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My elderly father who has cognitive impairment has been using cooking spray to grease dishes such as CorningWare before cooking his Jiffy cornbread. This has cause a sticky yellow residue to build up on the dishes. It appears that the ingredient Lecithin is the cause. I've used vegetable oil...

Festive/Jenni-O used to sell turkey loaves which they discontinued in 2021. What exactly is a turkey loaf? I want one, can't find one, and want to know if it's possible to make one. It's not a meatloaf, there's no tomato products in it. It looks like it's mostly turkey and seasoning. Is it...

We have a little over 2 lbs. of frozen beef. How long will it take to thaw this in the refrigerator? I think it needs to be put in 24 hrs before cooking time. Another family member thinks 6-8 hrs will be fine. I told them if it isn't thawed, I ain't cookin' it (they bought it and requested I...

I purchased uncooked maple sausage links a few months ago and ended up putting them in the freezer. I put them in the refrigerator Saturday afternoon so I could cook them Sunday evening. I've changed my mind and would like to refreeze them. I have nasal congestion and can't taste a thing, darn...

I need a new microwave and the choices are very poor. There's one I really like but the turntable/tray is smaller than my plates. The turntable is just a smidge over 10" (10.04" or 255.016 mm) and my plates are 10.75" or 273.05 mm. The internal dimensions of the microwave are around 13" X 12.5"...

I feel stupid for asking this. I purchased my groceries online for curbside pickup. I have severe anxiety and it's so much nicer not to go in the store. I ordered a gallon of milk that has a sell by date of September 19 (today is the 22nd). This will go to waste before I can use it. Normally...

Every Sunday from September to February, my family has cheap frozen pizzas for supper. Due to inflation, I'm looking for alternatives and was hoping to get some help because I'm having trouble finding anything. I'm looking for a recipe that can be prepared maybe early Sunday morning or...

I took a 1 lb. roll/chub of ground beef out of the freezer to thaw in the refrigerator. I intend to make two dishes with it. The problem is I want to make one dish Thursday 7/21 and the other dish Thursday 7/28. Should I just wait for it to thaw just enough to be able to cut it in half...

I have an old electric frying pan from the '70s that's inside surface (Teflon, I think) is in bad shape. It's at a point where I can't tell if the Teflon is peeling or if it's dirty. I believe the pan is made of cast aluminum. I don't use this pan very often and I don't want to buy a new one at...

I purchased (via curbside) two cans of Walmart brand pet food in mid January that had bulging at the top and bottom. Then a few days ago I purchased (via curbside) four cans of Walmart brand canned vegetables, one of the the four had mild bulging at the top. Is it safe to assume these are bad...

I wasn't sure where to ask this. I purchased a fairly big box of those instant potato flakes for my dad. He loves mashed potatoes but can't be bothered to cook the real thing. I ordered them curbside pickup. When I got them home, I noticed that there was basically a 1-2 inch cut at the top...

Can anyone recommend a general purpose dish cleaning tool for an older person with failing vision? My mom washes dishes by hand and she's leaving food stuck to some of them. Yesterday I found a fork in the drawer that looks like it was put away dirty. One of the tines had yellow-brownish food...

I've been meaning to ask this for a long time, but I always forget. I remembered today. I'm not sure what tool I need to accomplish what I'm trying to do. On the rare occasion my pets get sick and need to be syringe fed, I usually puree their wet/canned food in my mini food processor. This...

Sorry for asking but I'm in a time crunch. I decided last night (Tuesday) that it was time to cook a Butterball turkey breast I was given last year. I'm not really a fan of turkey and just want it out of the freezer because it's taking up valuable space. This is the last day before the weather...

Do you keep the lids to your containers (Tupperware, Glad, etc.) with your containers or somewhere else? In my kitchen, we keep all the lids in one drawer. If I store the lids with the containers, it seems to take up more room. Either that or stuff starts falling out of the cabinets. Just...

I live with other family members, they own the house not me. I do the cooking and household grocery shopping. The "man of the house" started cooking for himself maybe two months ago (leaving a mess on the stove everytime) :mad: and has just started messing around in the pantry. I have stuff...

I was given a bag of Schwan's breaded chicken breast tenderloins and I would prefer to bake them in the oven but there is no instructions for that. I have really bad acid reflux and I cannot eat foods that are cooked in oil, that's why I want to bake them. Based on Tyson's instructions for...

Aren't they all the same except powdered is smallest and minced is the biggest? I LOVE garlic and usually use McCormick's minced garlic on all sorts of things like spaghetti, vegetables, toast, soup, and hummus. I've always thought powdered garlic was bland. I've never tried granulated. I'm...

On December 21, my cousin's wife sent me home with a container of her homemade chicken soup. I took it and shared it with my parents, we all three had big bowls of it that night. On the 24th, my mother suddenly started having stomach pain, nausea, and ended up vomiting. She still felt ill the...

Where can I get a deep dish pie plate for pumpkin pie? More importantly, what size should I be looking for? My biggest pie plate is 9", but it won't hold/make a deep dish pumpkin pie. I can't find any pie plates that look bigger than what I already have. Well, I found a 9.5" pie plate, but I...

Wasn't sure where to post this. I've had whiskey shots before and I've never seen the big deal. It burns a little, tastes kind of nasty, but nothing really happens. No different than shots of vodka or tequila (nothing really happens). Am I missing something? I ask because a relative was...

I'm well aware of the "when in doubt, throw it out" rule, but this has happened twice and I'm worried I'm throwing out good meat. I typically only use ground sausage once a year. I haven't used any in a couple years though. Last year I opened a package that smelled weird, so I threw it out. It...

My primary plates are Corelle, but I think I'm down to 6 or 7 of them. I have a set of fine china that hasn't been touched since 2000. I don't have people over anymore and I don't intend to. I'm not into hosting things anymore and doubt I ever will again. I just inherited two incomplete...