FAQ

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 […]

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What is Kefir?

Answer:

There’s another new probiotic in town and it’s called Kefir. Kefir is a cultured milk product (basically, fermented milk) that is thicker than milk and thinner than yogurt. Some kefir labels refer to the product as a “cultured milk smoothie”, “probiotic smoothie” and even the “Champagne of milks”. This […]

Question:

Which ground beef works best?
What is the best meat to fat ratio when purchasing ground beef?

Answer:

The meat to fat ratio listed for hamburg, ground beef or ground sirloin is usually referred to as the grind. It is listed on the label as a percentage. The percentage of meat is listed […]

How do you wash mushrooms?
Since mushrooms are not the prettiest – OK, that’s in the eye of the beholder – but I think we can agree that they are not the cleanest of all the vegetables that one could possibly choose.

So, a common question that comes to mind when looking […]

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What are gherkins?

Answer:

Gherkins are tiny pickles that are made from a variety of tiny whole cucumbers.

Question:

What is Ghee?

What is clarified butter?

Answer:

Ghee is actually pure butter fat. Butter consists of water, milk solids and milk fat (about 80% of butter is fat – it’s the same fat as in milk, but the fats are far more concentrated in butter). Removing everything but the fat, along with the specific […]

Question:
What is charcuterie?
What is a charcuterie board?
How do you assemble charcuterie?

Answer:
Charcuterie is a type of cooking that was developed to preserve meats (mostly pork) before refrigeration was readily available. This French word is used to describe or include any meats that are smoked, cured or otherwise cooked. Meats in this […]

Question:
How much ham per person should be served at dinner?

Answer:
When deciding how large of a ham to buy, it is good to know how much ham is considered a serving.

How much ham per person to serve depends on the type of […]

Question:

Can you use a cast iron pan on a glass top stove?

Answer:

It’s no secret that we think that old cast iron pans are the bomb, but what if you have a glass top stove? Glass top stoves look beautiful when they are new and clean, but they can be rather easily scratched […]

Question:
What is a country ham?
For that matter, what is a city ham?

Answer:
A country ham has to do with the process on how the ham was made.
Country hams are seasoned and then slowly smoked, giving them an intense flavor.

Country hams are dry-cured, or rubbed […]