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How To Tell When Corn is Done With Boiling
When boiling corn, how can I tell when it's done?
I usually remove the husk and silk. Would there be any advantage to leaving them on when boiling?
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Why do I need more time and liquid than my risotto recipe calls for?
Whenever I make a risotto, I always find that I need about 50% more liquid and 50% more cooking time than my recipe suggests. I recently made a Jamie Oliver risotto that called for 1 cup arborio, 2 cups chicken stock, and 20 minutes. I used more…
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Is there such a thing as a bone cleaver?
When I was growing up, my mother had a massive, MASSIVE cleaver that she kept in the kitchen. It was immense and heavy. My father had gotten it when he worked in a butchery. This cleaver has since been lost to us. I would like to find something…
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Can I make fried chicken without a deep frier?
I've made southern style fried chick before and really enjoy it but found using all the oil to be quite expensive. Could I:
A) Pan fry it? (I know this one is a stretch but could it work if the chicken breast was precooked?)
B) Only make it so the…
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What is the real difference in lo mein, chow mein, mei fun, and chop suey?
Prompted by the question How to cook Lo Mein? and some of the answers regarding types of noodles, I started wondering what the real differences are in the 4 named dishes.
I know what the differences are in American Chinese restaurants and I…
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Why is fish not considered as meat?
While reading a thread on cooking, an old question popped into my head: I am an Asian and had no problems with dishes with both meat and “fish.” But some of my elder German friends say that meat and “fish” don't fit.
Why is fish not considered as…
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Why is supermarket bread soft?
Nearly all "good" bread (from a traditional bakery, made at home by a competent baker) comes with a thick, hard crust. However in every supermarket there are shelves and shelves full of soft (white, brown and everything in between) bread. I want to…
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Can evaporated milk be converted to sweetened condensed?
(Not a duplicate of this question, I don't believe)
If I have a recipe that calls for sweetened condensed milk but only have a can of evaporated milk, is there anything I can do to it to the evaporated milk to make it a suitable replacement for…
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What is this really tasty part of a chicken found in a cavity in the hip?
About once per month, my mother prepares chicken with rice and a currysauce with pineapple. I don't know exactly what the method of preparation is of the chicken because it's prepared by one of those traveling grilling trucks.
However, what I do…
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What foods/preparations demonstrate the flavor difference between sea salt and table salt?
Related to What is the difference between sea salt and regular table salt?
What can I prepare that will work really well for a side-by-side comparison to demonstrate the difference between sea salt and regular table salt? Obviously, tasting the…
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What is a good substitute for oyster sauce (for someone with a shellfish allergy)?
I've recently developed a shellfish allergy, and I'm not sure what the best substitute for oyster sauce would be. I've read that the flavor of it is not really easily substitutable.
What is the best way to substitute the flavor without inducing an…
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Why is cooking rice so complicated?
I'm slowly teaching myself to cook and I made some rice today. While the result was perfectly acceptable, the process didn't go smoothly and I had to add some water in the end and cook it some more to get there.
I did follow the process on the…
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How can I wash down spicy food?
Say, for example, I eat a very spicy jalapeno and I have a burning sensation in my mouth and throat.
Are there any foods or drinks to wash that away?
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Should I throw moldy Strawberries away?
Should I throw away moldy Strawberries or just cut the bad parts off? They aren't super bad but I am a little paranoid when it comes to mold.
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What spike is this? Identifying some utensils
I moved into a new home and found these spikes left behind in different drawers in the kitchen. I assume they are for cooking, but they are not items that I have come across in my limited culinary experience. Can you help me identify them and maybe…
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