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Questions about what temperature is optimal for cooking/preparing certain food or how certain temperatures can affect different types of food. Questions can also include how to best achieve/maintain a certain temperature for a specific type of food.

Questions about what temperature is optimal for cooking certain food or how certain temperatures affect different types of food. Questions can also include how to best achieve/maintain a certain temperature for a specific type of food.

Conversion from Fahrenheit to Celsius: C = (F-32)*(5/9)

Conversion from Celsius to Fahrenheit: F = C*(9/5) + 32

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Shredded cheese goes bad left out when...?

I had just bought three, 2 lb shredded bags of cheese. Power outage while we were gone for 3 days. Weather in area was very warm. Frig was never opened until our return, however it was not cold in the frig. Is the cheese still okay to eat? Looks…
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Do pizza / baking stones really keep the oven temperature more consistent? Does it make baking any better?

So some people swear by putting a pizza or baking stone at the base of their oven to even out the hot spots and help maintain temperature by decreasing huge fluctuations in temperature in their oven for baking. I know some people say it really has…
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Anyone? Induction cooktop and ferrous metal distances that Will NOT can NOT heat ferrous metal?

1,800w portable induction cooktop. I want to keep my ferrous metal propane tank FAR out of induction range in my tiny DIY RV can’t move stuff with out complete renovation. EMF at 1-ft was 30mG, and 7-ft was 2mG. Does that help identify a distance…
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When I cut a pavlova in half, there is liquid inside

After baking the pavlova, let it cool and cut it in half. A moist liquid-like substance appears inside. (It does not leak out) Is this not ripe? I baked it for 90 minutes at 120 degrees and cooled it in the oven for about 2 hours before cutting it.
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Drying sweet potatoes sticks

I am trying to dry sweet potatoe sticks (look like French fries). I’m drying them in a food dehydrator. When they are finished drying they come out looking like they have mold on them even though they are thoroughly dry. I use them for dog treats.…
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Did I ruin my wok?

I jist got my new wok (I have never used one before), and I wanted to try it out. The package said that it was already seasoned, but I tried to season it nevertheless. Well, I washed the wok first and then put oil in it and turned up the heat to…
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Potato with core temperature of 100C but no carbonisation

I was experimenting to find out that is the temperature at which a potato is "baked", i.e. edible and completely cooked but not burned. I put one in a tiny pot in my oven at 100C, thinking it won't actually reach 100C and left it for many…
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Max temperature for liquid caramel

I'm trying to figure out what's the max temperature that an already caramelized sucrose solution can be heated to, so it remains liquid after cooling and its thicknes is maximized.
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Precise Digital Temperature Control? & ideas to correctly threshold melt & cool Cocoa Butter for stable Recrystallization at home?

Precise Digital Temperature Control? & ideas to correctly threshold melt & cool Cocoa Butter for stable Recrystallization at home? Trying to look at Hot water dispensers, kettles/ flasks, multi function water / other heating devices and ideas, hacks…
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Should an oven be left to cool if cooking at a lower temperature?

For example, if I cook some veggies in the oven at 450F and then need to cook steaks at 250F, is there any point in letting the oven cool to 250F? My expectation is that the amount of heat in the oven when it's at 250F vs when it's at 450F is…
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What to prepare first, the fries or the burger? How to serve everything crispy and warm?

I'll be serving 4 burgers (medium rare, toasted buns, choice of cheese, onions, lettuce, etc.) with fries. I can use the oven to keep some of these things warm and crisp, how should I go about it? What sequence, what temp? Thank you!
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Crock pot times vs internal temperature vs meat size

This is a generic and probably not very well posed question, although triggered by a specific recipe. The original recipe says to sear a pork loin in a pan, then deglaze with white wine and finally put the piece in the slow cooker for 7h on low.…
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How to keep Totino's Pizza Rolls from bursting in oven?

Is there a way to keep Totino's Pizza Rolls from opening and spilling contents in the oven, or is that just what they do? We normally cook half the bag at 425° for 14min, which is following the instructions on the bag almost completely (we add one…
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Why is 160F the recommended internal temperature for seitan?

Bread recipes cite 190F-200F as internal temperatures, presumably for the gluten but what about Seitan? Recipes are all over the place on methods and cooking times and I can find few internal temperature guidelines and no reference as to why that…
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What to do to cool down oven after grease fire?

I have cleaned the grease out the oven but the oven is still warm and it’s not on. What do I do to get the oven to cool down so it’s back to normal?
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