Questions tagged [food-safety]
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Why can't a cafeteria serve chilled apples? [closed]
I like a cold apple. My cafeteria sells room temperature apples. My cafeteria has refrigerators that hold many cold products. Those refrigerators have lots of unused room. Being the trouble maker that ...
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Is a soybean puree safe to eat if cooked for a constant 195°F, but not heated to boiling?
Trying to use a double boiler to make tofu, but the puree will not exceed 195°F (90°C) in temperature.
Is it absolutely necessary to bring to a boil and if not, how long to cook at 195°F?
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Temperature of Dripping Chicken Juices
I recently read about rotisserie chickens being cooked (rotating racks with different levels of doneness and racks of raw chickens being added intermittently) above a pan of cooked fries- I am ...
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How long can home-made sausages stay in a fridge without risking botulism? [duplicate]
Let say I make make two sausages from scratch. The sausages contains 10% water and 1.5% salt (sodium chloride) with respect to the amout of meat per kg. They do not include nitrate or nitrite.
I boil ...
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What exactly is beef bone extract, beef extract, beef fat (all powdered form) and where can I find it?
I was looking at the ingredients list of a pack of beef-flavored soup packet I was eating, and saw it used the following to make the broth:
beef bone extract, beef extract, beef fat.
It was all ...
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Old El Paso Whole Green Chiles - No Water in Can
I have a can of Old El Paso Whole Green Chiles labeled Net Wt 4 oz. which is between 1 and 10 years old (don't remember buying it). The second ingredient on the label is water, but when I shake the ...
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Liquid exited the jar during canning, is this safe to use
I canned tomato sauce, just a combination of store canned products with green pepper and onion and spices. With the last batch, I noticed after cooling that some sauce had come out, a slight streak ...
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Does wheat flour make home-made cheese taste like chedder?
When you mix wheat flour with milk, before curdling the milk, does the resulting cheese taste like cheddar cheese?
I made some home-made glue for a paper mache art project using wheat paste and I ...
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Can I cook eggs in a pan with a plate as a cover?
Is it ok to place a similar size plate on a similar size pan? I mean like, putting a plate on top of a pot so the food can cook. Would the glass shatter? Why shouldn’t I try this? I have a small pan ...
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What scientific evidence there is that keeping cooked meat at room temperature is unsafe past two hours?
I've been part of many discussions about why it's unsafe to store cooked food at room temperature past two hours. An old question (How long can cooked food be safely stored at room/warm temperature?) ...
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When do you know you're "done" cleaning a very dirty grill (was not used for about 7 months) [duplicate]
How do I know my grill is clean enough to use? I scrubbed the parts food touch with a dish soap and baking powder solution and rinsed the heat guards off well. There is some rust on these, not too ...
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Is my fresh Rosemary still good?
I love using fresh herbs in my recipes, but unfortunately they usually go past their prime before I have a chance to finish them.
It’s easy to spot this because they go limp and lose their “crispness”....
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Spots and gray residue on stainless steel pot after boiling water [duplicate]
This is new stainless steel pot, before I start using it I boiled water and get those spots in the bottom of pots. I removed them by napkin and it was dark. I boiled water again and second results ...
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How much dried woodruff in vinegar?
Finding potted woodruff plants at the supermarket I took one, dried the sprigs for a few days, and put the leaves in vinegar to steep for 1-2 weeks in the fridge. The strained result would go over ...
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Is there any significance to great northern beans being wrinkled before soaking?
To make a long story short most articles I read about this talk about wrinkled beans after soaking not before soaking.
I also had an issue cooking them and tossed them out but that could have been a ...
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