Food Preparation
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Bundt cakes are made in unusual and intricate shapes, which is what gives them their showpiece quality, but it’s also important that bundt cakes taste delicious. A dry bundt cake can be really disappointing after all of the effort you’ve put into baking it, but you can learn from your mistakes so that you don’t repeat them.

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The typical pita will measure roughly 9 inches in diameter. Common pita sizes range from 6 to 12 inches, with some restaurants selling massive pitas of over 14 inches wide. Some pita manufacturers flatten pita dough balls to 1/8th of an inch thin before baking.

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Like most fresh fish produce, crab legs have a short shelf life when kept in the refrigerator, but you can extend their shelf life considerably by keeping them in the freezer. They will maintain peak condition for up to 6 months in the freezer, and will still be safe to eat beyond this.

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The standard hot dog you can get at the grocery store or from a street vendor typically measures 6 inches long and roughly 1 inch in diameter.

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You can rescue a dry cake by brushing it with a sweet syrup to moisten it up, and you can learn from your mistakes so that your future cakes are not dry. Baking a cake for too long or not paying proper attention to the recipe are common errors that result in dry cakes.

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Lamb is a delicious option for those looking to spice up their meal rotation, but it can be difficult to prepare properly. Success relies on careful monitoring of both cooking time and temperature. Lamb can become tough and dry if overcooked, and undercooked and unsafe to eat if not cooked long enough.

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If you’re going to blanch Brussel sprouts for roasting or freezing, blanch them for 3 to 5 minutes, depending on how large they are.

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To blanch string beans, bring 4 quarts of water to a boil. Submerge a bunch of green beans in the boiling water for 2 to 5 minutes until they turn bright green but still retain their crunch. Immediately shock the green beans in an ice bath to stop them from overcooking.

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When blanching corn for freezing, the corn should spend about 3 minutes in a pot of near-boiling water. As for blanching corn for immediate cooking, it should take around 7 minutes. The exact blanching times depend on the size of your corn.

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There are a number of different ways you can save a broken bundt cake, depending on how badly misshapen your bundt cake is. Here we investigate ways to fix a bundt cake that fell apart.

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Regardless of what you’re going to do with your tomatoes, you should blanch them in a pot of boiling water for 40 to 60 seconds. After blanching your tomatoes, shock them in an ice bath for another 40 to 60 seconds.

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If you’ve experimented with cooking your own French fries in the oven only to be disappointed with soggy and limp strips of potato, these tips are for you. We all know that oven baking fries is a much healthier alternative compared with deep frying, but most people believe that the fluffy interior and crispy exterior that fries are famed for can only be achieved with deep frying.