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Storing hard cheese in a refrigerator isn't required in order to preserve it. Cooling down or even freezing cheese messes up its structure (and therefore its texture as you noted) so it's best to s...
These are the easiest ways I've found to keep things crisp if they're going into a dish where they might absorb liquid. This applies to other things too, not just tortillas. Pre-bake. Bake your to...
I was trying to post a question about how to process my surfeit of ground turkey before freezing it, but apparently I can't create tags on the fly, and none of the existing ones fit. Off the top o...
Did you use a wash? A water wash (a few tablespoons of water applied to the top about halfway through) can give you a crispy crust. An egg wash (whisk an egg in a bowl with a small splash of water)...
Today I made some dumplings. Even though they were already precooked, I put them into a kind of vegetable broth to cook them properly (which wasn't really necessary but I did it because I like the ...
Fasolada This Greek soup is made with white beans, vegetables, and olive oil in a tomato base, flavored with paprika (I used smoked). I get most of my fresh vegetables from folks who sell "ugly" p...
Adding milk to a dough is, most of the time, a consideration of adding liquid to a dough in order to avoid a dry end product1. Baked goods tend to be exposed to high heat for a prolonged time so th...
One thing I've had success with is premixing dry ingredients for things like pancakes, muffins, and cornbread. You're essentially creating your own premade mix, and can then add milk and an egg for...
As I pointed out in my comment, it's better to not peel ginger at all. Most of the vitamins of ginger are located right beneath the skin and peeling it essentially removes this thin layer of vitami...
Butter cookies The first cookies I baked this year were some regular butter cookies. Unfortunately, I only found unicorn sprinkles in my local supermarket so this is the unicorn butter cookies edi...
Cinnamon roll cookies This year, I tried something out that I wanted to do for a long time: making cookies that are closely related to cinnamon rolls. Contrary to regular cinnamon rolls which are ...
I mostly use my multipot as a pressure cooker, but today I used its slow-cooker function to make soup. The manual says that when using it as a slow cooker, leave the pressure vent open (not closed...
Can you please ID this dish? It's from Shang Palace in H.K.. I see sesame seeds and carrot slices. But I can't figure out the other ingredients. Thanks.
I chanced upon the answer while viewing other pictures. This is 柚子涼辦蟲草花沖繩海參. Another pic
I'm guessing these are snips of red, orange, green peppers? But then what's the white liquid? Openrice page for Shang Palace in H.K..
I don't deep-fry either, so this answer is not rooted in personal experience, but are you aware of "splatter screens"? This is a screen of fine mesh mounted in a round frame and with a handle, des...
Vegan cheeses, as already mentioned, vary considerably in melting characteristics. All the various ones I have experience with do not melt at similar temperatures to cow cheese, or to the same ext...
In my personal experience, without resorting to something like injecting the marinade or making cuts for it to get in, it really only affects the outside of the meat for a short distance, even when...
Neither of these is going to help with cheeks, but for anyone just with eye sensitivities: A friend introduced me to the concept of "onion glasses," which are apparently transparent lenses with pa...
If you are not overly dedicated to "chili can only be made with red beans" then you're looking at (in broad categories) beans and ground meat, so chili or something like it seems moderately obvious...
A more competent chef has informed me that it's definitely the coating.[1] Furthermore… The pan is defective. It has a lifetime warranty. I can tell the manufacturer about the problem and get ...
One of my anodized nonstick pans[1] has developed a fractal-edged region of a slightly different color than the rest. I suspected that I had accidentally been seasoning my pan[2] and a seasoning la...
What are some good, easy to make recipes based on chickpeas and ground beef? It would be great if it was something easily made in bulk, and not too difficult to freeze.
This question appears to be trying to create controversy. If you want to make a specific style of food, you may need specialized equipment. Certainly, specialized equipment makes certain things ea...
