Cooking Techniques

Bananas are not the best leavening agent for muffins. Baking powder is the best leavening agent for baking. Bananas do not rise to the same degree as baking powder.

Because it is changing from it's original state and cannot be reversed. That is why you cannot reverse a cooked egg back into its normal state because it is a chemical change (cannot be reversed), but you can change a raw egg into another state.

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Yes, hot water can activate yeast and help it to rise. The ideal temperature for yeast activation is around 100-110°F (37-43°C). However, water that is too hot can kill the yeast, so it's important to use a thermometer to check the temperature before adding it to the yeast.

This is a physical action.

Yes, there are the starches that gelantinize and caramelize. The protein coagulates and water evaporates off.

Moussaka is a Greek dish, because it orignated from Greece!

Had the same problem one night and found that a lighter you use to light a grill worked out great.

Some say the recipe for mashed potatoes originates in 1771 when a French man named Antoine Parmentier came up with the idea of having a competition on ways to make potatoes. Having had the idea, it's no surprise that he then won first place and then eventually began cultivating potatoes himself. The story goes that he hired a group of royal soldiers to guard his farm near Paris. But the guards were not vigilant enough; peasants stole Parmentier's crops, effectively introducing potatoes into the cuisine of France and, much later, widespread Europe.

The need to blanch potatoes depends on what you are doing with your potatoes. Blanching not only partially cooks the the potatoes, but it also breaks down enzymes within the potatoes that is responsible for their turning black upon standing in the air (oxygen exposure). When roasting or frying potatoes, blanching them first partially cooks them through. When they are then cooked in oil or other fat, the cooking time is reduced, the potatoes are cooked through more evenly, and you minimize the risk of burning the outsides of the potatoes trying to cook them all the way through. Peeled potatoes exposed to oxygen in the air quickly turn brown and eventually black. Blanching potatoes that have had their skins removed breaks down the enzymes responsible for this unsightly color change. This allows potatoes to be stored, whether briefly on the counter top or long term in the freezer.

Any applesauce left over after you've opened the applesauce package should be refrigerated. If you purchased applesauce from the store and its still sealed, it can be kept either in the cupboard or in the fridge if there's extra room or to chill in preparation for use.

Pitch could be a substance like tar derived from petroleum, but during the Middle Ages, it was more likely to be a resin from plants or a creosote tar from the process of making charcoal. It was boiled to make it very hot and fluid, so it could be poured from castle walls on people below, especially men operating a battering ram. It would burn whoever it hit, and could not be wiped off easily, but the worst of the thing was that it would ignite easily, so the men could be set on fire.

Once a pudding is scorched you really cannot do anything about it.

It depends, the brand of the sugar, the sand is from where, normally sugar is bigger than sand

Same as today, with ovens and stoves. The exception being microwave ovens which were invented later.

Note: the electric stove was first introduced in 1893. The microwave oven in 1947.

Saffron has long been the world's costliest spice by weight. Saffron contains high antioxidants, which may help kill cancer cells while leaving normal cells unharmed. There are so many local grocery stores to buy saffron in New Jersey. But I would suggest you buy Saffron from Kesar Grocery, one of the oldest online Indian Grocery store in the USA. It carries most Indian brand products including best quality Saffron. Check into "Kesar Grocery", make an online order and get it delivered to your doorstep.

A regular pizza from Dominos costs about $6 to $12.99. These can include their Double Decker, Supremo, Cali Chicken Bacon Ranch, Pacific Veggie, Memphis BBQ Chicken, Bacon Cheeseburger, Meatzza, Pepperoni Feast, and Deluxe. The single or medium sized will cost around $6, a family pan should be $7 to $8, while a big family pan will cost you up to $12 or more. Other options include pizzas given at offer which include combo of pizzas and a drink for a good price of about $15.

You are wrong. Copper is NOT more expensive than gold.

You might get burned by the fire, scalded by hot liquid, or cut your finger with a knife.

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You really should just let it come up to room temperature, as heating it may cause it to dry out or lose flavor. I like to zap it in the micro for about 30 seconds while it is covered with plastic wrap.

18 min per pound

Unfortunately, the characteristics of a kumquat are hard to replicate in other citruses because it's the skin that is sweet and the flesh that is bitter. For cooking, tangelo flesh probably comes closer to the taste. If you're looking to eat the rind, many like that of the blood orange.

Usually the temperature is given on the turkey package. But if not preheat the oven to 325-350 degrees for 15-20 mins

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