Cooking - Q&A

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How interchangable are white and brown sugars?

2 answers · last activity 11 months ago by klutt‭

baking ingredient-substitutions

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Why would you flash freeze your meals instead of freezing them regularly?

1 answer · last activity 11 months ago by Peter Taylor‭

food-preservation

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How do I best turn an omelet?

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frying

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How can I best sharpen dull knives?

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Basil as a pizza topping

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pizza

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Are there differences between sea and table salt?

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salt nutrition

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Can I still use bread with a tiny bit of mold on the crust?

1 answer · last activity 6 months ago by Zerotime‭

bread food-safety

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What's an efficient way to peel ginger?

1 answer · last activity 6 months ago by Zerotime‭

ginger

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How do I prevent Swedish meatballs from falling apart?

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texture frying

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Freezing versus home canning to preserve food

2 answers · last activity 11 months ago by Sigma‭

food-preservation

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How can I make hard cheese keep longer, while preserving texture?

3 answers · last activity 11 months ago by xtal‭

food-preservation

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What are the key ratios in ice-cream?

1 answer · last activity 11 months ago by Peter Taylor‭

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How can I best reheat frozen meals?

1 answer · last activity 11 months ago by manassehkatz‭

food-preservation

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What are other uses for an omelet maker besides making omelets?

2 answers · last activity 11 months ago by manassehkatz‭

frying kitchen-tools

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Can you buy 海蜇頭 (jellyfish head) not from China?

0 answers · last activity 6 months ago by Chgg Clou‭

jellyfish

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What part or kind of geoduck gives crunchy slender slices?

1 answer · last activity 6 months ago by Peter Taylor‭

clams

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How do I prevent clumps when using cornstarch to thicken a soup?

1 answer · last activity 10 months ago by Zerotime‭

soups

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Will admixture spoil mayo?

0 answers · last activity 3 months ago by msh210‭

mayonnaise spoiling

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What's important when picking a new multi-purpose knife?

1 answer · last activity 6 months ago by dsr‭

kitchen-tools

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Chicken leg name confusion

2 answers · last activity 9 months ago by James Jenkins‭

chicken

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What can I substitute for milk in a bread recipe?

3 answers · last activity 8 months ago by Zerotime‭

ingredient-substitutions bread

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How to get my cheese to melt completely

2 answers · last activity 8 months ago by Monica Cellio‭

ingredient-substitutions cheese

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How does shaking raw sea cucumber in a box for more than an hour, deliver a unique texture?

1 answer · last activity 5 months ago by Sigma‭

seafood

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Why did my potato soup get gluey?

1 answer · last activity 4 months ago by dsr‭

potato soup

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Why don't North American coastal restaurants cook seafood in more styles?

2 answers · last activity 4 months ago by dsr‭

seafood

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What is the best way to ripen green cherry tomatoes?

1 answer · last activity 5 months ago by Zerotime‭

vegetables ripening

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White wine in ragù

1 answer · last activity 5 months ago by sklivvz‭

Italian

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Why's this Hong Kong chef slanting his saute pan over a gas flame?

1 answer · last activity 5 months ago by manassehkatz‭

cantonese-cuisine

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What's this dish from a Hong Kong restaurant, with wok fried carrots and mushrooms?

0 answers · last activity 5 months ago by Chgg Clou‭

cantonese-cuisine

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Which live Canadian oysters best for steaming?

0 answers · last activity 6 months ago by Chgg Clou‭

oyster

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How long can wild meat be refrigerated before it needs to be eaten/frozen?

1 answer · last activity 4 months ago by Sigma‭

food-preservation

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After purge clams 6 time in salt water 20 mins each, why they still exudate much grime?

1 answer · last activity 5 months ago by Jordan‭

clams

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How do I protect my knuckles when grating vegetables like carrots?

1 answer · last activity 7 months ago by Zerotime‭

kitchen-tools

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Nutritional value of cooking pasta

1 answer · last activity 7 months ago by Zerotime‭

boiling pasta

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What would one need to do to make 3D printed PLA cookware safe to use?

2 answers · last activity 6 months ago by Olin Lathrop‭

cookware

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How much honey do I substitute for granulated sugar in bread?

2 answers · last activity 2 months ago by manassehkatz‭

ingredient-substitutions bread sugar

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How do I get darker sourdough without burning it?

2 answers · last activity 10 months ago by dsr‭

bread

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Is cold brew coffee with coldish water and no refrigeration possible?

1 answer · last activity 9 months ago by Sigma‭

coffee

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How do I make spicy food less spicy near the end of meal preparation?

1 answer · last activity 11 months ago by Aliza‭

spicy

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What heat level should I use to brown beef?

2 answers · last activity 10 months ago by dsr‭

beef

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Home-made veggie meat?

1 answer · last activity 10 months ago by Zerotime‭

ingredient-substitutions food-preservation vegetarian freezing

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How do you make pulled noodles when living in the USA?

0 answers · last activity 10 months ago by lsusr‭

ingredient-substitutions

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Why is a plastic bag needed for sous vide?

1 answer · last activity 10 months ago by Zerotime‭

sous-vide

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Why should one wrap bread dough in a towel during the last rise, instead of some other material?

1 answer · last activity 10 months ago by dsr‭

bread

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Even after I heat and oil, why does food stick to my stainless steel pan?

1 answer · last activity 14 days ago by Sigma‭

stainless-steel

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How to avoid air bubbles forming when baking a pancake in the oven?

1 answer · last activity 11 months ago by Monica Cellio‭

pancake oven-cooking

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How long will refrigerated cold brew coffee last?

1 answer · last activity 9 months ago by dsr‭

coffee

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What's different about prepackaged cookie dough that is marked safe for eating raw?

1 answer · last activity 10 months ago by luap42 😷‭

cookies

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Differences between sunflower and rapeseed oils and situations to use them

1 answer · last activity 11 months ago by manassehkatz‭

frying oils

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Why do Western Cuisine restaurants rarely steam fish with citrus peel and soy sauce?

1 answer · last activity 4 months ago by Sigma‭

fish

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