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Are there any dishes that can only be cooked with a microwave?

I read this question for microwaving chicken, and it left me wondering: Are there any dishes that can only be prepared with a microwave? If such dishes exist,

Converting fresh chilli pepper to ground?

If I normally use a fresh chilli pepper but decide to use the ground version, how do I convert for measuring the amount of ground? For example, 1 fresh pepper =

Please name me an easily accessible chilli pepper which is low heat, sweet and aromatic? [closed]

As the question states. I'd prefer something which has very little heat if any at all but it should be strongly sweet, aromatic and grassy. I

For Boiling Water Canning (not pressure canning) can you use other glass jar other than Mason Jar?

Does these type of glass jar (some may even refer to it as jam jar) works with boiling water canning? I asked a question about these glass jar for pressure ca

Is thicker Gai Lan less chewable and piercable? [closed]

How does thickness of Gai Lan correlate with chewability? All 4 pictures of 薑汁生炒芥蘭 were taken at Tas

What is Heel of Round?

The Us cuts of beef are very different from the cuts of beef in my country (the Netherlands). In the famous book "The French Menu cookbook" Richard Olney talks

Milk expiration date [duplicate]

The date on my milk says 11/12/19, and its passed. I was going to dump it so I smell it and it smelled normal?? Is it still ok to use? Because

Does fat as opposed to oil distribute flavour better?

I was eating a chicken stew and a beef stew both with the same ingredients. What I noticed was the beef stew had better and more distributed flavour whereas th

Why is there potato in meatballs?

Living in Sweden I do eat meatballs almost everyday. What I've noticed is that most ready-to-eat meatballs you can buy in the store contains potato, potato flak

What are these green and black marks in my tallow?

I bought some tallow, used it a few times then left it in the fridge for a few months. As you can see in the pic it has developed some green and black spots.

preseasoned pan - now blackened and chipping [duplicate]

While I've found similar posts, I have not found a perfect answer and thought I'd share my cleaning routine in case that is creating a problem

How to prepare soup for an office potluck?

My office does a weekly "Soup Group", where each week there is a team of four people assigned to bringing in dishes for a potluck-style lunch hour. I have the i

Why are my macarons cracking on top?

I've tried to make macarons eight times in a row and I failed. I used this recipe (text version is in the description below the video). They all cracked on top

Canned cheddar kept for many years - does it get better and for how long?

Cougar Gold is a cheese made in Washington and is unique in that it is canned. Because of the canning, it lasts indefinitely if refrigerated until opened. I u

Leaving empty cast iron pot on a gas stove

I left empty enameled cast iron pot on medium high flame on gas stove top for about half an hour to an hour. It was actually filled with water which should be b

How to cook brown mustard seeds?

Mustard seeds have a rich and spicy flavour and can be used as an alternative to chilli. In order to get this flavor during cooking. say in a curry, do you nee

what is a loose spice?

I read this sentence 'We probably buy a variety of ground spices every month and when packaged spices of our choice are not available, we end up buying loose sp

What is this discoloured patch in my smoked prosciutto?

I bought an Italian selection of cooked meats from a well-known British supermarket chain, which begins with T and rhymes with Fresco. Within this selection is

8x12 vs 9x13 for casserole dish?

Will I need to make adjustments for cook times on something like a casserole or lasagna if using a 8x12 baking dish instead of 9x13? Thanks

How can I make my sauces shelf stable, other than adding acid into it since my recipe doesn't include much of it?

I would like to be able to can and sell my own sauces (brown gravy sauce, chile paste sauce). There isn't much acid in the recipe of the chile paste, and Mason

For safe boiling water canning, can I substitute acidity requirement using lime juice instead of lemon juice? [duplicate]

is lime juice as acidic as lemon juice and therefor uses 1:1 substitution with lemon juice to ensure low acid food is acidic enough for boilin

What is the layer on top of my curries?

Sometimes I see a red film on top of my curry. It’s like a grainy layer of film. I don’t think it’s fat because the curry is too hot to soli

How/Why Does Broth Burn?

When simmering a basic chicken or beef broth (bones/meat/onion/carrot/spices) the result generally improves with time until, often, after a long time (on the or

My curry is going funny I don't know why

First one how it's supposed to look Second one is how its looked the last few times I tried to cook it

What will happen if i remove seeds from a chilli pepper before cooking?

Will it remove or reduce the capsaicin content? Is there a part of the chilli I can remove to reduce or remove the capsaicin content? Btw I know that you can

Best way to preserve excess tallow long-term

I received a shipment of eight 14oz bottles of grass-fed beef tallow. I will use one bottle right away. What is the best way to preserve the rest of the seven?

how to take away the dead animal taste/smell from meat?

I went vegetarian for a while and now back on meat. but there is a lot of time the smell is repulsive like rotting flesh and death. My family member say its a

Pre packaged creme fraiche in quiche [closed]

I've seen creme fraiche recipes for quiche and I have some store bought creme fraiche on hand that was bought for me a few days ago. My conc

What has happened to this oil?

I recently purchased some sun-dried tomatoes in oil. However a few days in the fridge and they look like this despite being unopened. I regularly buy these t

Why do HK chefs let water faucets run unceasingly, when the basin overflows?

Doesn't this waste water? I screen-shot 7:45 of Executive Chef Sze Man Sui at Yè Shanghai on Kowloon Hong Kong. and 0:42 of Paul Lau at Tin Lung He