Posts by Sigma
I have some bread that is about a week old, and it has some tiny white mold spots on the crust. Would it be safe to trim them off and eat the rest of the bread? If not could I use it in cooking e.g...
Corn starch acts like a gelatin when heated, sticking to other food and itself. As your reading seems to suggest, the key is to use cold water to form the starchy paste, making sure it is fully mix...
Happy New Year! 2020 was an interesting year in many ways, and 2021 will hopefully be a joyous and happy year for all. That being said, let's start the new year off right with a challenge focused ...
That is a muffin maker! Pour muffin, cornbread, or cupcake batter into the depressions and let them cook. They are much quicker to use than a standard oven. You can also make biscuits, rolls, and e...
I recently made some potato and leek soup. The recipe I followed said that after cooking the ingredients until soft, I should liquify the soup in a blender. I let the blender run for about two minu...
I think it's just the popularity of the dish. I have had steamed fish in two Chinese restaurants here in Atlanta but both were specifically "real" Chinese food rather than the usual westernized far...
Hello Cooking community! Hopefully we will soon be able to hold an official election to choose community leaders. With that in mind, I'd like to start a discussion of what expectations are for mode...
I have a beef rendang recipe I'd like to bring to a small potluck. However, some of the attendees are Jewish and keep kosher. I know there are some restrictions on cooking milk and meat together, b...
This is the first of a series of challenges based around the cuisines of a particular country or culture. Our first culinary destination - Greece! (Also, sorry for being a few days late with this -...
The short answer is yes, it's perfectly possible to make cold brew coffee in these circumstances. The main reason it is typically made in a refrigerator is to keep it from being lukewarm and theref...
If the cheese is simply brown due to the Maillard Reaction and not yet burnt, it's safe to eat. There are several recipes for different kinds of fried cheese: Saganaki, Queso Frito, etc. so if you ...
Contest category suggestion: cook something from or inspired by a specified culture. Potential issues: not everyone will have the ingredients on hand may be difficult to define the boundaries of a...
This is a fairly standard example of one of my burgers. I love the chewiness of Ciabatta rolls, but it's high quality lean beef from a local ranch that really makes the taste special.
Home canning is great if you are processing a lot of food all at once to store for a year or two. It's much less efficient if you are just planning to use the food over a week or two. The main issu...
Freezing leafy vegetables is difficult because the cell walls are broken by the ice crystals, degrading the texture. Even after blanching the bok choy you will still lose some of the freshness, and...
The redneck answer... until it begins to smell. The FDA Answer: 3 - 5 days. In general, game meats can be treated much the same as other lean meats, assuming you cool them as quickly as possible a...
It is often possible to add another sweetener as a replacement for sugar. In most cases, however, the substitution will not be as sweet as pure cane sugar, and will often pick up the flavor of the ...
Unfortunately I can't really tell from the pictures if that's a stainless steel pan or not. Stainless steel pans are definitely not "nonstick" in the sense of an actual nonstick pan. However, beca...
Hello Cooking community! Part of the Codidact vision is having each community be managed by its users, those who know it best. Some migrating communities let moderators transfer; for others it was ...
I've recently been enjoying the change of seasons here in the south-east US. Instead of stepping outdoors to be immediately drenched in sweat from the sweltering summer sun, we have lovely days tha...
I am planning a small dinner party later this week, and had some questions about whether or not certain dishes would go well together. Would these be appropriate questions for the site? It seems to...
I brown a lot of ground beef for meal prep and as the base of everything from pasta sauce to Mexican casserole. I've noticed two different possibilities for heat - high and semi-searing, or low and...
I didn't particularly have a recipe for this loaf, just threw some ingredients together. Came out well!
Time for another challenge! Bread has been a staple of diet around the world for thousands of years, and as a result has proliferated in incredible diversity, from flatbreads and pitas to sweet des...
