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Posts by Chgg Clou‭

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Q&A Why NOT use flour to bind crab cakes?

I can't remember which, but I remember some cook book WARNING AGAINST using Flour to hold crab cakes together. Why? Why shall Flour fail, when most websites counsel "cracker crumbs and egg hold the...

0 answers  ·  posted 9mo ago by Chgg Clou‭  ·  last activity 2mo ago by Mithical‭

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Q&A What exactly is "apple topping"? You can serve scallops with apple topping? [closed]

I am befuddled that scallops can be served with apple??? The scallops was briefly cooked over fire and served with an apple topping.

0 answers  ·  posted 1y ago by Chgg Clou‭  ·  closed 1y ago by Monica Cellio‭

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Q&A How can you 干/乾 燒 lobster on an electric cooktop, in a residential apartment?

I copy paste FuzzyChef's answer from Cooking Stack Exchange edited for readability. Short answer You can't, but probably not for the reason you think. Longer answer The phrase you're quoting ...

posted 2y ago by Chgg Clou‭

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Q&A How can Joya Octopus be cooked on an electric cooktop, in a residential flat?

What are some recipes or ideas for PREcooked Joya Octopus? I know this is PREcooked, but I don't want to eat it cold or warm! My apartment kitchen has merely a Frigidaire electric cooktop! I hav...

0 answers  ·  posted 2y ago by Chgg Clou‭  ·  last activity 1y ago by Mithical‭

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Q&A 1. Why did Kylie Kwong's wok — on a wok — burner flame up? 2. How safe is this?

See 2:11. I paste similar pictures from Google. Top. Middle. Bottom. These flames look hazardous to me! Kylie Kwong, and the 3 men below, aren't wearing any eye or face protection! What if these...

1 answer  ·  posted 2y ago by Chgg Clou‭  ·  last activity 1y ago by Monica Cellio‭

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Q&A How can you 干/乾 燒 lobster on an electric cooktop, in a residential apartment?

I don't know the English translation of 干燒/乾燒? Perhaps dry sear, or dry sizzle? I don't use "grill", because Cantonese restaurants confirmed to me that they don't use grills for this dish. ...

1 answer  ·  posted 2y ago by Chgg Clou‭  ·  edited 2y ago by Chgg Clou‭

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Q&A To concoct 糟溜鱼片, what lone American alcoholic drink can substitute 米酒, 糟鹵, 花彫, 酒釀?

I travelled prior COVID. This Hong Kong restaurant served 糟溜鱼片. I am trying to reconstruct it at home. But my American town has no Asian stores, and nowhere sells the 3 Chinese wines listed below....

1 answer  ·  posted 2y ago by Chgg Clou‭  ·  last activity 2y ago by dsr‭

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Q&A How do I extract the crab claw meat clinging to, and covered by, the shells?

I defrosted these Snow Crab claws, but the meat still clings to the shell. I can't yank all the claw meat out of the shell intact and in one go, because the meat keeps splitting and sundering at t...

0 answers  ·  posted 2y ago by Chgg Clou‭

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Q&A Safe and shrewd to thaw frozen seafood, take out 1/3, refreeze remaining 2/3, take out second portion of 1/3, refreeze remaining 1/3?

My parents eat this FROZEN lobster meat from Maine weekly. Each plastic bag of frozen lobster lasts 3 servings for them. But they're too lazy to put 1/3 of the frozen lobster meat into, then fre...

1 answer  ·  posted 2y ago by Chgg Clou‭  ·  edited 2y ago by Chgg Clou‭

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Q&A How can you transmogrify Dried Seaweed into Roasted Nori, on a Frigidaire electric cook top?

My sister's Caucasian. We speak no Korean. We don't know the correct terminology, so I'm using pictures for clarity. He's leasing an apartment that has merely a Frigidaire 30'' Electric Cooktop lik...

0 answers  ·  posted 2y ago by Chgg Clou‭  ·  edited 2y ago by Chgg Clou‭

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Q&A Why did Honey Kiss Melon from the U.S. sting my mouth?

On June 1, I bought three Sugar Kiss melons in the USA. When I got home, I washed them under tap water and EcoMax Hypoallergenic Fruit & Veggie Wash, to try to wash away any COVID19 viruses on ...

0 answers  ·  posted 3y ago by Chgg Clou‭

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Q&A Why will galvanized containers kill clams?

Please see the sentences to the right of my red vertical line, in the scan below. Jennifer Trainer Thompson, Fresh Fish 2016, p 41.

