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How to mask/reduce stevia's metallic after taste?

I use SugarLess stevia and erythritol blend when I'm baking or making home made ice creams. But in almost all of the things I bake or cook using this product, there is a metallic after taste that lingers for 3-4 minutes. The finished food items…
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How can I fix a dish that has been over sweetened?

I often made a mistake while cooking that my sweet dishes gets over sweetened.(specially while making sweet rice,sheer khorma and custard) Is there any way/trick to fix the over sweetened dish?
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How can I save sweet from ants without refrigerator?

Sometimes when I don't have refrigerator, I didn't save sweet from ants. How can I save sweet things from ants without refrigerator?
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Why is chocolate generally sweet?

Apparently there is very little sugar in a cocoa pod so sugar is generally added in the chocolate production process. My question is why has it become the complete standard to have sweet or semi sweet chocolate, and not savoury chocolate (or…
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What is the point in combining sucralose and acesulfame potassium?

What is the point in combining the no-calorie, artificial sweeteners sucralose and acesulfame potassium? I'm asking as I have seen some products doing so, e.g. Optimum Nutrition Gold Standard 100% Whey Protein Powder, Extreme Milk…
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What are the equivalent amounts of these sweeteners?

I've been looking into using one of/some combination of the following: Powdered sucralose, Sucralose liquid, Powdered stevia extract, Liquid stevia extract, Erythritol I'd like to know which one/combination is the most economical for sweetening…
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When is granular erythritol as good as powdered?

Is there any recipe for which granular erythritol (i.e., crystals) is at least as useful as powdered erythritol (i.e., very finely ground)? Cooking with granular erythritol usually requires dissolving it. In my experience, erythritol doesn't…
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Substituting stevia for erythritol in recipes

I use stevia as a sweetener now. I have seen a couple of sweets recipes that use erythritol. I have stomach issues with any sweetener that ends in "tol." I am wondering if I can substitute stevia as the sweetener in these recipes?
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How can I check if a watermelon is sweet or not when buying?

I buy watermelon from the market, sometimes they are sweet and sometimes they are not. How can I check if a watermelon is sweet or not?
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Do I have to add an ingredient to compensate for removing about 100g of sugar from zucchini bread?

I want to adapt a zucchini-bread recipe so that it's not at all sweet (I want to toast slices and top them with savory stuff). The recipe is vegan and gluten-free, so I can't use a well-beaten egg to help compensate for the omitted sweeteners -- 50g…
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