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Hello, I made a no-bake cheesecake today that called for the use of powdered gelatine. I followed the recipe to combine a third of a cup of hot water with a tablespoon of the powder. To my horror, it smelt like pooh. I thought it must have gone bad even though it was in a sealed sachet with...

A hint of Cardamon is also a lovely addition.

Yes... Plenty of liquid for the Vegies. I must also say that the combination of the jar of cooking sauce, and the cups of Stock & Water made it for a "thick-ish" liquid environment. There was still plenty of liquid for each serving when it was eventually dished up. If you folks could post me...

I have a Westinghouse 650 Gas Oven, and the thermostat does work. http://i.ebayimg.com/00/s/OTAwWDE2MDA=/z/jb8AAOSwEetV8NAm/$_75.JPG I Have a Pyrex Casserole dish (approx 4 Litres) like this... https://www.collegecomplements.com/img/products/Anchor-Hocking-2-QT-Casserole-Dish.jpg...

My thoughts were perhaps it's a problem of chemistry. Could it be that the acidity from the tomatoes had something to do with it? I must say that they only seemed to be partially cooked, in that they didn't fall apart as easily as what I thought they would have when eating something thats been...

No... I'm pretty sure there was no extended period of pre-heating. Maybe 3 mins at most.

Thanks ShellyCooks. I'll try an extra 20mins next time, and then try some pre-cooking in the steamer if the extra 20mins doesn't help. :yum:

Yes, the casserole container was covered whilst cooking. Also, I added a can of diced tomatoes and some tomato paste, (concentrate). Is it possible that a high acidity of the liquid had something to do with this result?

Hi, The meat was lovely and tender. I'm confident that there was enough liquid which is why I added a cup each of stock and water. When I took it out of the oven it was happily boiling away. Remember that boiling point of water is 100 C, but the oven was set to 180C So this suggests the...

Hello, I made a meat and veg casserole, with potato, carrots and sweet potato diced into approx half inch cubes. I included a jar of masterfoods Cooking Sauce... https://www.masterfoods.com.au/cooking-sauces/caramelised-onion-red-wine/ ... and about a cup of beef stock, and about a cup of...