My Condo only has an electric stove, an no gas lines. I was looking to get a portable propane burner for a wok, so that I could effectively cook (I use it daily
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The force feeding of ducks or geese required to prepare foie gras (French "fatty liver") is widely known and banned in some states. I was at a restaurant last n
I find creaming butter a pretty annoying process. I would like to make lots of it at once and aliquot for later use. Is creamed butter less stable than butter?
There's a piece of kitchen equipment (described below) that I frequently find myself wanting, but I can't find any sign that any such thing ac
We had a great Chestnut crop this year and would like to make Chestnut flour. I dried about 4 Mason Jars of nuts in a dehydrator. Before I use our Nutrimill,
I have a favorite jambalya recipe. I usually saute the trinity (celery, onions, green peppers) for a short while before adding garlic and then a longer while la
I can identify the large white strips as inter-muscular fat, the red meat as muscle, and the small white parts throughout the muscle as intra-muscular fat, but
The bottle has a best by date. The bottle has been stored in a cool dry place away from sunlight. Does anyone have a clue? I know they discovered honey thousand
I have recently read that Brazilian nuts can be attacked by Aspergillus fungi producing mycotoxins, for example aflatoxins. Does anyone know or saw what infecte
My girlfriend's grandma has made pickled cucumbers for decades and distributed them to her whole family. They are delicious, despite the jars looking like swamp
What can I use in place of rennet to make mozzarella cheese? And what cheeses can we make without rennet?
My spaghetti sauce is made with fresh tomatoes, ketchup, garlic, some vinegar, and some basic seasoning. I've been told it's not good to reheat the sauce over &
I have purchased a crepe pan but I think my question applies to any frying pan. In my case I'm on halogen as a heat source but I don't believe that it matters t
I've eaten in some vegetarian places where they use what I guess are TVP (textured vegetable protein, i.e. soya) chunks as a substitute for meat, which was quit
After reading: Do the dishes: Why you should keep up with the washing up - ABC News And especially: "You will end up with a lovely bacteria soup, then you will
While making a "sugar" syrup reduction with erythritol, I have noticed that the liquid crystallises upon cooling. Google-fu says two parts of water and one part
I'm going to roast a leg of lamb. Here is how I plan to cook it: Cover it with kosher salt Let is rest in the fridge for two days Make 10 or 12 slits, and stuff
I've never made wheat flour before, though I bake bread regularly. I'm considering using my KitchenAid blender to grind my hard white wheat berries, but am worr
I'd love to send my friends and family homemade mole sauce in jars for Christmas because we can't be together over the holidays thanks to covid. Has anyone don
Is there anyway to get sesame/poppy/etc. seeds to stick to a loaf of bread without using an egg wash? A family member with an egg allergy means that I cannot us
I love apples. I like to eat them with skin as it has plenty of fiber in the skin. But apples are famous for wax and pesticides on the skin which I don’t
I'm trying to make dark-chocolate-covered marzipan balls, using Valrhona Guanaja 70%. My problem is that the chocolate coating is too thin; the end result has a
Chili powder was homemade, Chilies were dried and sent to nearby mill to grind and make it fine. When I started using this powder it makes the dish black and it
I bake large quantities of bread like 50kg a day. People are complaining that the butter bread, when I slice it, is like a sponge in texture and gets moldy in t
I have had a problem trying to located good papaya puree. I used to buy it from this company called Dynamic Health, but they changed the type of puree they sell
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I like to drink protein shakes, but I find that it's very hard to dissolve the protein powder into water or milk. You get clumps, and unless you want to get you
How much, if any, alcohol is left when vinegar is made from alcoholic products? Does this differ between different types of vinegar, such as malt, red wine, whi