Questions tagged [fat]
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How does pH and temperature affect emulsification of vegetable oils?
This question discussed about how the molecular properties of the fat in vegetable oil affect emulsification in the making of Mayonnaise. The answer in there suggested that lemon has minimal role (if any) in the emulsification.
I made mayonnaise…
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Does fat as opposed to oil distribute flavour better?
I was eating a chicken stew and a beef stew both with the same ingredients. What I noticed was the beef stew had better and more distributed flavour whereas the chicken stew didn't taste as well distributed. The beef stew liquid definately tasted…
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Is it just as effective to mix fat in at the end of a curry?
I usually cook low fat curry i.e with fat removed. Since we still need fat before eating the curry I melt a bit of premade tallow in the microwave then I add the curry to it and mix.
I'm wondering if this mixing is good enough o get the flavour of…
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Does microwaving move significantly more oil\fat from fries than other cooking method, how to prevent?
If I reheat originally fried fries, when I microwave fries or protein it seems to me a lot of fat in short time has leeched out\evaporated. Does microwaving cause this and is there a way I can prevent it?
For fat to be removed I imagine the meat…
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Where is oil going in grilled chops?
I grilled some fatty lamb chops hoping I could get the oil and use it as part of a sauce. However after cooking I relaised there was only a very little amount of oil in the lower pan.
Do you know what caused this e.g. too high temperature or maybe…
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Is it possible to make tallow smell like sausage instead of tallow?
Mix the liquid tallow with a bunch of spices, that's it?
Works for ground beef that has 40% fat
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how can i make 100% odorless tallow?
i used fresh beef suet. wet rendered twice. i made sure to not increase the heat too much (it barely simmered). but its smell didn't go away.
it smells like beef fat. you might say x smells like x because it comes from x. that makes sense but i just…
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Thickening cream in a blender to increase fat content?
I've established that it's not possible(or a compromise at best) to mix other things in single cream to increase its fat content.
I have 25% and 30%(rarer) cream available where I'm at, and I'd like to have whippable cream with a fat content of 35%…
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How much fat can be removed after cooking medium ground beef into sauce?
I bought medium ground beef when I intended to buy lean beef. I don't want to consume that amount of fat.
Suppose I fry the meat then add tomatoes (on the way to a Bolognese sauce), cool the result overnight in the fridge, and then discard the fat…
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How does this kebab products ensure fat stays inside meat while maintaining a safe temp?
The product in question is this: https://www.sainsburys.co.uk/shop/gb/groceries/humza-meat-charcoal-kebab-x8-400g It contains 17g of fat per 100 grams.
The fat content suggests it hasn't been cooked to well done since most of the fat\oil would have…
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