am falling down is the sponge. In general, I am mixing a packet of yeast with about 2/3 C o

Is a sprouting carrot lower in sugar and does it lose nutritional value?

If carrots use their sugar reserves to start the sprouting process, does that mean that the sugar content is lower? Does the sprouted carrot lose any of its nut

Achieving 'glossy', ultra smooth pudding texture

I recently made New Best Recipe's chocolate pudding recipe. It's very good, but I was expecting that sort of 'glossy' texture you get with store bought pudding

What can I use in lieu of white wine in this recipe?

I would like to make the below recipe for a bridal shower, but it is at a church which forbids alcohol and alcoholic products on premises. What can I use for a

Are there any ingredients I should not add to a no-knead dough with an extended proofing time?

I am having great results with no-knead bread, generally leaving this to proof for up to 18 hours in a coolish (20 C) room. I'm thinking of upping my game and

What ingredient should I add to my cookies to increase shelf life?

What ingredient should I add to my cookies to increase shelf life. I need my cookies, 6 months later to still be fresh (expiry date in 6 months).

How to properly boil egg white?

I am trying to boil egg white. It's around 500gr. How to boil it properly? In previous attempt, I boil it using a stainless steel container with no lid and pu

Creamer returns

I use Nestle Coffee-mate creamer. I have noticed when I fix my thermos to go, the creamer has no problem dissolving when I first fix them, but let's say after 5

Astringent Dishes

Are there any dishes that make prominent use of astringency? I understand that often some of the ingredients in a dish are astringent, but are there any dishes

Cocktail shaker - silver plate but black on the inside

I picked up a 1920s, silver-plated cocktail shaker from the op-shop. It is super fabulous. However, the inside is all black. Is it safe to make and serve coc

How to reproduce beef flavor & texture

I love beef, but as a food source it is decidedly problematic: even aside from the ethical concerns of eating animals at all, farmed cattle are environmental di

Fried gnocchi with spinach, bacon, cream sauce in a single pan

If I only have 1 hot plate and 1 pan, what is the best order of cooking these ingredients. The tricky part is the spinach.

Is a degraded Teflon pan toxic to all of its users?

We have an induction cooktop at home. We use a teflon pan from IKEA, roughly 24 cm in diameter. This pan is frequently used on level 7 of the induction stove. B

Is this mold on my sour dough starter?

I received the starter in early June this year. I feed 2 parts flour to 1 part well water. The flour is sometimes organic whole wheat, sometimes white flour. I

Stewing meat with vinegar or adding it after

Wild turkey legs are rather tough, and some hunters even throw them away, but I decided to give it a shot in a slow cooker set at the lowest setting for 8 hours

Were are they? Are there even any? [closed]

Were are the steps to make yogurt? I've been looking for 5 hours and ended up being late for making yogurt for lunch! I won't be back on this

How To BBQ Sausages

I have about 20 friends coming over this weekend and we plan to eat only sausages. I have bought a variety of sausages and this will be my first time BBQ-ing. I

Unopened Canned Food in Spare Commercial Fridge - Safety & Storage for Prepping

Our pantry is packed to the hilt, we have food stashed everywhere.... yet with the famine in route we still need more. We have an empty single door commercial

Are roasted bean flours edible as is?

By bean flour, I mean dry beans that have been made into a flour-like consistency such as through using a high-powered blender. From a digestion standpoint, it

Does the nutrition facts label include "packaging"?

Does the nutrition facts label include "packaging"? For example, for "sardines packed in oil", does the label refer to drained sardines, or everything in the c

Cashew flour in Kaju Katli

All of the recipies for Kaju Katli I've looked at says I should make my own cashew powder but I was wondering if I could substitute it with store bought cashew

Can you roast vegetables before freezing instead of blanching?

I don't like the texture of green beans after blanching and freezing, I'd like to know if you can roast them in the oven instead of blanching.

Is it possible to get crispy, crunchy carrots from canned carrots?

I understand this is basically just a question of laziness and as such if the answer is 'no' that's perfectly fine, but as someone that enjoys the convenience o

Ribs in oven - foil method

I've seen numerous online recipes for ribs stating to either 1) cover the ribs in foil 2) cover the baking sheet the ribs are on in foil Which will yield the m

How much to cook fennel?

I would like to prepare a dish with fennel (foeniculum vulgare) as it has blossomed recently. Should I cultivate the leaves, fruits and afterwards the bulb or s

Can mayonnaise be infused with coconut, without getting watery?

I want to make a mayonnaise-based sandwich spread with coconut milk in it, but I'm concerned that adding enough coconut milk for any flavor will make the spread