Gourmet edible flowers are aesthetically a beautiful touch to a fancy dessert or summer dish. Edible flowers are available year around from gourmet specialty shops, online sources and possibly even your garden yet they are definitely used more often in the spring and summer months when they can also be found at local […]
Ketchup, like many other condiments, is pretty shelf stable. Think about a burger joint where you see ketchup bottles on the table all day and night. Many places just fill those same bottles up to begin the next days business, over and over again. These practices bring people to question the […]
Question:
Does freezing kill germs?
Does freezing kill
bacteria?
Answer:
This answer may surprise you, but it turns out that bacteria actually can survive even in the deepest freeze. It doesn’t flourish, but it does survive.
Can you take that casserole left in the back of the fridge for longer […]
A common misconception with beef, and especially ground meat, is that brown meat equates to old meat. Although it is true that the absolute freshest ground beef possible, straight from the grinder, is red in color… a brown color in meat does not alone mean that the meat is old and unsafe.
There […]
This may sound strange, but the “fresh” shrimp that’s on ice at the grocery seafood counter is, the majority of the time, not as fresh as the bag of shrimp in the grocers freezer!
Most often, frozen shrimp is a smarter purchase than
fresh.
Thaw them yourself just […]
Does soy sauce need to be refrigerated? Soy sauce, along with most other condiments, are pretty shelf stable. Almost all of them are sold on the shelf anyways, so we don’t even think of putting them into the refrigerator until after they are opened. Once opened, there are options as to where […]
Marinades, generally some combination of salt, sugar, an acid and various other flavorings, are used to both enhance flavor and to tenderize beef. Realizing that marinades are generally going to create a nice caramelized coating on the outside of the beef when grilled, and not flavor the center of the slab of meat, […]
Question:
What is frozen custard?
What is the
difference between frozen custard and ice cream?
How about gelato vs frozen custard?
Answer:
Frozen custard incorporates egg yolks into the ingredient list to make it thicker and richer than ice cream. You can almost taste the incredible texture by looking at this black […]
Question:
What is the best way to
reheat rice?
Answer:
Cooked rice will tend to dry
out and lose moisture when stored in the refrigerator. So,
what is the best way to make it soft and fluffy once
again? Look no further than the microwave when ready to
reheat leftover rice.
Question:
Does cake need to be refrigerated?
Is it necessary to refrigerate cake?
Can you freeze
cake?
Answer:
Unfrosted cake does not need
to be refrigerated.
Frosted cakes, on the other hand, may need to be placed
into the refrigerator for extended safe keeping.
Let’s take a closer look at the ingredients in the
cake frosting […]