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Questions about what temperature is optimal for cooking/preparing certain food or how certain temperatures can affect different types of food. Questions can also include how to best achieve/maintain a certain temperature for a specific type of food.

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I use early-harvest, cold-pressed extra virgin olive oil (high polyphenol content, ~400+ mg/kg) in my cooking. I've read conflicting information about whether cooking with EVOO destroys polyphenols. ...
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We are having a ham dinner at lunch time on Easter. We are leaving at 6:30 am for the sunrise service and will be returning around 11:30. Can I put my ham in a Nesco before leaving? If so, what temp? ...
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I have x2 slow-cookers. My old, smaller one requires pre-heating, and then you put the food in hot. In the other one you don't pre-heat it; you just put the food in cold and turn it on. My question ...
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I had a problem with my fridge not working properly, and the handy man told me it was due to the door's suction not be sealing properly (bad installation). He said he fixed it and I saw that, after ...
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My fridge is not working properly and I need to get someone to fix it. Till then I want to understand what is safe and what is not safe to store and consume. So in the fridge I have 2 digital ...
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I’m curious whether starting a rice cooker with hot or cold tap water has an effect on the resulting hydration of the rice. I’m unsure of whether I would need to add more or less water to reach the ...
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I have a teriyaki chicken recipe that calls for 6 hours on low. Can I cook it on high and for how long?
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This well-received recipe calls for glazing chicken breasts with butter and baking them at 450°F (230°C). However, a well-reputed butter manufacturer claims that the maximum heat that the butter can ...
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I am looking at some soups and chowder recipes, some want you to put the milk at the very very end and do minimal cooking afterwards, others seem fine with doing significant cooking after it is added. ...
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My rye bread is coming out with a very dark crust, and is not as high as I would like. I’ve been using a metal pan and bake at 375 for 35 min.
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I was wondering if there's a device (to buy, or make if it's a relatively simple DIY) that can heat liquids to specific temperatures. Baking breads and other things, often you need water/milk at a ...
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Starfruit or Carambole was shown in 2013 to contain caramboxin, a poison to kidneys and nerves. In people with kidney damage it can cause intoxication, seizures, and death due to insufficient ...
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I make bone broth with chicken bones. Over night, how low can the temperature be and still be safe?
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I want/need to replace our broken pizza stone, and am considering the Lodge 15" cast iron pan. (picture below) I read 'somewhere' that cast iron should be limited to 400-425F. I haven't found ...
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Like yesterday when I was cooking indomie in an electric kettle.the current was not stable so when the water was a bit hot I added the seasoning and the light in the kettle went off so I added the ...
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