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    Convection Microwave

    When we built the house 14 years ago I chose a GE Profile over the stove convection/microwave. I absolutely love it. If it died tomorrow I would purchase another to replace it. It cooks beautifully imho. We also live at the end of the power line and are the first to loose our power and the last...
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    1st Pressure Canning - Potatoes - Dilemmas

    So far you gotten great advice. I have canned for almost 40 years and I have canned Potatoes several times. I have always pealed, soaked them in a solution with ascorbic acid and parboiled them. There are a few folks who believe that the oven method of heating jars is fine - I do my jars in...
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    Searching for flour - found it

    I dont use enough flour to purchase 50# bags but I usually have a few 5# bags in reserve. I put them in one of the large seal a meal bags, seal them then store them in a cool spot in my basement. The flours that I use routinely and that are opened are stored in huge tupperware bins I got ages...
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    New Member, Saying "Hello"

    Welcome to Discuss Cooking !!
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    Weight V Measurement

    I am with Andy - I bake solely on weight now a days for the larger volumes and for small amounts use tsp/tbl. If it is an old tried and true recipe and I am in a hurry I sometimes lapse into what I call fluff and sprinkle for flour but by using weights the results are always consistent and...
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    Mason jar crack?

    I can not really tell from your pics. Cracking can occur for a variety of reasons - not using a rack under the jars in the canner, scratching the jar with sharp knives, probably the most common is drastic changing of temp of the glass (filling a cool jar with hot or the reverse) ..... and...
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    Shrimp, What to do...

    The mustard sauce sounds good! While I have not made this, I saved this recipe to make last Christmas as I had several folks coming over that were GF, lactose intolerant as well as vegan. I was going to serve it with shrimp. It looked yummy and different from the standard. Turned out because...
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    Hi I'm Rick

    Welcome to the group! Rick
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    Biscotti Tips

    A lot of European or Italian Biscotti Recipes I have seen have no butter in them at all. I have a Biscotti di Prato recipe with Saffron (no butter) that I love but my family does not - they prefer some of my other recipes because the di Prato were as hard as a rock (but really yummy)...
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    Pressure Cooker ran dry

    WOW - I am amazed that your release valve did not melt. You are lucky. I agree - it is a candidate for the trash. As for the 90 min - you must have had meat in it. Even if the meat is cooked, the processing times are greatly increased - Recommendations are anywhere from 60 - 90 mins at 10 - 15...
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    Puffy muffins

    Curious what recipe/ratios you use? I use the recipe from my 1972 Fannie Farmers Cook Book. It suggests pastry flour and makes up nicely with it but I often use KAF AP flour which is my staple. It is the basic muffin method but a little higher in Baking Powder than some of the other recipes I...
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    Hi there!

    Welcome! I too am reasonably new here. Looking forward your recipes!!
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    Fun at King Arthur Baking School

    I routinely go to the one here in VT. It too is very rural and has grown in the 12 years we have been in NH. It is always fun, you learn so much and meet very interesting people. My best friend and former neighbor from VA and I have made it an annual girls outing in December. She flies up and...
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    Diabetes

    I have been sitting on that fence for the last two or so years and decided a few months ago after seeing a new Doctor to try and do something about it. I have been struggling with the weight loss (am down 15# but have many more to go) and attempting to add in more exercise but many moons ago I...
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    Metal Pie Plates

    I use glass because that is what I have but my solution to your problem, where the bottom is not as cooked as you would like it to be, is start the pie on the bottom rack (I have a elec oven) for 10 - 15 min then move it up in the oven to finish. However both my Grandmother and Mother used...
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    Processing time question for canning tomatoes

    My go to link for canning info is usually USDA. It all depends on how the tomatoes are packed. They say raw packed (no liquid) - 85 min. Raw or Hot packed in Tomato Juice 85 min and finally Raw or Hot packed whole in water - 45 min. Good luck...
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    ISO savory breakfast ideas

    Do not know if these are too high for what you are looking for but I was in search of similar breakfast items and found these muffins that looked good. I pulled it into MyFitnessPal to look at the nutritional info. Made with the sugar and without the nuts , they are 204 cals, 36 g carbs and 18...
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    ISO help w/canning homemade sauce

    Home canning of tomato products can be tricky and care must be taken to prevent botulism. There is a process of sterilizing jars, boiling products, sealing and handling that must be followed. Acidity of tomato varieties vary and pressure canning is the only recommended method of canning low acid...
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    Eggs for Supper?

    I love eggs every way possible. I grew up having eggs for dinner - especially on Fridays!! One of my favorite meals that my mother made was simple fried eggs and "jonny cakes" with butter and maple syrup. Sadly, my husband is not an egg eater - he will tolerate a scrambled at breakfast but...
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    Submit favorite DC recipes here...

    That Boiled Dinner looks especially tempting!! It is a cold rainy day here in northern New England. I might have to run out to the grocery :yum:.
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    Egg Yolk - The Other Yellow Food

    I too was thinking that!! My mother cooked exclusively with bacon fat - and the eggs were so yummy.
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    Egg Yolk - The Other Yellow Food

    My favorite breakfast is poached eggs on toast - nice firm whites and a yummy runny yolk. The hubby only likes scrambled and omelets so I usually do not cook them just for me, but there is a local restaurant that does them perfectly!! Love the comment about the "lace petticoat"!!
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    Maple Creme Oreo's review..

    Hmm ... Those look yummy. I will have to look for them!
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    Oven settings, please help.

    Good find bbcoder . I was just going to comment that these remind me of some of the symbols on my oven display lcd (fan, top element, bottom element etc). Here is another link with more symbols (two pages of them) and a link to temp conversions. 1 - Kitchen Ovens, Gas or Electric, those...
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    What to do with Crab Apples

    After canning the whole crabapples, I had about 7 lbs of apples left so I threw the mess of the into a big pot (after cleaning and halving them) and cooked them down. Since I still didn't have cheese cloth I dug out my 35 year old Victorio strainer. What I ended up with was was a fine...
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