Questions tagged [melting]
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How do you cook margarine with brown sugar without separating?
I have a recipe that calls for melting margarine, adding brown sugar, and boiling a few minutes before pouring it over matzah boards. The problem is that the margarine separates, and the brown sugar never totally dissolves.
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Chocolate for topping didn't melt
Recipe for S'mores Bars called for melting milk chocolate chips on top of previously baked marshmallows (on top of graham cracker crust). Oven at 350F.
My chocolate didn't melt, and the bars don't hold together.
I used homemade marshmallows, which…
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Unmeltable cheese
I am using the same cheese I have outlined in my previous question.
My problem is that it refuses to melt completely.
I know various cheeses are made up of different ratios of water and fat and the fatter a cheese is the less fluid is when melting.…
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How do I separate my melted rock candies?
I recently bought a a jar of rock candies and after one night, they have melted and all stuck together. How do I separate them again to eat them? (I tried freezing, it didn’t work!)
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How do I choose between shredded and finely shredded cheddar cheese?
I use shredded cheese for spur of the moment enchiladas or to top burgers with. I learned the hard way that my supermarket store brand sharp cheddar does not melt well, so my next purchase will be for a mild cheddar. They have both "shredded" and…
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How to melt butter most conveniently?
Many cake recipes say to add melted butter and mix it in. In my experience butter needs to be melted to a temperature of about 50-70 degrees Celsius to be soft enough for mixing in. Melting a piece of butter is not that easy. I have tried the…
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