Questions tagged [budget-cooking]
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Way to Differentiate between Necessary vs Additional Ingredients in Recipes
I'm mostly cooking for myself and I'm inexperienced with cooking, so when I go onto any recipe website, I can't tell the difference between the ingredients & steps that are necessary to make a dish, and the ingredients and steps which are…
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Disposable cookware
So I am moving into a new apartment tonight but the movers do not get here until tomorrow and I just realized that I forgot to bring any of my kitchen stuff down with me.
I have a set of nice cookware at home so I don't want to buy anything new that…
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Which parts of a chicken are used to make chicken soup?
I boiled a chicken legs for over 2 hours in low temperature. The soup is yellow and with very soft chicken. It tastes very good after adding some salt. Which part of chicken is the most appropriate for doing a soup? I am looking for the lowest cost…
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Why are most commercial pickles pickled and not fermented?
Pickles can be pickled in acid (quick pickling). Or they can instead be fermented.
Fermented pickles are healthier than pickled pickles. (Source.) Also, many people say that fermented pickles taste better, though some disagree. (Source.)
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Why is Tilda basmati rice so popular?
I've never used Tilda rice before, but I'm considering trying it and I wonder if it's worth the cost. I usually use India Gate or whatever is on sale, which is almost half the price of Tilda for the same weight. I don't see the same level of hype…
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What methods can be used to cook Skipjack tuna other than frying it in oil?
First of all I must say that I'm not a fish person but a red meat person. However I'm currently on a diet and as such I've been looking for different ways to properly cook Tuna with low fat.
I know there are my recipes out there, I'm not looking…
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What are some good homemade foods that are the easiest to prepare?
I live in a country where street-food is hazardous, 99% restaurants are unhygienic and the rest of 1% restaurants are either extremely expensive(as compared to my level of income) for everyday-meal or unavailable in the neighborhood, and, packed…
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How to create a soup with frozen chicken?
I have chickens in the freezing box. How long can I keep my fatty chicken legs there until they become dangerous to eat? How should I defreeze the chicken? Can I just put it to the hot water or should I slowly warm it up to boiling water? How does…
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Looking to start cooking....but I'm a total noob. Where should I start?
Possible Duplicate:
What recipes should every high school graduate know how to cook?
So here's the deal: I've told myself on at least 10 different occasions that I was going to learn how to cook. I've either given up or lost motivation on all…
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What are some cheap types of meat that are suitable for a stir fry?
I'd like to start purchasing more meat from organic farming for my stir-frys, but the price level for high-tier cuts like chicken breast is almost unpayable, so I'd like to look into alternatives.
I don't care about which animal the meat is from,…
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