Question:
What is Kosher Salt?
What is table salt? What is sea salt? What is the difference between kosher salt and sea salt?
Answer:
We decided the best way to answer what is kosher salt and these other questions is with a comparison table of different salt types (shown […]
Question:
How to cook brown rice in a rice cooker?
Brown rice in a rice cooker?
Answer:
Yes, you can cook brown rice in a rice cooker.
Since cooking brown rice in a rice cooker takes about 50 minutes on the stove and my attention span is far less than that, […]
How Long Does A Sponge Last?
The question may not really be frequently asked, but it should be (thanks for asking Sue S.). Although we don’t usually deal with non-food items, we feel that how to clean a sponge deserves a post.
Answer:
You should replace your sponge every few weeks, […]
Question:
Can you freeze yogurt (yoghurt)?
Answer:
Yes, you can freeze yogurt (yoghurt). It is safe to freeze yogurt. After all, you’ve heard of frozen yogurt right?
Although most yogurts defrost rather well, some of the thicker yogurts experience a change in consistency when defrosted. […]
Question:
How do you keep side dishes warm while waiting for the turkey to complete?
Answer:
Thanksgiving dinner includes lots of hot items that you want to enjoy all at the same time and together (providing everyone has successfully thawed their turkey beforehand). Having them all ready at once is […]
What does organic mean?
Answer:
One of the largest growing and often most coveted food labels is “organic”. If you reach for the organic label, you should understand what organic means. Organic products used to be available at your local farmers markets and whole foods stores, but are now popping up everywhere. At […]
Question:
What is the proper way to measure brown sugar?
Answer:
Before we answer how to measure brown sugar, lets make sure everyone knows how to measure sugar, that is regular old granulated white sugar. Easy – Pour it in the measuring cup and level off the top – done!
Now, let’s talk about measuring […]
Question:
When a recipe says to simmer for a certain amount of time, what does simmer mean?
Answer:
Simmer is a term used when something is to be cooked over a very low heat, generally for an extended amount of time. Normally, you bring something just to a boil and then […]
Question:
How long to bake a potato?
How to bake a potato? How to make a baked
potato?
Answer:
Knowing how to make a baked potato, and especially how long to bake potatoes, can give you a basis for a different meal all week long! Making a baked potato is really just what […]
Question:
What is a Shallot? My recipe calls for a shallot – what is a shallot?
Answer:
Shallots are a vegetable within the onion family. Yet, they are shaped more like garlic – within a shallot bulb there are usually from 2-6 cloves. Shallots usually have a copper brown colored skin (although it can […]
Should you eat green potatoes? All the
scoop on green potatoes.
How to Clean a Cutting Board?
What’s the best way to clean and deodorize a cutting
board?
How to make healthy pancakes Make easy
healthy pancakes with this simple recipe.
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harbors germs if not properly maintained.
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