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How to use a ridged cast iron griddle?
While shopping the other day, I purchased a cast iron pan that has ridged griddle lines in it. I thought "oh, this might be nice for cooking meat!" but I'm not actually sure that's the case.
How to use a ridged cast iron griddle? Or rather, is meat…
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What is the best way to store cucumbers? Do I refrigerate or not refrigerate?
I purchase the cocktail and snackable Persian cucumbers from my big box store because I enjoy the taste of the smaller cucumbers over the larger varieties. I always store them in my refrigerator because I purchase them from the refrigerated produce…
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What container for olive oil for longest shelf life?
I have bought a 5l container of olive oil which is impractical for daily use. I intend to decant it into something smaller but I'm not sure what to buy.
I know that olive oil is affected by light and temperature. However particularly on light I…
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I want my potatoes to be baked within an hour, but I forgot to preheat the oven. Should I put them in while preheating or not?
I forgot to preheat the oven while prepping my potatoes to be baked. Dinnertime is one hour away. I put them in anyway and turned on the oven. My spouse says I should not put them in yet because the oven will preheat more slowly with the potatoes…
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What would cause the peel of a lime to turn yellow?
About a week ago, I purchased two limes, a lemon, a couple of kiwi fruits, and some oranges. When I got home, I placed them in a bowl. One of the limes ended up at the bottom of the bowl but there were still enough gaps between the fruit that it…
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Can I prevent honey from congealing/hardening in the pantry?
This question is inspired by this answer suggesting that honey lasts a long time. Unfortunately, it doesn't seem to last so long in my cupboard. I make sure it's sealed tight, but usually after only a week or two it's looking pretty nasty.
Is…
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Do modern ovens bake the same as the old ones? Is the new oven the reason popovers don't rise?
My popovers always popped over perfectly tall and golden using an old recipe handed down from the 40's, which called for baking at 400 °F and using old-fashioned glass custard cups. Now with my new electric oven, the popovers do not rise at all…
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What if I microwave Beyond Meat?
I have a bag of Beyond Meat crumbles. Before reading the bag, I microwaved the crumbles in a bowl until they were thoroughly heated.
...Then I noticed that the bag says "DO NOT MICROWAVE". Is there a health concern with microwaving the product, or…
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Why are savory crepes from some restaurants brown?
I've gotten savory crepes made with a darker batter than sweet crepes. What ingredients/cooking technique produce this?
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Why is DIY yogurt not as stable as sourdough starter?
I have a sourdough starter which is now close to 15 years old. It has survived everything - including long pauses where it stood in the fridge for over a month or longer. It is incredibly stable and very hard to kill (at least I was not successful…
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Seasoned Cast Iron NOT being Non-stick
I've seasoned my cast iron for about 6 times after I got it. It is a 10" Lodge skillet. I used flaxseed oil for seasoning the cast iron pan. Followed every step found on the web, thin layer, baked at 400 degrees F for about an hour. There was no…
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Why does rapeseed oil turn sticky but coconut oil doesn't?
Whenever I season my cast iron pan with canola/rapeseed oil it turns sticky after a few weeks. It also gets sticky on the bottle and glues the cap on sometimes. When I season it with coconut oil, it doesn't get sticky and looks beautiful. Why does…
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Why is my vegetable stock bitter, but the chicken stock not?
I have exactly the same procedure and ingredients for cooking vegetable and chicken stock - of course, the latter contains chicken meat, which is the only difference.
The ingredients I put into my stock are:
onion,
a few garlic cloves,
two…
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What is this utensil for?
My sister inherited a bunch of tupperware and plastic utensils. One of them, we couldn't understand its purpose.
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Ideas so far is to keep pizza-box lid from falling, or to measure equidistance for slices in a cake. What is the…
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