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Activity Age Score Lottery
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How interchangable are white and brown sugars?

2 answers  ·  last activity 6 months ago by klutt‭

baking ingredient-substitutions
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Are there differences between sea and table salt?

2 answers  ·  last activity 5 months ago by manassehkatz‭

salt nutrition
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Basil as a pizza topping

1 answer  ·  last activity 6 months ago by Zerotime‭

pizza
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How can I best sharpen dull knives?

2 answers  ·  last activity 5 months ago by dsr‭

kitchen-tools
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How do I best turn an omelet?

4 answers  ·  last activity 5 months ago by Mithical‭

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

1 answer  ·  last activity 6 months ago by Peter Taylor‭

food-preservation
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What are the key ratios in ice-cream?

1 answer  ·  last activity 6 months ago by Peter Taylor‭

ingredient-substitutions ice-cream ratios
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How to get my cheese to melt completely

2 answers  ·  last activity 3 months ago by Monica Cellio‭

ingredient-substitutions cheese
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How do I prevent clumps when using cornstarch to thicken a soup?

1 answer  ·  last activity 5 months ago by Zerotime‭

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

2 answers  ·  last activity 6 months ago by manassehkatz‭

frying kitchen-tools
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How can I best reheat frozen meals?

1 answer  ·  last activity 5 months ago by manassehkatz‭

food-preservation
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What's an efficient way to peel ginger?

1 answer  ·  last activity 25 days ago by Zerotime‭

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

3 answers  ·  last activity 6 months ago by xtal‭

food-preservation
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Freezing versus home canning to preserve food

2 answers  ·  last activity 6 months ago by Sigma‭

food-preservation
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What part or kind of geoduck gives crunchy slender slices?

1 answer  ·  last activity 21 days ago by Peter Taylor‭

clam
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How do I prevent Swedish meatballs from falling apart?

2 answers  ·  last activity 6 months ago by Canina‭

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

0 answers  ·  last activity 15 days ago by Chgg Clou‭

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

2 answers  ·  last activity 17 days ago by Zerotime‭

bread food-safety
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Chicken leg name confusion

2 answers  ·  last activity 4 months ago by James Jenkins‭

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

1 answer  ·  last activity 4 months ago by luap42‭

cookies
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How long will refrigerated cold brew coffee last?

1 answer  ·  last activity 4 months ago by dsr‭

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

1 answer  ·  last activity 3 months ago by Sigma‭

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

1 answer  ·  last activity 6 months ago by Monica Cellio‭

pancake oven-cooking
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What can I substitute for milk in a bread recipe?

3 answers  ·  last activity 2 months ago by Zerotime‭

ingredient-substitutions bread
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What would one need to do to make 3D printed PLA cookware safe to use?

2 answers  ·  last activity 16 days ago by Olin Lathrop‭

cookware
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Nutritional value of cooking pasta

1 answer  ·  last activity 2 months ago by Zerotime‭

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

1 answer  ·  last activity 26 days ago by dsr‭

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

0 answers  ·  last activity 25 days ago by Chgg Clou‭

clam
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Which live Canadian oysters best for steaming?

0 answers  ·  last activity 15 days ago by Chgg Clou‭

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

1 answer  ·  last activity 6 days ago by manassehkatz‭

cantonese-cuisine
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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 4 months ago by dsr‭

bread
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Why is a plastic bag needed for sous vide?

1 answer  ·  last activity 4 months ago by Zerotime‭

sous-vide
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Differences between sunflower and rapeseed oils and situations to use them

1 answer  ·  last activity 6 months ago by manassehkatz‭

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

0 answers  ·  last activity 5 months ago by lsusr‭

ingredient-substitutions
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Home-made veggie meat?

1 answer  ·  last activity 5 months ago by Zerotime‭

ingredient-substitutions food-preservation vegetarian freezing
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How do I make spicy food less spicy near the end of meal preparation?

1 answer  ·  last activity 6 months ago by Aliza‭

spicy
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What heat level should I use to brown beef?

2 answers  ·  last activity 5 months ago by dsr‭

beef
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How do I get darker sourdough without burning it?

2 answers  ·  last activity 5 months ago by dsr‭

bread
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How tall are the cutting parts of a regular Christmas cookie cutter?

1 answer  ·  last activity 18 days ago by Zerotime‭

cookies cookie-cutters
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Can a Stainless Steel wok NOT stick?

0 answers  ·  last activity 1 day ago by PLTR PSTH‭

stainless-steel
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How am I supposed to cook clams with celery and daikon?

0 answers  ·  last activity 15 days ago by Chgg Clou‭

clams
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What are these gold flakes on clams with celery and daikon, on consomme?

1 answer  ·  last activity 15 days ago by Chgg Clou‭

clams
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How do I adjust bread-machine bread when using all-purpose flour instead of bread flour?

2 answers  ·  last activity 6 months ago by Sleifar‭

ingredient-substitutions bread
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How do Michelin Stars chefs think up mixing weird foods?

2 answers  ·  last activity 12 days ago by Peter Taylor‭

restaurant
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What are the options for gluten free pasta/pasta substitutes that won't turn into gluey paste with overcooking?

3 answers  ·  last activity 13 days ago by Adám‭

gluten-free pasta
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How can I cook clams without black bean or soy sauces, or chili?

0 answers  ·  last activity 6 days ago by Chgg Clou‭

clams
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How do I make tempeh less chewy?

1 answer  ·  last activity 6 months ago by Sleifar‭

soy texture
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Why can you cold water bath noodles, but not vermicelli?

1 answer  ·  last activity 4 days ago by dsr‭

cantonese-cuisine
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What is the best way to ripen green cherry tomatoes?

1 answer  ·  last activity 6 days ago by Zerotime‭

vegetables ripening
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How does a cotton filter for cold brew coffee affect the taste compared to no filter?

1 answer  ·  last activity 4 months ago by Isaac Moses‭

coffee
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