1 answer  ·  posted 3y ago by Chgg Clou‭  ·  last activity 3y ago by dsr‭

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Q&A Why do hard-shell clams lack grit? Why do soft-shell clams have way more grit?

Please see the sentences to the left of my red vertical line, in the scan below. Jennifer Trainer Thompson, Fresh Fish 2016, p 41.

0 answers  ·  posted 3y ago by Chgg Clou‭

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Q&A How safe and healthy is the water released from mushrooms during stir-frying?

After I wash mushrooms in salt water, I dry them in a salad spinner. Then I insert the spinned mushrooms into my wok, that's hot with safflower oil. At this point, the wok has no water. After 3 mi...

1 answer  ·  posted 3y ago by Chgg Clou‭  ·  edited 2y ago by Monica Cellio‭

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Q&A Why did my Zwilling Aluminium pan cookware surface corrode just after 1 month?

On March 3 2021, I bought this Zwilling 33 cm / 13 inch Aluminium deep saute pan with lid. Please review pictures below, inside my red circle. The coating on the surface appears to have corroded! W...

1 answer  ·  posted 3y ago by Chgg Clou‭  ·  last activity 3y ago by Sigma‭

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Q&A For scrubbing produce and shellfish, electric toothbrush or power scrubber?

I was injured in an accident, and can't brush my produce (namely potatoes, squashes) and bivalves (namely clams and mussels) manually. Which is better for scrubbing produce and bivalves – this hand...

0 answers  ·  posted 3y ago by Chgg Clou‭  ·  edited 3y ago by Chgg Clou‭

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Q&A Why do fresh scallops shrink vertically and expand horizontally, but regular scallops do the opposite?

Claude AuCoin, Executive Chef at Digby Pines Resort in Nova Scotia, says that really fresh scallops shrink vertically and expand horizontally but regular scallops do the opposite. Totally Scal...

0 answers  ·  posted 3y ago by Chgg Clou‭

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Q&A What exactly is scallops' "own stock"?

I don't think the author's referring to fluid from the scallops, because on p. 124, she advises buying dry, not wet, scallops. Refrigerate immediately after purchase, and ideally scallops should...

1 answer  ·  posted 3y ago by Chgg Clou‭  ·  last activity 2y ago by Charlie Brumbaugh‭

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Q&A Why should fresh scallops range from pale beige to creamy pink, not white?

I'm interested to know the science behind the colors. Scallops should not be pure white and they should never be stored in water. Pure white scallops most likely have been sitting in and absorbi...

0 answers  ·  posted 3y ago by Chgg Clou‭

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Meta Why are tags for the singular and plural of each noun?

Same issue with scallop vs. scallops.

1 answer  ·  posted 3y ago by Chgg Clou‭  ·  edited 3y ago by deleted user

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Q&A If you fully cook live scallops, can their natural toxin still cause paralytic shellfish poisoning?

Aliza Green's The Fishmonger's Apprentice : The Expert's Guide to Selecting, Preparing, and Cooking a World of Seafood, Taught by the Masters. p 174. Do not eat the organs of a crab, including ...

1 answer  ·  posted 3y ago by Chgg Clou‭  ·  last activity 3y ago by dsr‭

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Q&A How does 1. cornmeal, 2. but not salt, help whiten clam meat?

Aliza Green's The Fishmonger's Apprentice : The Expert's Guide to Selecting, Preparing, and Cooking a World of Seafood, Taught by the Masters. p 142. To begin, place the clams in a sink or large...

0 answers  ·  posted 3y ago by Chgg Clou‭

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Q&A What's the finest chinois to filter out grit from mussel broths?

I'm craving to buy a chinois to filter out the grime from mussel broth, but the issue is that online websites don't specify the mesh or filtration size. What do you recommend? Perhaps I should just...

0 answers  ·  posted 3y ago by Chgg Clou‭  ·  edited 2y ago by Monica Cellio‭

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Q&A After purging mussels 6 times in salt water, 20 mins each, why they still exude much grime? [duplicate]

I've bought mussels at Whole Food Market for a year. They sell them on ice and dry, not in running water. At 10 s this video, Bart teaches add salt to cold water and soak for 20 mins. Aliz...

0 answers  ·  posted 3y ago by Chgg Clou‭  ·  closed as duplicate 3y ago by Sigma‭

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Q&A Why add soy milk to clams?

Again I would've never dreamed of combining clams and soy milk! My first reaction was EWWW, and this can cause a stomach ache! Easy Japanese Cooking: Noodle Comfort. Kentaro Kobayashi. p 64.

0 answers  ·  posted 3y ago by Chgg Clou‭

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