Questions tagged [mold]
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How can I remove mold stains from a pan?
A few weeks ago I made some homemade bread pudding. We had a few servings of it, the weather got hot and humid, and I soon learned that mold really likes bread pudding too. The pan is a stoneware pan.
I rolled up my sleeves, got some really hot…

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mold or bacteria growth in instapot
I cooked corn on the cob and forgot to clean my instapot. The insert had either mold, slime, or something that looked like red-orange jelly on it, about quarter-sized. I cleaned the pot and insert with soap and water and also boiled water in the pot…

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Is this layer on top of my fermented peppers mold? If it is not, is it still safe to eat?
I'm fermenting my home grown scotch bonnets, and I'm concerned that they're molding and are no longer edible.
My setup was an open container, with a relatively high salt to water concentration (I don't remember specifics. I googled proper…

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Is it a mold in my scoby?
For the fist time in my life I make a apple cider vinegar and don't know anything about mold in the scoby. What I know is there is a mother that will formed in there process but I don't know if its had a whiteish thing on top of it. Is it a mold or…

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is this mold on my kimchi or yeast?
I have been fermenting this kimchi for a month now and it has grown this white things above. I've stored it in in my refridgerator and I only opened it now. Is this poisonous and should I just throw it out or should i just remove the top?
It…

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White stuff on the top of my apple cider vinegar?
This white stuff has appeared on my Apple cider vinegar. Is it good or do I remove it?
It has been 4 weeks. I was going to strain the apples out today and let it sit for another 4 weeks.
Smell of the vinegar is nice and doesn't have a bad odour.

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Mold from cheese on sausage, is it safe to eat?
I stored some sausage together with some blue cheese. There's mold (I assume from the cheese) on the sausage casing. It starts to look like salami (except with less mold). Is it still safe to eat?
The sausage is a käsekrainer, it was stored together…

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Why is the middle of this sweet potato dark?
This is a red-skinned white-fleshed sweet potato. I don't know what kind. I have never tried one before, I have only had the orange kind.
The outside looked OK. There were no black spots or damaged areas. The inside had this darkness all through…

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What is this slimy coloured stuff growing in my plates?
Recently, I observed that there is some brown slimy stuff on the underside of my plates. I don't know what they are or how they form. I tried removing it with a tooth pick, but was too hard to come off. Does anyone know what this is? How can it be…

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Black spots in the kitchen sink
I just moved into a new flat and there seems to be some black spots in the kitchen sink(image attached).Is this black mold?How can I get rid of them safely?
PS: There is some black mold lining on the wall in the outer edge of the sink.And I am…

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Moldy food left in oven, safe to cook?
So we cooked some corn a couple weeks ago, left extras in the oven. Fast forward to tonight, I discovered we left it there. The pan it was sitting on was white as a ghost. Tossed that pan.
Is it safe to throw new food in there and cook it? I already…

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Sanitizing a meat rack
If a meat roaster rack has become contaminated with mold, etc, would soaking it in hot water and bleach (0.5 cup bleach to 1 gal of hot water) for 2 - 1 hour cycles with hard scrubbing between soaks the baking in the oven at 450°F for 1 hour be…

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Cake Plenitude shape
This image represent the Cake Plenitude by Pierre Herme. It is composed of chocolate pound cake, caramel sauce, chocolat au sel.
My main question is how to get this form of the cake. I make it with a normal cake mold, but how to do it like this.

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Has my sourdough gone moldy?
Today as I checked on my sourdough starter, I noticed some dry white patches on its surface. Has it gone moldy? If so, is it safe to just scrape off the mold and use the remainder as usual?
The sourdough smells cheesy / yeasty, nothing that yells…

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Trusted Custom mold manufacturers for confections
Hello Seasoned advice community,
I am new here and just want to say thanks for letting me into your lovely community. =)
I am the R&D manager at a confections company and I am in need of some Custom molds for my jelly products. I've sourced some…

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