Questions tagged [boiling]
Cooking either in boiling water, or by heating the food until boiling
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Why does my kettle have a screen in the spout?
I frequently use an electric kettle to boil water (e.g. for tea). I pour cold tap water into the kettle and, after the water boils, I tip it out through the spout for use.
The kettle originally had a ...
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How much of the nutrient value is lost when boiling rice and lentils and then discarding the extra water?
I have experimented with cooking brown rice and lentils. I found the easiest and most reliable way of cooking is to boil them in more water than they can both absorb. This insures every grain/lentil ...
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What's left of wine or vodka after the water and alcohol is boiled off?
What is left of wine or vodka after the water and alcohol is boiled off?
cf. my previous question: "Does cooking with alcohol extract different flavors than cooking with oil or water?"
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Why boil food in milk?
I've seen instructions for sausages (e.g. Morteau sausage) which say to boil in milk or water, and I remember distinctly a schoolteacher telling me that shark needed to be boiled in milk for some time ...
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How Can I Fix Overcooked Noodles in My Pasta Recipe?
I recently tried making a new pasta dish using Trader Joe's Squiggly Noodles, but unfortunately, the noodles turned out overcooked and mushy. I followed the package instructions, but I think I might ...
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How to ensure you know you are frying/no water in sauce
When frying foods, the food you add will have water in it, which is released into the oil during the cooking process. This applies to vegetables, proteins or whatever it may be, and the more food you ...
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How do I stop frozen Chinese dumplings from sticking to the pot when boiling them?
I frequently cook frozen Chinese dumplings (餃子 jiǎozi) as a quick meal using the instructions on the pack: boil a pot of water, add frozen dumplings, bring pot back to boiling on high heat, turn down ...
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Can you cook tomatoes in water without leaking/bursting them?
I want to fully cook tomatoes to their center without causing the internal gel or seeds to be leaked.
I have noticed that if you try to cook a tomato to its center by grilling you will burn the ...
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Improving my approach for plain water boiled brown lentils
I don't know if I am doing things right. How can I improve my recipe?
The recipe. Only 2 ingedients water and lentils.
I buy 1 plastic package of lentils from the supermarket. Around 500g.
I open the ...
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A pot of chicken broth explodes boiling. What causes it?
I am an active cook and make noodles all the time. I had this marvel just two times in my life. You have a pot of chicken broth (there's nothing in it, no salt even), you heat it on a regular electric ...
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Why are some Chinese rice noodles cooked starting from cold water?
The vast majority of dry pasta/noodles are prepared by boiling water first and then adding them to the already boiling water. However, the instructions on some types of Chinese rice noodles (eg. 南昌拌粉 ...
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Safe Water Boiled Lentils
What are the guidelines for safe water boiled lentils?
Like the Big Thaw from USDA
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Does simmering, boiling or roiling boiling water while cooking makes a difference? [duplicate]
So I've seen a few cooking styles when it comes to cooking things in high temperature water. You have people that blast heat at max and get the water to roiling boil, you have people that bring the ...
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A definitive physicochemical guide to smoke points of cooking oils?
I've seen many charts of Smoke Point charts for cooking oils online. And, there all slightly different if not very different. Even MasterClass and SeriousEats seems to have their own versions (butter ...
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Can sourdough starter be cooked well in a hot water bath?
I struggle a lot with baking sourdough bread and usually just cook the sourdough starter itself by frying it in some oil. However, I want to avoid the oil and was thinking if there is any way to cook ...
