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Can I assume chicken internal temp rises 5 degrees while resting?

With steak I've often read you should remove it from heat about 5 degrees before your target internal temp because it will continue to rise about that much as i

Is a pizza like this unheard of in the USA?

My idea of a pizza, bought from a pizzeria in Sweden (at least growing up and when I last did, which was a few years ago now), is as follows: A standard pizza d

Mineral B vs carbon steel frying pans

I am looking to buy a frying pan but the material has confused me. One is said to be Mineral B, the other is carbon steel. I was confused about the differences

Do pre-packaged chocolate truffles (e.g., Lindt) remain flavorful months after their best by date?

I often prepare mini chocolate fruit puddings (in shot glasses), by combining fresh fruit and a melted truffle for guests; as a quick hors-d'oeuvre. I found a b

Pot-Roast in Advance

Making pot roast right now for dinner tonight, but have a couple questions that I’m just not altogether clear on... I used a Dutch oven and it’s in

How can I fix my parsnip puree? [closed]

So I've been trying to up my cooking/plating game. I see that in many Michelin Star restaurants it's almost a meme to plate some protein on a

What's the difference between thin crust pizza and a cracker

My friend says that thin pizza crust is nothing but a cracker, but I think there are significant differences between the two products. For example, if you buy a

Bread and butter pudding - but with juice?

Bread and butter pudding is bread with milk (indeed, usually milk-egg) baked. In fact, could you make bread and butter pudding with juice rather than milk-eggs?

Do beef foreshank (the shin) and hindshank taste different? Should they be cooked differently?

What are the practical differences between the foreshank and hindshank? In terms of the amount of fat they contain, dryness, sinewiness and taste. Should they b

My netting is not, perhaps, the best

Take pity, is there any way I can be better? Here's a close-up (in case that, you know, helps) I heat only normal real chocolate (i.e., normal bar eating or c

What is this plant? Is it edible?

I bought a bunch of cilantro today. Some of these leaves were mixed in with the cilantro. What are they? Are they edible?

How do I know if food left at room temperature is still safe to eat?

If I left food out of the refrigerator for some period of time, is it still safe? If I left it out too long, can I salvage it by cooking it mo

Figuring out gas oven temperature numbered 1 through 7

New apartment, old oven and a lot to bake with precise temperatures. Thermostat is numbered 1 through 7 and no idea what temperatures they represent, couldn't f

Why did the apple skins turn blue/purple-ish in my apple pancakes the next day?

Yesterday for dinner I made apple pancakes. I cut the apple into small pieces (with the skin on) and just put it into my pancakes batter. The skin was dark red.

Boiled chicken breast skin tastes like soap

I often buy full chicken in supermarkets and boil it. I noticed that its outermost breast skin part (only skin, and only that part where you would expect nipple

Why is my pickled red cabbage so pale?

Forgive me, but this is a very particular question: I love having pickled red cabbage at Turkish restaurants; it's delicious and the color is always a beautiful

What could it be the white fatty substance I found in raisins?

Hi, as you can see in the pictures, strange white, fatty substance collects in raisins irregularities. May it be something natural origin or could it be that

How do I keep my butter based syrup or sauce from separating?

Sometimes my butter based syrup separates once it’s cooling, or after it’s reheated a couple of times. Then, when I try to reincorporate it by stirr

How can I get my defrosted pizza dough to transfer from peel to oven? [duplicate]

My defrosted dough hard to handle once I put stuff on it. I make a horrible mess getting onto the pizza stone. I wind up with at least part of

Are the spices sumac, harissa and za’atar related in any way to capsicums/ chillies?

I cannot cook with them until I know as I am allergic to all forms of capsicums.

How much shelf life do oxygen absorbers add to food?

I am in the process of storing all my dry foods in airtight jars and bottles. I mainly want to prevent pests, but also want to increase shelf life. There are so

Is there a difference between a lot of yeast and rising a short time vs little yeast and rising a long time?

I have heard some people say that to make the best bread, you should use little yeast, and let the dough rise for a long time (about 24h). However, I am wonderi

Where did the apples in Japanese Curry come from?

Japanese curry (カレー, karē) is its own distinct style, made with a roux base, mild curry powder, and grated apples or apple puree. It a

Can you make milk chocolate bars with fresh milk or cream?

I have a bizarre idea that milk powder is bad tasting, therefore I wonder if it could be possible to make chocolate bars with fresh milk or cream. If not, are t

Layer of yeast on top of sourdough discard?

Most of the time when I feed my sourdough starter I find uses for the discard, but on occasion I don't have time or good ideas, so I put it in a separate jar an

What would you call this way of cooking an egg?

I recently discovered this video of Jaques Pepin frying a couple of eggs. I never really liked fried eggs before and I think this is because I'd been doing it

trying to rescue bland chicken soup that is already quite thick

how do you save a bland chicken soup that's already quite thick? i made a chicken/leek/rice soup last night that has a nice thick texture but it's bland -- i de

Can I make a Cheesecake without using cream cheese?

Is it possible to replicate the texture of cheesecake without using cream cheese? I really love the texture of cheesecake and I really love its aesthetic. But I

What's the brix of a typical avocado?

What's the typical brix of a typical store-bought avocado? I mean the percentage of sugars, acids and such (I think it refers to all dissolved solids, but sugar

How to dehydrate nuts using an oven for a short time?

The websites say after soaking nuts, I can dehydrate them using oven on low heat for 12 hours. But can I do it using higher heat for 1 hr only? and what would