Questions tagged [mold]
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Can I eat food with a bit of mold if I treat it for X minutes in the microwave?
This question may sound as stupid as it is, but I just want to feed my curiosity (I am not going to eat mouldy food).
I am trying to find a common point for these two assumptions (provided that both are true):
Many years ago I was told that…
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white spots on top of indian pickle
I hav made carrot pickle in lemon juice 15 days ago . some white spots are formed on the top of the pickle and at the sides of the glass jar.
Is the pickle safe to consume ?
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Cannot Get My Starter to Start
I have prepared my starter from Chad Robertson's Tartine Book three times. Twice it grew mold. Once it never grew anything for almost a week. I am using the exact recipe and clean utensils. What am I doing wrong?
Update/Comment on Oct 1:
I used…
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Mold on Canned Cherry pie filling
I have cherry pie filling (from a can) which grew some mold. Can I remove the mold and eat the rest?
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Small Hard White Thing In Whole Wheat Bread - Mold Or Grain?
I just bought a loaf of bread yesterday, and went to use some to make a sandwich. I found a tiny white spot on it that is about the size of a rice grain, but it doesn't look like normal mold. And when I touch it, it is hard.
Is this some type of…
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How does fungi infection look on Brazilian nuts?
I have recently read that Brazilian nuts can be attacked by Aspergillus fungi producing mycotoxins, for example aflatoxins. Does anyone know or saw what infected nuts look like? There are a lot of white coats on nuts I use to buy - should I worry…
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Weird white ball/crystal like formations on RXbar
I am a fan of RX bars and have been eating them for a while now, but I've never seen something like this before. After browsing through the internet, I'm wondering if this is related to 'sugar bloom' on chocolate or sugar crystals that form on old…
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Is there a mold test kit for packaged food?
Many packaged foods taste moldy to me but not to others. I return some products but the stores are acting like I am trying to rip them off. There are several mold test kits for homes and air. Will these detect mold in packaged foods? Recently I got…
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