Questions tagged [wood]
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Can you put charcoal or soaked woodchips in a pan on top of the grate of a gas BBQ in combination with the gas to create smokey flavors?
Charcoal burns quite hot--at 500 to 1000 degrees. This is more than a gas BBQ is designed to handle and rated for.
The goal is to create a charcoal flavor. I've seen some methods to make briyani that ...
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Correct use of a wood fire oven
I'm planning to build a small traditional wood fire oven, and I'm wondering how is the correct usage of the fuel (I'm planning to use regular firewood):
Do I have to wait, until all the wood burned ...
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Primer on wooden cutting boards? [duplicate]
So I'm someone that is somewhat new to the kitchen, I like helping my mom in cooking but I don't do much alone because I'm usually swamped with university work but as the time to move out becomes ...
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Ignition temperature of most foods , or maximum theoretical cooking temperature ? Read below? [closed]
A house hold oven tops out at just 550 Fahrenheit or 288 Celsius , but lower than average temperature wood fired pizza ovens operate at about 650 Fahrenheit and average ones at 752 Fahrenheit or 400 ...
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Is there aroma transfer in wood fired ovens?
I love making pizza. And I've been reading this book "The Neapolitan Pizza", which is supposed to be, as they describe it in the subtitle, "a scientific guide about the artisanal ...
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Not Burning a Wood Fire Pizza
We cooked some pizza last night and had a good time. However, it cooked so fast that the pizza was really dark (burnt in places) and had cheese that didn't melt. On some pizza's, it was still doughy.
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Firming up Neapolitan Pizza Crust
We cooked some pizza last night and had a good time. However, the crust was limp. I was expecting to tap the bottom and hear the tap tap tap sound but it was too soft.
We have an Alphaforni 5 Minuti ...
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Is it safe to use a grill to cook when chemically treated wood was burned in it?
my son burned chemically treated wood in my grill for a bonfire. Can I still cook in it, is it safe? or do I need to buy another grill?
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Does food cooked in firewood taste different than that which is cooked in gas?
Does this apply to food in general or just proteins or a few items? Also, does the taste vary depending on the type of wood you use i.e. using bamboo as firewood?
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I used olive oil to finish my salad serving utensils - now what?
I recently received some homemade unfinished wood salad serving utensils as a gift, and like a dummy, I figured it would be safe to rub them down with some olive oil. Now, I've learned that since ...
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How to take care of a wooden mortar and pestle?
How to maintain a wooden mortar and pestle?
I just got it, and understood I need to first oil it to seal/protect it from keeping the taste of what I grind, which makes sense.
But how to maintain it ...
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Why can I have an indoor pizza/wood oven, but not a BBQ or smoker? (or can I...?)
I know people have indoor wood-fired pizza ovens. I also know that in general people cannot have barbecues or smokers indoors, presumably because of the potential for leakage of dangerous or deadly ...
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How to apply oil when seasoning wood cutting board?
I used a fair amount of coconut oil to apply to a wood cutting board, but wasn't sure the best way to apply it. I used a butter knife and then followed up with a paper towel to remove some of the ...
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Can I use a cheeseboard as a cutting board?
Nowadays I see that most cutting boards sold are made up of several pieces of wood that are stuck together with wood glue. I'm not so sure of the safety of the wood glue that is used as most of the ...
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What can I do to make wood dust for cold smoking?
In order to cold smoke, you need a fine wood dust.
I work with wood and have obtained, using a band saw, a very fine wood dust. The wood this dust comes from has been well seasoned.
Is it OK to use ...
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