Questions tagged [food-science]
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What additives can make chocolate not melt even as it reaches nearly 90C?
Something changed about our supermarket chocolate bars. I've always been able to melt or temper them, but the most recently bought ones would not melt. I stuck in my candy thermometer (which ...
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Does the water content inside food regulate the cooking process?
I wanted to first start by clarifying that the question I am not asking is the role of using water in cooking e.g. by boiling or steaming as a means of heat transfer. Instead, I was thinking about the ...
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How do I avoid "wrinkly" cookies when baking?
As you can see I have a wrinkly cookie - well all of them are like this. What am I doing wrong and how do I get them smooth?
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3 cups flour, 1 cup sugar, 250g margarine, 1/2 tsp vanilla essence, ...
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How much can I reduce the sugar in crinkle cookies?
I want to make chocolate crinkle cookies but all the recipes use so much sugar and I decided that I would add less sugar but I don't know how this will effect the crinkles on top and the texture. Does ...
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Do cucumbers get artificially colored?
My friend' schoolmate back in the day told him that her dad was in the business of coloring cucumbers for the supermarket, because they're not naturally that green.
I was dubious and could not find ...
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What is the expiration date on Atalanta stuffed grape leaves?
I bought stuffed grape leaves, but I cannot find the expiration date on the package at all. I would like to know what the expiration date is and make sure that the items are safe to consume. There is ...
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Is there a good reason why meat cooking times are generally quoted as linear with respect to weight?
Cooking times for meat are frequently given in terms of the weight of the joint. Fairly typical is Waitrose which gives the same instructions for a wide range of cuts of pork:
Boneless leg joint, ...
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How much protein carries over from bean to tofu (homemade)?
We've started making tofu (both from soy and other stuff, such as red lentils and pumpkin seeds) at home recently, and I'm trying to figure out how to estimate the protein content on those. The latest ...
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Alternatives to pan frying
When one wants to limit fried foods due to health concerns what equally convenient alternatives to pan frying are there for frequently (several times per week) cooking steaks, chops or fillets, ...
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What can I substitute for cream of tartar in mock apple pie?
Basically what the title says.
The recipe is here: https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/9545/mock-apple-pie/
I don’t know enough about food science to know what purpose the cream of tartar is supposed to ...
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Instrument to detect food composition and preparation techniques based on physically sensed molecules?
I was wondering whether it is possible to devise an instrument (or whether anything has been devised), that can be inserted (like a thermometer/receptor/detector), into a food (such as a soup (or ...
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How to create spotted bloom lines on chocolate?
The materials science of chocolate is fascinating, and I am curious about the bloom patterns on melted, then solidified chocolate discussed over on Physics SE and also shown in the photo below from a ...
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What is the polymorph reached by letting the chocolate cool down?
I'm learning the physics of the chocolate and experimenting with tempering.
If you just melt the chocolate and then you let it cool down at room temperature you haven't tempered it of course. So it's ...
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Modern Stovetop Pressure Cookers - Hard to Tell if Cooking Too Hot or Not Hot Enough
Older and some modern stovetop pressure cookers use a jiggler on the vent that dances around to provide visual and audible information about how much flame to provide. I have a T-Fal 6.3Q Secure Neo ...
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Can consuming durian together with alcohol harm or even kill you?
In Singapore and Malaysia (and possibly other countries), it is a well-known "fact" that you shouldn't consume durian together with alcohol because it can kill you.
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